MIT Technology Review

It used to be that while Google wanted China, China really needed Google. Not any more.

Gene information on millions of people is revolutionizing how we predict disease, catch criminals, and find new drugs.

Every one of us will have a moment when global warming gets personal.

2018 was a no good, very bad year for Silicon Valley. Here’s some of the things tech giants should commit to do next year to avoid a repeat performance.

Technology is making people unhinged and violent. Can an algorithm stop them?

Last year a string of controversies revealed a darker (and dumber) side to artificial intelligence.

The biggest impact of artificial intelligence will be to help humans make discoveries we couldn’t make on our own.

The language model can write like a human, but it doesn’t have a clue what it’s saying.

After failing to claim the Lunar X Prize (which, to be fair, everyone did), the Israeli firm SpaceIL could have a rover on lunar soil in a little over a month.

New research suggests that a controversial gene-editing experiment to make children resistant to HIV may also have enhanced their ability to learn and form memories.

Futurist and NYU professor Amy Webb on an impending artificial intelligence catastrophe—and why there’s still hope it can be averted.

We asked Gates to choose this year’s list of inventions that will change the world for the better.

We sat down to talk about breakthrough technologies, China, and reasons to be cheerful with this issue’s guest editor.

Complications from preterm birth are the leading cause of death worldwide in children under five.

In spite of tensions with the US and its allies, Huawei is rapidly building a suite of AI offerings unmatched by any other company on the planet.

Meat production spews tons of greenhouse gas and uses up too much land and water. Is there an alternative that won’t make us do without?

Even if an advertiser is well-intentioned, the algorithm still prefers certain groups of people over others.

A new analysis finds California’s cap-and-trade program may vastly overestimate emissions reductions.

With 5G networks rolling out around the world, engineers are turning their attention to the next incarnation.

Technical, regulatory, and business obstacles are still in the way of safe, useful, and affordable self-driving vehicles.