December 24, 2024

Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024

Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers.  We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden…

Black Tech Nation Ventures’ diversity thesis undeterred by growing DEI backlash

February 28, 2024

Black Tech Nation Ventures launched in 2021 to address the funding gap for Black founders amid a wave of venture diversity initiatives after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Three years later, amongst growing backlash against DEI and diversity-focused investments, the firm’s mission may be more important now than when it started. The Pittsburgh-based […]

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Apply to pitch at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 in Boston

February 28, 2024

Pitches are critical in the quest for funding and first customers. It’s rare, however, for innovators to get truly candid insight on their pitches before stepping in front of VCs. Here’s your chance for something different: We’re excited bring back “So You Think You Can Pitch” at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024, our annual founder summit […]

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Lightricks announces AI-powered filmmaking studio to help creators visualize stories

February 28, 2024

Lightricks, the company that makes popular apps like Facetune and Videoleap, announced a new AI-powered filmmaking tool called LTX Studio today. The studio helps creators from the ideation phase to generate an AI-powered short clip to understand how a storyline would play out. LTX Studio, which is currently inviting users to sign up for a […]

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Puzzle corner

February 28, 2024
Puzzle corner is currently on hiatus. To view back issues of Puzzle Corner, visit the Puzzle Corner website at cs.nyu.edu/~gottlieb/tr.

Does This Chart Point to a Stock Correction?

February 28, 2024
Many seasoned investors are getting a bit concerned about stocks surging to 5,100 for the S&P 500 (SPY). That’s because earnings growth is nearly non-existent and thus stock prices are…

Deel, the $12B HR startup, acquires Zavvy to step up consolidation play

February 28, 2024

Consolidation is afoot in the world of HR services, with larger players snapping up interesting, smaller startups en route to more robust unit economics and providing one-stop shops for customers looking to cut down on suppliers. In the latest development, Deel — the $12 billion HR business out of Paris — is scooping up Zavvy, […]

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Why hydrogen is losing the race to power cleaner cars

February 28, 2024
Imagine a car that doesn’t emit any planet-warming gases—or any pollution at all, for that matter. Unlike the EVs on the roads today, it doesn’t take an hour or more to charge—just fuel up and go. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s the reality of vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells. And…

Why Chinese apps chose to film super-short soap operas in Southeast Asia

February 28, 2024
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. TikTok has become an essential part of the digital landscape. Whether or not it’s ultimately banned in the United States (my bet is it won’t be), these short videos have transformed large…