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The Download: 10 things that matter in AI, plus Anthropic’s plan to sue the Pentagon

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. Coming soon: our 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now For years, MIT Technology Review’s newsroom has been ahead of the curve, tracking the developments in AI th...

OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway

Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.

A Technology for a Low-Trust Society

Polymarket and Kalshi promise the wisdom of the crowds. They deliver something very different.

Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology

The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.

Airlines don’t have an AI problem. They have a foundational technology problem

Airlines won’t unlock AI’s value until they fix the technology foundations beneath it.

The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning

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. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library h...

The Download: Earth’s rumblings, and AI for strikes on Iran

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. Listen to Earth’s rumbling, secret soundtrack The boom of a calving glacier. The crackling rumble of a wildfire. The roar of a surging storm front. They’re the no...

MWC 2026 day 2: the 7 best gadgets we've seen today, from e-paper phones to tiny SSDs

We're still on the ground in Barcelona at the biggest mobile technology event of the year — here's what we've seen.

China’s Two Sessions: what are the meetings and why do they matter?

Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high on the agenda

Samsung is bringing glasses-free 3D to a billboard near you - 'spatial signage' could lead to a new generation of ads

Samsung launches glasses-free 3D Spatial Signage, combining optical depth technology, AI content tools, and large-format displays for commercial environments.

You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires

In 1987's The Living Daylights, James Bond presses a dashboard button to activate retractable tire studs, giving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage he's driving more traction on a frozen lake. That tire technology is no longer limited to the movies. Later this year, Finnish tire brand Nokian is planning to...

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The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI’s Pentagon deal

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. This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires Startup Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent catastrophic fires by stopping the light...

China’s Two Sessions to reveal Xi’s economic and defence plans as military purge casts shadow

Top politicians will gather to set growth target with focus on technology self-reliance amid rising US competition

Nvidia’s spending $4 billion on photonics to stay ahead of the curve in AI

Nvidia announced on Monday that it's investing $2 billion each into Lumentum and Coherent, which are both developing photonics technology for data centers, like optical transceivers, circuit switches, and lasers, which are used to move data at high speeds over long distances. Their tech could improv...

The Download: protesting AI, and what’s floating in space

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. I checked out one of the biggest anti-AI protests ever Pull the plug! Pull the plug! Stop the slop! Stop the slop! For a few hours this Saturday, February 28, I w...

'This isn’t just another technology trend – it’s the catalyst for the most significant workforce transformation in a generation': More and more executives believe AI usage is 'critical' in their business

Report claims AI-induced job losses are a thing of the past – we're now in the era of job transformation instead.

The 'dream OLED' TV tech upgrade may finally be on the way — CEO says it will improve 'efficiency, lifespan and color purity', and it's readying production

South Korean OLED manufacturer Lordin says it's secured manufacturing capacity for its blue PhOLED display technology

This potentially life-saving breakthrough uses bat-like pulses to turn smartphones into radars to alert users of danger

ISAC technology allows smartphones to act as radar sensors, detecting hazards, people, and environmental risks across existing 5G networks.

ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from the Samsung Galaxy S26 series to Apple's 'big week'

Here's what's been happening across the world of technology over the last seven days.

Trump bans AI firm Anthropic from federal agencies

The White House had demanded Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences. The San Francisco-headquartered firm pushed back on those demands.

Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a ‘Supply Chain Risk’

Anthropic says it would be “legally unsound” for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.

MIT Technology Review is a 2026 ASME finalist in reporting

The American Society of Magazine Editors has named MIT Technology Review as a finalist for a 2026 National Magazine Award in the reporting category.  The shortlisted story—“We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard”—is part of the publication’s Power Hungry package...

Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter

While Anthropic has an existing partnership with the Pentagon, the AI company has remained firm that its technology not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weaponry.

We don’t have to have unsupervised killer robots

It's the day of the Pentagon's looming ultimatum for Anthropic: allow the US military unchecked access to its technology, including for mass surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weapons, or potentially be designated a "supply chain risk" and potentially lose hundreds of billions of dollars in co...

Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools

CEO says "most companies are late" to realize how much technology will affect employment.

The Download: how AI is shaking up Go, and a cybersecurity mystery

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. AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think Ten years ago AlphaGo, Google DeepMind’s AI program, stunned the world by defeating the South Korean Go playe...

India and Israel pledge to boost ties in defence and technology

Opposition parties have criticised Modi's visit and accused the government of abandoning the Palestinian cause.

Ocado failing to deliver on its potential as one of UK’s great technology hopes

Firm’s automated warehouses are struggling to compete against swift deliveries from stores by bike riders

‘Our mind isn’t a dataset’ — as if Black Mirror taught us nothing at all, 33% of millennials and 25% of Gen Zers want to preserve themselves using AI

New research reveals a growing appetite for "AI immortality” among younger generations – even as experts warn the technology can’t truly recreate a human mind.