‘I’m Inspired By All the Ways People Invest’: MacKenzie Scott Has Donated Over $2 Billion This Year. Here’s Where the Money Went—and Why.
Scott gave money to 199 organizations, and 75% were nonprofits focusing on economic security and opportunity.
It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…
Accelerating AI innovation through application modernization
Business applications powered by AI are revolutionizing customer experiences, accelerating the speed of business, and driving employee productivity. In fact, according to research firm Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 Global State of AI report, 89% of organizations believe AI and machine learning will help them grow revenue, boost operational efficiency, and improve customer experience. Take for…
TikTok Is Hoping for a ‘Stay of Execution’ as the Supreme Court Agrees to Hear ByteDance Ban Case — Here’s What We Know
TikTok could be banned in the U.S. on January 19.
‘Did We Just Become Best Friends?’ Jeff Bezos Dines at Mar-a-Lago With Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the latest tech leader to visit the Palm Beach, Florida, “Winter White House.”
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The Download: digital twins, and where AI data really comes from
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment. Steven Niederer, a biomedical engineer at the Alan Turing Institute and Imperial College London, has a cardboard box filled with…
Three pieces of good news on climate change in 2024
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The vibes in the climate world this year have largely been … less than great. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit a new high, reaching 37.4 billion metric tons in 2024. This year is…
Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment.
A healthy heart beats at a steady rate, between 60 and 100 times a minute. That’s not the case for all of us, I’m reminded, as I look inside a cardboard box containing around 20 plastic hearts—each a replica of a real human one. The hearts, which previously sat on a shelf in a lab…
Why Investors Need Emotional Strength Just as Much as a Diversified Portfolio
Does it really matter how diversified your portfolio is if you can’t handle your emotions when the market starts crashing and your assets are losing value?
The Fed Just Cut Rates for the Third Time This Year. Here’s How It Will Affect Mortgage Rates, According to a 40-Year Veteran of the Real Estate Industry
The target range for the federal funds rate is now 4.25% to 4.5%.