Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging
Gushwork has raised $9 million in a seed round led by SIG and Lightspeed. The startup has seen early customer traction from AI search tools like ChatGPT.
Here’s how our climate team picked 10 promising companies to watch
As the team at MIT Technology Review set out to choose companies for this year’s edition of our annual list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch, the challenge felt more daunting than any year since we started compiling the list in 2023. This year is shaping up to be one of the hottest ever recorded.…
Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders
Seattle-based Vercept developed complex agentic tools, including a computer-use agent that could complete tasks inside applications like a person with a laptop would.
Nvidia has another record quarter amid record capex spends
“The demand for tokens in the world has gone completely exponential,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said about the company’s earnings.
Roundtables: Why 2026 Is the Year for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Listen to the session or watch below Sodium-based batteries could be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion, and the technology is finally making its way into cars—and energy storage arrays on the grid. Sodium-ion batteries are one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2026 list, and this subscriber-only discussion explains why. Watch a…
The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would.
Many of hyperscalers have already made public commitments in to cover electricity cost increases.
US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs
Under the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. cyber agency CISA has faced cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, as bipartisan lawmakers and cybersecurity industry sources say the agency is unprepared to handle a crisis.
Welcome to the post-hype crypto market
Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but at ETHDenver last week, the buzz was as much about Washington as it was about tokens. Policy shifts are rippling through the market as Tether and stablecoins face scrutiny, players like Stripe re-enter the conversation, and startups either find traction or flame out. The hype cycle is over, or at least taking a break. So what comes next? On […]
Here’s How Much Money OpenAI Employees Make — Including One Role That Pays Up to $685,000 Per Year
Federal filings reveal that OpenAI employees are among the best-compensated workers in Silicon Valley.
Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google
Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google’s domain.
Snapchat announces ‘The Snappys,’ its first-ever creator awards show
Snapchat is the latest social media platform to launch awards for creators, joining TikTok and Instagram.