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MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Eight passengers aboard a Dutch-flagged cruise ship have contracted a type of hantavirus, a rare virus transmitted by rats. Three of them have died. As the ship…

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. We’ve entered the era of AI malaise AI is spreading everywhere, and it is not going away. But what will it do? What effect will it have on our society? Will…

It’s starting to feel like a lot of companies are missing some pretty obvious blind spots when they talk about productivity these days. Everyone’s spending all their time arguing about AI tools, office attendance, and workflow automation, while their device estate sits there untouched. It’s the same problem we’ve had for years now, really. Everyone […]

Every week, managers at organisations across the world make consequential decisions based on incomplete, delayed, and quietly unreliable information. AI agents are now targeting this problem directly, and according to Gartner, the infrastructure to do so is arriving fast. The analyst firm predicts that 40% of enterprise applications will feature embedded, task-specific AI agents by […]

The platform will automatically separate longer text blocks into multiple posts and offer a limited release of animated stickers.

Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief of global affairs, said the initiatives were part of a broader push to help U.S. entrepreneurs use artificial intelligence tools.

The Save Muny DLC brings one of the most historically significant golf courses in the American South to GOLF+.

DNA-mimicking materials, quantum physics hardware, and spacesuit batteries wrapped up the work week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also went into the weekend conducting a series of human research investigations studying the heart, the eyes, and psychology.

DNA-inspired therapies and space agriculture topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 74 crew members also serviced a variety of lab hardware including a quantum physics facility, a spacesuit, and life support gear throughout their busy day.

You can invite a friend or family member to be your ChatGPT “Trusted Contact.”

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. What’s next for IVF IVF has brought millions of babies into the world over the last four decades. But the process can still be slow, painful, and expensive—and far from guaranteed…

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. What’s next for IVF IVF has brought millions of babies into the world over the last four decades. But the process can still be slow, painful, and expensive—and far from guaranteed…

Dozens of US states are considering legislation to allow people to install plug-in solar systems, often called balcony solar. These small arrays require little to no setup and could help cut emissions and power bills. Balcony solar is already popular in Europe, and proponents say that the systems could make solar power more accessible for…

For regulated organisations, a compliance programme is only as strong as its weakest point. One missed update, or one gap in the records, and firms can find themselves in trouble precisely when they can least afford it.  Zoom is no longer just a video conferencing tool. Meetings, chat, phone calls, SMS, whiteboards and AI summaries each carry compliance and governance weight, and each creates […]

Most enterprises have deployed Microsoft Teams Rooms and the core meeting experience is working. But beyond the meeting room sits a much larger opportunity, lobbies, huddle spaces, event venues, open collaboration areas, and most organisations are managing those with a disconnected patchwork of point solutions that wasn’t designed to scale. Marcus Law sits down with […]

Growth is coming from other regions where the platform is still developing its business tools and doesn’t generate as much income.

Users will be able to add tracks to their Threads updates as a native music-sharing option.

Spymaster, out today in Early Access on Quest and Steam, continues InnerspaceVR’s charm-offensive approach to VR gaming.