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The Download: weight-loss drugs, and the future of offshore wind

It’s a turbulent time for offshore wind power. Large groups of turbines installed along coastlines can harness the powerful, consistent winds that blow offshore, and can be a major boon to efforts... Read more »

The end of anonymity online in China

At the end of last month, I published an essay reflecting on how the prospects for anonymity online in China changed drastically last year. Following many smaller decisions that make posting anonymously... Read more »

What’s next for offshore wind

Tax credits are providing extra incentive to build out the offshore wind supply chain in the US. Existing credits for offshore wind projects are being extended and expanded by the Inflation Reduction... Read more »

Bringing breakthrough data intelligence to industries

But true data intelligence is about more than establishing the right data foundation. Organizations are also wrestling with how to overcome dependence on highly technical staff and create frameworks for data privacy... Read more »

The Download: what to expect in AI in 2024

Looking to the year ahead, all signs point to there being immense pressure on AI companies to show that generative AI can make money and that Silicon Valley can produce the “killer... Read more »

What to expect from the coming year in AI

I also had plenty of time to reflect on the past year. There are so many more of you reading The Algorithm than when we first started this newsletter, and for that... Read more »

The Download: Introducing MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2024

The start of a new year offers a great opportunity to reflect while also thinking about what’s to come. That is especially true for us, as this year marks the 125th anniversary... Read more »

Four lessons from 2023 that tell us where AI regulation is going

Most broadly, we are likely to see the strategies that emerged last year continue, expand, and begin to be implemented. For example, following President Biden’s executive order, various US government agencies may... Read more »

Chiplets: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024

Companies including Advanced Micro Devices and Intel have been marketing systems based on chiplets for years. But whether chiplets can help the industry maintain performance gains at the pace of Moore’s Law... Read more »

Super-efficient solar cells: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024

In November 2023, a buzzy solar technology broke yet another world record for efficiency. The previous record had existed for only about five months—and it likely won’t be long before it too... Read more »