Can AI create a life form? These "generative" genomes are a start. New from @antonioregalado.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/17/1...

AI-generated videos continue to astonish in their realism and detail, but do you really know how they're made?? @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social has an explainer for you. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/12/1...

Gun violence in the US is a public health crisis—and should be dealt with as such. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/11/1...

We made a video to go with our Power Hungry special series on AI's energy demands. Want to know how much energy a single chatbot query uses? We've got you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Q_...

It's pretty insane how much this new Synthesia avatar looks and sounds like the real @rhiannonwilliams.bsky.social. Basically can't tell them apart. Just a bit less cynical... And if she starts praising Ed Sheeran or Wet Leg you'll know you've got the clone. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/04/1...

OK -the race for Radiohead tickets is on. Good luck everyone.

Want to know who new CDC head Jim O’Neill is and what he stands for? Look no further. @jesshamzelou.bsky.social put together this very timely in-depth profile for you. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/30/1...

Delighted and proud that MIT Technology Review’s stellar newsletters (and their editors and writers) have been shortlisted in this year’s Online Journalism Awards. awards.journalists.org/2025/08/22/c...

Ukraine's vital Starlink access largely comes down to the unofficial community of users and engineers that keep it running. Welcome to "The People's Starlink" New Big Story from @charliemetcalfe.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1...

Meet OpenAI's Mark Chen and Jakub Pachocki. They share the role of making sure the firm stays one step ahead of rivals like Google. @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social sat down with them in London last week to talk research, superalignment and math(s). www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/31/1...

World's "oldest" baby klaxon from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/29/1...

New battery news from battery-lover @caseycrownhart.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/29/1...

A little bit of data viz for @technologyreview.com today about where AI is impacting work. Check out some more charts and the rest of the story here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/16/1...

Scoop from @eileenguo.bsky.social - huge amounts of personal information are embedded in a major data set used to train AI models www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/18/1...

There are some good reasons for why you'd want to run your own LLM on your laptop. Here's how you'd go about it. Our latest "How To" from @gracehuckins.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/17/1...

Are we alone in the universe? I think not. www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/13/1...

This story is SO MUCH FUN. A oral history of what happened when scientists around the world spotted an asteroid that was suddenly on a rather worrying trajectory. New today from @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/08/1...

India doesn't want to be left behind in the generative AI rush. www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/04/1...

“It’s a pleasure to be a part of your journey,” the chatbot responded. www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/01/1...

By the WAY! did you know some of our best stories are available to listen to via our Narrated feed? Available via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. A new one every Wednesday. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

Hello, if you're a @technologyreview.com subscriber (yet another reason you should become one!) you can rewatch this Roundtables interview I did with @karenhao.bsky.social yesterday about her book, Empire of AI! It was fun. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/30/1...

The newest addition to Trump’s health agency wants to create new cities in the sea, extend human lifespan, and Make America Healthy Again, reports @jesshamzelou.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/30/1...

Olivia bringing out Robert Smith is a *great* Glastonbury moment. Suspect most of the core audience are nonplussed…

Well this is rather exciting. I’m a featured speaker at @sxswsydney.com in October! www.sxswsydney.com/news/the-sxs...

Well this is rather exciting. I’m a featured speaker at @sxswsydney.com in October! www.sxswsydney.com/news/the-sxs...

LOVE IT www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/23/1...

Once we're letting our agents loose to negotiate on our behalf, you'd better hope you've got one of the best ones. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/17/1...

Just a brilliant breakdown of our coming agent life by @gracehuckins.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/12/1...

A big story out today with fascinating implications: is it possible to make fair AI? @technologyreview.com, @lighthousereports.com and the Dutch newspaper Trouw have gained unprecedented access to a failed attempt by Amsterdam to do so. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/11/1...

So nice to see genuine superstar @karenhao.bsky.social on her London book tour. Smart, thoughtful questions from @drkatedevlin.bsky.social. Buy this book!

Earlier this week, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted that he wants to fund a startup that does embryo-editing. It would be a dramatic move into a taboo area. New from @antonioregalado.bsky.social today. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/05/1...

Two very different stories from recent days: one, @jtemple.bsky.social uncovers the more than 100 climate research projects that have already had funding pulled by the new US administration. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/02/1...

Two very different stories from recent days: one, @jtemple.bsky.social uncovers the more than 100 climate research projects that have already had funding pulled by the new US administration. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/02/1...

The British public is far more supportive of DEI practices than political rhetoric would suggest. Even conservatives think it leads to fairer outcomes. Via @sundersays.bsky.social

One for my American brethren.

ICYM we published an absolute romp of a story last week about the entrepreneur Cathy Tie who married He Jiankui (the CRISPR baby scientist), is running his social accounts and is acting as muse for his next big act. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/23/1...

Good thread on why some papers need a popular explainer section

This is wonderful and heartbreaking. Strongly recommend.

One of the world's biggest data center booms is quietly underway just outside of Reno. Some projects have been covered, but few outlets have recognized the full scope of the plans. The developments will require gigawatts of new electricity generation & could consume billions of gallons of water.

Here is the whole beautiful Power Hungry package in one place. Do click through all the stories and check out the sensational art. www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/a...

So excited to announce the launch of Power Hungry: our special report all about AI and our climate future. It comes in multiple parts but first read the centerpiece: this one-of-a-kind investigation into the energy costs of generative AI queries. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...

In 2019 I was the first journalist to embed within OpenAI to profile them. Afterwards they refused to speak to me for 3 years. Here's the story of what happened, and Altman’s reaction, excerpted from my book EMPIRE OF AI about the company (out May 20). 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/19/1...

Here’s a banger excerpt from @karenhao.bsky.social’s new book, Empire of AI, about her time profiling the company in 2019 and how it led them to ice her out for the next 3 years www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/19/1...

In 2019, @karenhao.bsky.social pitched me on writing a story about a then little-known company, OpenAI. Now she's written a whole brilliant book about the company. This excerpt is the book's origin story. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/19/1...

Over a week later, officials still aren’t entirely sure what happened. But there are some intriguing clues, says @caseycrownhart.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/08/1...

Over a week later, officials still aren’t entirely sure what happened. But there are some intriguing clues, says @caseycrownhart.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/08/1...

Bradford G. Smith’s case highlights key issues about the prospect that brain implants and AI will one day merge. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/07/1...

"We’re attempting to make Don’t Die the world’s most influential ideology in the next 18 months." www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/05/1...

"We’re attempting to make Don’t Die the world’s most influential ideology in the next 18 months." www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/05/1...

I've written a couple of times, including in a recent book, about about the Global Engagement Center, which worked to expose networks of Russian and Chinese disinformation around the world. As a result, along with many others, I am on what appears to be an enemies list