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The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demandThis 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. A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers Microsoft has announced that it’s made significant progress in its 20-year quest to make topological quantum bits, or qubits—a special approach to…
What’s driving electricity demand? It isn’t just AI and data centers.This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Electricity demand rose by 4.3% in 2024 and will continue to grow at close to 4% annually through 2027, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. If that sounds…This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandexIt probably hasn’t been long since you last slipped into something stretchy. From yoga pants to socks, stretch fabrics are everywhere. And they’re only getting more popular: The global spandex market, valued at almost $8 billion in December 2024, is projected to grow between 2% and 8% every year over the next decade. That might…
A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computersMicrosoft announced today that it has made significant progress in its 20-year quest to make topological quantum bits, or qubits—a special approach to building quantum computers that could make them more stable and easier to scale up. Researchers and companies have been working for years to build quantum computers, which could unlock dramatic new abilities…
The Download: selling via AI, and Congress testing techThis 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. Your most important customer may be AI Imagine you run a meal prep company that teaches people how to make simple and delicious food. When someone asks ChatGPT for a recommendation for meal…Your most important customer may be AIImagine you run a meal prep company that teaches people how to make simple and delicious food. When someone asks ChatGPT for a recommendation for meal prep companies, yours is described as complicated and confusing. Why? Because the AI saw that in one of your ads there were chopped chives on the top of a…
Congress used to evaluate emerging technologies. Let’s do it again.At about the time when personal computers charged into cubicle farms, another machine muscled its way into human resources departments and became a staple of routine employment screenings. By the early 1980s, some 2 million Americans annually found themselves strapped to a polygraph—a metal box that, in many people’s minds, detected deception. Most of those…Roundtables: Generative AI Search and the Changing InternetRecorded on February 18, 2025 Generative AI Search and the Changing Internet Speakers: Mat Honan, editor in chief, and Niall Firth, executive editor. Generative AI search, one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025, is ushering a new era of the internet. Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways…
The Download: 4G on the moon, and parenting in the digital ageThis 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. Nokia is putting the first cellular network on the moon Later this month, Intuitive Machines, the private company behind the first commercial lander that touched down on the moon, will launch a second…Nokia is putting the first cellular network on the moonLater this month, Intuitive Machines, the private company behind the first commercial lander that touched down on the moon, will launch a second lunar mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The plan is to deploy a lander, a rover, and hopper to explore a site near the lunar south pole that could harbor water ice,…
Inside China’s electric-vehicle-to-humanoid-robot pivotThis story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. While DOGE’s efforts to shutter federal agencies dominate news from Washington, the Trump administration is also making more global moves. Many of these center on China. Tariffs on goods from the country…
How to have a child in the digital ageWhen the journalist and culture critic Amanda Hess got pregnant with her first child, in 2020, the internet was among the first to know. “More brands knew about my pregnancy than people did,” she writes of the torrent of targeted ads that came her way. “They all called me mama.” The internet held the promise…
The Download: ancient DNA’s modern uses, and an AI-artist collaborationThis 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. Adventures in the genetic time machine An ancient-DNA revolution is turning the high-speed equipment used to study the DNA of living things on to specimens from the past. The technology is being used…
Adventures in the genetic time machineEske Willerslev was on a tour of Montreal’s Redpath Museum, a Victorian-era natural history collection of 700,000 objects, many displayed in wood and glass cabinets. The collection—“very, very eclectic,” a curator explained—reflects the taste in souvenirs of 19th-century travelers and geology buffs. A visitor can see a leg bone from an extinct Steller’s sea cow,…
This artist collaborates with AI and robotsMany artists worry about the encroachment of artificial intelligence on artistic creation. But Sougwen Chung, a nonbinary Canadian-Chinese artist, instead sees AI as an opportunity for artists to embrace uncertainty and challenge people to think about technology and creativity in unexpected ways. Chung’s exhibitions are driven by technology; they’re also live and kinetic, with the…Calligraphy botGloria Zhu ’26 and Lee Liu ’26 set out to make a calligraphy machine during IAP 2024. They built its mechatronic parts in a month; then, fueled by Hershey’s dark chocolates, they put in many late nights in the Metropolis makerspace’s electronics mezzanine to finish the job. The resulting device can move its brush pen…
The Download: China’s EV to humanoid robot pivot, and voice clone censorshipThis 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. China’s electric vehicle giants are betting big on humanoid robots As the electric-vehicle war in China calms down, leaving a few established players to dominate the field, Chinese EV giants are expanding into…A woman made her AI voice clone say “arse.” Then she got banned.This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been speaking to people who have lost their voices. Both Joyce Esser, who lives in the UK, and Jules Rodriguez, who…
My sex doll is mad at me: A short storyThe near future. It’s not a kiss, but it’s not not a kiss. Her lips—full, soft, pliable—yield under mine, warm from the electric heating rod embedded in her throat. They taste of a faint chemical, like aspartame in Diet Pepsi. Her thermoplastic elastomer skin is sensitive to fabric dyes, so she wears white Agent Provocateur…
China’s EV giants are betting big on humanoid robotsAt the 2025 CCTV New Year Gala last month, a televised spectacle watched by over a billion viewers in China, 16 humanoid robots took the stage. Clad in vibrant floral print jackets, they took part in a signature element of northeastern China’s Yangko dance, twirling red handkerchiefs in unison with human dancers. But the robots…
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Invisible, autonomous and hackable: The AI agent dilemma no one saw comingHow can enterprises protect against the unique vulnerabilities of AI agents? Consider treating them as their own identities.
