2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (444+ words) They’re designing viruses, reversing the aging process, and saving lives. Every year, MIT Technology Review puts together a list of some of the brightest and best young minds working across science and technology. Our 35 Innovators Under 35 are the ones to…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (787+ words) Energy storage is currently booming, largely thanks to cheap Chinese cells. The US is hitting records for the rapid growth of its energy storage market. That’ll go a long way to shoring up the grid, increasing reliability and also cutting…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1765+ words) A pastor and his wife created a cryptocurrency and hawked it in Christian communities. When it came crashing down, investors lost millions―and they were accused of fraud. This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations and with support…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1263+ words) These innovators are finding high-impact ways to deploy AI and working to improve underlying models. He tests whether AI is living up to its promise. A few years back, several studies from political science researchers found that machine learning seemed…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1247+ words) She audits popular apps to stop financial abuse. In Chase’s banking app, for example, the team found a way to add a second biometric authentication method (like a fingerprint) to an account without alerting the account holder. After her team…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1263+ words) These innovators are finding high-impact ways to deploy AI and working to improve underlying models. She’s helping us understand how we relate to AI. He uses swarms of agents to simulate complex events. Many firms building AI agents have pitched…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (386+ words) Hannah Earley wants to bring an old idea about creating energy-efficient computers into the mainstream. “It’s clear they have something interesting,” says Igor Markov, a researcher in electronic design automation and a former professor at the University of Michigan, Ann…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (506+ words) Could new fertilizers help combat high prices? If you’ve had to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank or buy a plane ticket lately, you’ve probably felt the effects of rising fossil-fuel prices. But farmers buying fertilizer for their crops are…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (834+ words) Plus: reports of AI escaping users’ control nearly doubled in a month. 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. Startup Switch Bioworks is…...