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Zeynep Tufekci’s new book shows how social networks have empowered mass protests—but also made them more fragile.

Chinese researchers have developed an algorithm that could help make lung cancer diagnosis less error-prone.

China’s BYD has huge market share and the backing of Warren Buffett, but a recent drop in government subsidies is hurting sales of its electric cars.

Big-name advertisers have begun to question whether they’ve placed too much faith—and money—in targeted advertising.

UC Davis plant geneticist Pamela Ronald wants to create rice varieties that can survive in harsher conditions, including more frequent droughts.

Deep Genomics aims to develop drugs by using deep learning to find patterns in genomic and medical data.

GlaxoSmithKline says it has treated a child with Strimvelis, its gene therapy for immune deficiency.

Robots are still learning to walk. Here’s one that runs on two legs.

Startup OtoSense makes software that can listen for sirens or engine trouble.

A documentary about the superhuman Go program created by Google DeepMind shows us what it’s like to be superseded by artificial intelligence.

New algorithms are able to diagnose disease as accurately as expert physicians.

The accelerator’s new Startup School offers a virtual way into the startup scene even if you’re not based in the Bay Area.

Desktop Metal thinks its machines will give designers and manufacturers a practical and affordable way to print metalparts.

Why do most patients fail to respond to the newest cures?

The technology has been touted as a powerful diagnostic tool, but it doesn’t provide answers to everyone.

As bleaching devastates the critical ecosystem for a second year in a row, marine scientists are getting desperate.

An expert who is studying Bitcoin and blockchain technologies says those looking to commercialize them need to be aware of potentially dangerous technical issues.

Blockchains are being used to trace blood diamonds, verify health records, and secure supply chains.

As climate change accelerates, a handful of scientists are eager to move ahead with experiments testing ways to counteract warming artificially. Their reasoning: we just might get desperate enough to use this technology one day.

Using smartphone data and artificial intelligence to track and interpret behavior, a Chicago startup is attempting something extraordinary: predicting and preventing relapse into drug use.

Some scientists are thinking about what human space travelers will look like in the future. They might be extra-small and radiation-proof.

Facebook is quietly trying to develop the most useful virtual assistant ever, in a project that illustrates the current limitations of artificial intelligence.

Russia’s reinvention of war exploits old techniquesfor a new century. Open-source citizen investigators are fighting back.

Russia’s reinvention of war exploits old techniquesfor a new century. Open-source citizen investigators are fighting back.

Years of unhappy interactions with an online commenter compelled the publisher of MIT Technology Review to rethink how his site hosts conversations.

No one really knows how the most advanced algorithms do what they do. That could be a problem.

Chastened by the negative effects of social media, Mark Zuckerberg says he will tweak his service and upgrade society in the process. Should any company be that powerful?

Entrepreneurs are betting on apps that improve—or just replace—prescription medication.

Trying to estimate the maximum cost of a devastating cyber event before one actually happens.

A dexterous new robotic gripper can manipulate unfamiliar objects, and it shares what it learns with a hive mind in the cloud.

What’s in a name? Neuralink is a lot sweeter now that a billionaire is behind it.

Kampala’s moto-taxis have joined the ride-hailing movement with a promise to address one of its biggest transportation problems.

MEMS microphones from the startup Vesper will make voice-enabled gadgets far more durable.

The Chinese search giant lost the star leader of its AI lab last week, but the technology remains an essential long-term focus.

This power-sipping image sensor uses computer vision to help you unlock your phone.

To reverse paralysis, scientists wired a man’s brain to his muscles using electronics.

A drug derived from an Easter Island bacterium extends the life of lab animals. People could be next.

The group says it has a more practical way to get software to learn tasks, such as steering robots, that require multiple actions.

OpenAI will describe a new machine-learning approach at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital conference.

Scientists want to test plans for a transportable molten-salt reactor by piggybacking on their existing nuclear facility.

The United States is taking damage in the global cyberwar, and Trump won’t be able to fix that without help.

It’s not quite Her, but an artificially intelligent chatbot from an app called Hugging Face elicits surprisingly real emotions.

One of the world’s leading experts in artificial intelligence is officially on the market, and he says he wants to advance AI beyond the tech industry.

Families of patients are starting advocacy groups, raising money for research, and founding biotech companies to advance cures for rare diseases.

Families of patients are starting advocacy groups, raising money for research, and founding biotech companies to advance cures for rare diseases.

Drugs made from RNA may be the next great class of medicine.

Efforts to invent more practical superconductors and better batteries could be the first areas of business to get a quantum speed boost.

Tech big shots are charging into neuroscience, but do they even have a clue?

The heads of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus want their colleagues to know the technology has many uses besides currency.

So-called super users might not be a good thing when it comes to on-demand consultations with doctors.