OpenInfer raises $8M for AI inference at the edgeOpenInfer has raised $8 million in funding to redefine AI inference for edge applications. It’s the brain child of Behnam Bastani and Reza Nourai, who spent nearly a decade of building and scaling AI systems together at Meta’s Reality Labs and Roblox. Through their work at the forefront of AI and system design, Bastani and […]
The cyber insurance reckoning: Why AI-powered attacks are breaking coverage (and what comes next)Cybersecurity insurance is increasingly critical, particularly as AI transforms (and simplifies) hackers' methodologies.
How Cisco’s AI defense stacks up against the cyber threats you never seeCisco AI Defense is purpose-built to address the security paradox AI creates with its exponential growth in enterprises
AI vs. endpoint attacks: What security leaders must know to stay aheadWhy enterprises must embrace an AI-first strategy that unifies endpoint, identity and network security within a zero-trust framework.
Milliseconds to breach: How patch automation closes attackers’ fastest loopholePatching shouldn't be the action item teams get to when other higher-priority tasks are completed. It's core to keeping a business alive.
Identity is the breaking point — get it right or zero trust failsIt’s on security leaders to shift their security strategies to better fight against identity-driven attacks.
CalArts launches D.R.E.A.M.S. program to train students in location-based entertainmentThe California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has launched the D.R.E.A.M.S. (Digital Research Entertainment Arts Media Storytelling) Initiative supported by a gift from Tom Dolan and the Dolan Family Foundation. The initiative is intended to prepare students for dynamic careers in the rapidly growing industry of location-based entertainment (LBE)—the creation of unique immersive experiences designed […]Vanguard Exiles launches on March 11 as next game from Magic creator Richard GarfieldVanguard Exiles, the next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, will launch into early access on Steam on March 11.
Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign LanguageNvidia has unveiled a new AI platform for teaching people how to use American Sign Language to help bridge communication gaps. The Signs platform is creating a validated dataset for sign language learners and developers of ASL-based AI applications. It so happens that American Sign Language is the third most prevalent language in the United […]
Voltron Data just partnered with Accenture to solve one of AI’s biggest headachesVoltron Data partners with Accenture to revolutionize enterprise data processing with GPU-powered analytics engine Theseus, promising up to 100x performance gains for AI-driven companies facing massive data challenges.
Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset tradingUnit Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling tradING of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million.
Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 monthsImmutable, with King River Capital and Polygon Labs, described naugural returns on liquid investments of the Inevitable Games Fund.
Breaking down Grok 3: The AI model that could redefine the industryGrok-3 still hasn't fully shipped yet. But it will surely set the tone for how other AI labs release future models.
Xbox’s AI initiative with Muse is an attempt to read the tea leaves, not the roomEarlier today, the heads of Microsoft’s Xbox division revealed Muse, a generative AI model that intends to create both visuals and gameplay for games. The model, which was trained on the largely forgotten Ninja Theory multiplayer game Bleeding Edge, is not a shocking leap for Microsoft’s Xbox division. The company as a whole, from CEO […]
Don’t miss the first GamesBeat Engage event at SXSWHeading to SXSW? You won’t want to miss the first GamesBeat Engage – an invite-only, salon-style gathering in Austin on March 11.
