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The Download: our thawing permafrost, and a drone-filled future

Something is rotten in the city of Nunapitchuk. In recent years, sewage has leached into the earth. The ground can feel squishy, sodden. This small town in northern Alaska is experiencing a... Read more »

Scientists can see Earth’s permafrost thawing from space

To start, the US has significant military infrastructure in Alaska: It’s home to six military bases and 49 National Guard posts, as well as 21 missile-detecting radar sites. Most are vulnerable to... Read more »

The US may be heading toward a drone-filled future

Currently, you need a waiver from the FAA to fly a drone farther than you can see it. This is meant to protect the public and property from in-air collisions and accidents.... Read more »

Delivering a digital sixth sense with next-generation networks

The latest iteration of a legacy Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT Technology Review is a world-renowned, independent media company whose insight, analysis, reviews, interviews and live events... Read more »

The Download: AI to detect child abuse images, and what to expect from our 2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list

One more thing How DeepSeek became a fortune teller for China’s youth As DeepSeek has emerged as a homegrown challenger to OpenAI, young people across China have started using AI to revive... Read more »

Coming soon: Our 2025 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch

The list features businesses from around the world that are building technologies to reduce emissions or address the impacts of climate change. They represent advances across a wide range of industries, from... Read more »

US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI

The filing, posted on September 19, is heavily redacted and Hive cofounder and CEO Kevin Guo told MIT Technology Review that he could not discuss the details of the contract, but confirmed... Read more »

The Download: shoplifter-chasing drones, and Trump’s TikTok deal

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 TikTok US is being valued at $14 billion by Trump’s dealThat’s shockingly low for a fast-growing social media... Read more »

Shoplifters could soon be chased down by drones

“Instead of a 911 call [that triggers the drone], it’s an alarm call,” says Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now directs Flock’s drone program. “It’s still the same type of... Read more »

The Download: growing threats to vulnerable languages, and fact-checking Trump’s medical claims

The AI Hype Index: Cracking the chatbot code Millions of us use chatbots every day, even though we don’t really know how they work or how using them affects us. In a... Read more »