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…

The Download: coping in a time of arrhythmia, and DNA data storage

October 30, 2024
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. The arrhythmia of our current age   Arrhythmia means the heart beats, but not in proper time—a critical rhythm of life suddenly going rogue and unpredictable. It’s frightening to experience, but what if it’s…

An easier-to-use technique for storing data in DNA is inspired by our cells 

October 30, 2024
It turns out that you don’t need to be a scientist to encode data in DNA. Researchers have been working on DNA-based data storage for decades, but a new template-based method inspired by our cells’ chemical processes is easy enough for even nonscientists to practice. The technique could pave the way for an unusual but…

For Less than $50K You Can Start a BooXkeeping Franchise

October 29, 2024
A BooXkeeping franchise maximizes profitability by creating a network of small-business customers to make bookkeeping, financial data entry, reporting, and billing services as efficient and easy as possible.