Gayming Awards 2025 to air on WOW Presents in fifth yearThe Gayming Awards 2025 show will air on WOW Presents on July 8 as the event enters its fifth year.
A Stytch in time: Connected Apps untangles authorization tie-ups for AI agentsStytch Connected Apps enables AI agents and third-party apps to authenticate, access data and take action on behalf of users.
Crunchbase’s AI can predict startup success with 95% accuracy—will it change investing?Crunchbase pivots to AI-powered predictions engine with 95% accuracy for startup funding rounds, abandoning historical data in favor of predictive intelligence that forecasts acquisitions and company growth.
Muse is Xbox’s generative AI model for gameplay ideationMicrosoft researchers have created the first generative AI model, Muse, for game ideation.
Microsoft’s Muse AI can design video game worlds after watching you playMicrosoft new Muse AI system learns to generate interactive 3D game worlds by watching gameplay footage, marking a major advance in artificial intelligence's ability to understand spatial environments and human interactions.
Sawmills emerges from stealth to trim enterprise observability costs and provide telemetry data sovereigntySawmills claims to provide significant data transmission volume and associated cost savings for its enterprise customers.
Alpha3D acquires MoonlanderAI to build agnostic XR UGC communityAlpha3D, an AI-powered platform for 3D asset creation, has acquired MoonlanderAI, an AI-driven game development platform.
NetEase raises fears it is unloading its overseas game properties, hurting U.S. gamingChinese game companies may be forced to sell off their overseas holdings in U.S. game companies. That could cause an earthquake in gaming.
Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati unveils Thinking Machines: A startup focused on multimodality, human-AI collaborationThe OpenAI rival will focus on strong infrastructure, multimodality and human-AI collaboration (as opposed to purely agentic systems). 
Nintendo discontinues Gold Points rewards programNintendo has cut off its My Nintendo Gold Points rewards program, with the final day for earning Points being March 24.
AI can fix bugs—but can’t find them: OpenAI’s study highlights limits of LLMs in software engineeringA new test from OpenAI researchers found that LLMs were unable to resolve some freelance coding tests, failing to earn full value.
North American Marvel Rivals team laid off by NetEaseDespite massive success, the team-based shooter from NetEase was unable to stave off layoffs on its North American side.
Elon Musk just released an AI that’s smarter than ChatGPT — here’s why that mattersElon Musk's xAI launches Grok 3, outperforming ChatGPT and Google Gemini in benchmarks with 200,000 GPUs and advanced reasoning capabilities, intensifying AI competition days after failed OpenAI bid.
Out-analyzing analysts: OpenAI’s Deep Research pairs reasoning LLMs with agentic RAG to automate work — and replace jobsOpenAI’s Deep Research pairs advanced reasoning LLMs with agentic RAG, delivering automated reports that rival human analysts — at a fraction of the cost. This breakthrough AI tool could redefine knowledge work across industries, from finance to healthcare, while raising critical questions about job displacement. Read on to explore how OpenAI is reshaping enterprise AI…
Paperplane Therapeutics raises $1.5M to treat anxiety and pain with medical VRPaperplane Therapeutics has raised $1.5 million to treat patients for pain and anxiety using virtual reality.
How Skydance devs straddled the massive performance gap between Meta Quest and PSVR 2 | Shawn Kittelsen interviewShawn Kittelsen of Skydance Interactive knows there are a lot of tradeoffs between performance and graphics fidelity in making good virtual reality games. Last December, Skydance released its Behemoth game, where players immerse themselves in VR to battle gigantic beasts. The game is now available on the PlayStation VR 2, PCVR and Meta Quest headsets, and it […]
Aomni just raised $4M to prove AI can boost sales without replacing humansAomni raises $4M to help sales teams close more deals with AI-powered research agents that provide real-time, deep prospect intelligence—boosting close rates by up to 40%.
Talus integrates Sui to power AI agentsTalus, the next-gen platform for onchain AI agents, is joining forces with Sui, the blockchain which says it's built for mass adoption.
Niantic and Capcom will launch update of Monster Hunter Now tied to Monster Hunter WildsNiantic and Capcom unveiled that the location-based game Monster Hunter Now will get an update with new content and a monster related to Monster Hunter Wilds.Mr. President: The American Presidence is a game where you are POTUSMr. President: The American Presidency 2000-2020 is a game about being the American president.
