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The overlooked driver of digital transformation

Genevieve: I’m glad you asked this question. Even years after the pandemic, many companies, they’re still trying to get the balance right between remote, in office, how to support it. But even... Read more »

What’s next for AI in 2026

Chatbots will change the way we shop Imagine a world in which you have a personal shopper at your disposal 24-7—an expert who can instantly recommend a gift for even the trickiest-to-buy-for... Read more »

Job titles of the future: Head-transplant surgeon

Canavero withdrew from the spotlight. But the idea of head transplants isn’t going away. Instead, he says, the concept has recently been getting a fresh look from life-extension enthusiasts and stealth Silicon... Read more »

Why inventing new emotions feels so good

Don’t scoff: Researchers say more and more terms for these “neo-­emotions” are showing up online, describing new dimensions and aspects of feeling. Velvetmist was a key example in a journal article about... Read more »

The ascent of the AI therapist

AI therapists could flatten humanity into patterns of prediction, and so sacrifice the intimate, individualized care that is expected of traditional human therapists. “The logic of PAI leads to a future where... Read more »

Bangladesh’s garment-making industry is getting greener

Water reclaimed at the factory’s sewage treatment plant is used in the facility’s restrooms.ZAKIR HOSSAIN CHOWDHURY It’s a good start, but Bangladesh’s $40 billion garment industry still has a long way to... Read more »

MIT Technology Review’s most popular stories of 2025

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. Understanding AI’s energy use was a huge global conversation in 2025 as hundreds of millions of people began... Read more »

The paints, coatings, and chemicals making the world a cooler place

Modern approaches, as demonstrated everywhere from California supermarket rooftops to Japan’s Expo 2025 pavilion, go even further. Normally, if the sun is up and pumping in heat, surfaces can’t get cooler than... Read more »

AI Wrapped: The 14 AI terms you couldn’t avoid in 2025

The key to R1’s success was distillation, a technique that makes AI models more efficient. It works by getting a bigger model to tutor a smaller model: You run the teacher model... Read more »

Meet the man hunting the spies in your smartphone

What put the lab on the map, Deibert says, was its 2009 report “Tracking GhostNet,” which uncovered a digital espionage network in China that had breached offices of foreign embassies and diplomats... Read more »