Shadow AI: How unapproved AI apps are compromising security, and what you can do about itSecurity leaders and CISOs are discovering that a growing swarm of shadow AI apps has been compromising their networks for over a year.
Shuhei Yoshida looks back at 31 years at Sony PlayStation | exit interviewShu Yoshida left Sony on January 15. He spent 38 years at Sony, including 31 years at PlayStation, and managed many of its big hits.
AGBO appoints Pete Wanat as head of interactive techAGBO, the artist-led independent studio started by the Russo brothers of Avengers fame, has appointed Pete Wanat to a tech position.
Replit and Anthropic’s AI just helped Zillow build production software—without a single engineerReplit partners with Anthropic's Claude and Google Cloud to enable non-programmers to build enterprise software, as Zillow and others deploy AI-generated applications at scale, signaling a shift in who can create valuable business software.India’s 88 Games announces its debut title Kapih based on Indian folkloreIndia's 88 Games, the game development arm of 88 Pictures, announced its debut title Kapih, which is based on Indian folklore.
Esports World Cup Foundation teams with Tencent on esportsThe Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) today announced a partnership with Tencent, making Tencent E-sports its strategic partner in China.ThecePlay and Logitech G launch Aim & Run speedrun challenge in Counter-Strike 2ThecePlay and Logitech G have teamed up to launch Aim & Run, a high-intensity speedrun challenge where anyone can be the best player.
Like it or not, AI is learning how to influence youAI agents will soon be deployed that are tasked with decoding your personality so they can use those insights to optimally influence you.
Ted Price looks back on over 30 years in gaming | interview — The DeanBeatTed Price, the retiring CEO of Insomniac Games, received the honor of being inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences at The Dice Awards this week. Price started Insomniac Games in 1994 and brought us games such as Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance: Fall of Man, and the blockbuster Marvel’s Spider-Man […]
A look under the hood of transfomers, the engine driving AI model evolutionHow transformers work, why they are so important for the growth of scalable solutions and why they are the backbone of LLMs.
A lifetime achievement award for Don James, Nintendo’s behind-the-scenes man | interviewDon James, executive vice president of Nintendo of America, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dice Awards.
The games industry’s growth potential is shrinking | MIDiAThe games industry's days of double-digit growth are behind it, according to MIDiA's sobering new Global Forecast report for 2025.
Neon Machine settles lawsuit with former investorsNeon Machine, the developer and publisher of the Web3 first-person shooter Shrapnel, announced it has settled an investor lawsuit filed in 2023. Neon said it expects the settlement to be submitted for court approval in due course. By entering into this settlement agreement, Shrapnel looks forward to bringing this matter to a close. The team […]
Epic Games Store hits nearly 300 million PC users in 2024Despite overall user numbers rising year-over-year, a freefall in third-party revenue paints a less rosy image for the Epic Games Store.
Researchers find you don’t need a ton of data to train LLMs for reasoning tasksWith a few hundred well-curated examples, an LLM can be trained for complex reasoning tasks that previously required thousands of instances.
‘Personalized, unrestricted’ AI lab Nous Research launches first toggle-on reasoning model: DeepHermes-3One DeepHermes-3 user reported a processing speed of 28.98 tokens per second on a MacBook Pro M4 Max consumer hardware.
Perplexity just made AI research crazy cheap—what that means for the industryPerplexity's Deep Research tool matches $75,000/month enterprise AI capabilities, forcing OpenAI and Google to justify premium pricing.
Astro Bot wins Game of the Year | Dice AwardsAstro Bot from Team Asobi took home five major awards at the Dice Awards, including Game of the Year. The game, which Sony said last night sold 1.5 million copies, also won awards for Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Technical Achievement, Family Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design. Solo game developer LocalThunk […]
Square Enix shuts down Final Fantasy iOS game due to irreparable bugDevelopers beware of the haunting downsides of changes to a game’s in-app purchase models. It turns out they can be so catastrophic that they can take the entire game down with them. Such is the case with the iOS version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, itself a remaster of a 2003 GameCube game then ported […]
AI’s biggest obstacle? Data reliability. Astronomer’s new platform tackles the challengeAstronomer launches Astro Observe, an AI-powered data observability platform that combines orchestration and monitoring.
SAP integrates Databricks to enhance AI readiness with new Business Data CloudSAP's Databricks-powered Business Data Cloud will give teams a faster, simpler way to unify and mobilize their business data assets.