MIT Technology Review

Uber thinks its self-driving taxis could change the way millions of people get around. But autonomous vehicles aren’t any­where near to being ready for the roads.

Set aside the questions of whether it’s wise to put a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border or who should pay for it. It simply can’t be done at the price Donald Trump has claimed.

Set aside the questions of whether it’s wise to put a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border or who should pay for it. It simply can’t be done at the price Donald Trump has claimed.

Uber thinks its self-driving taxis could change the way millions of people get around. But autonomous vehicles aren’t any­where near to being ready for the roads.

Scientists are rushing to figure out how to use the gene-editing tool to stop devastating diseases like muscular dystrophy.

Scientists seek the holy grail for PTSD research: targets in the brain that could respond to drugs.

You don’t have to be Kim Kardashian to make money promoting products on social media.

Novel treatments for neurological diseases might be possible with a flexible mesh that can prod individual brain cells.

It’s time to rethink the role that government plays in shaping and supporting policies to solve big problems like climate change and income inequality.

The founder of Tesla, SolarCity, and SpaceX is deservedly admired for his technological insight. But is his latest business plan reckless?

Mobileye wants competing carmakers to contribute on-the-road data to help teach automated cars how to drive safely.

Fanuc, a company that produces robot arms for factories, is trying to get them to learn on the job.

How the search giant found itself breeding mosquitoes to try to stop the spread of the Zika virus.

Filmmaker Douglas Trumbull has invented a super-immersive film format and projection technology in hopes of improving the cinematic experience. Now he needs to get the industry to pay attention.

Election security experts say officials should prepare for cyberattacks that target data about voters.

Cattle that can crank out human antibodies are being tested as a first line of defense against infectious diseases.

Wind power has transformed the heart of fossil-fuel country. Can the rest of the United States follow suit?

Using this exoskeleton in a virtual environment, a baseball feels firm, and an egg light and fragile.

Using this exoskeleton in a virtual environment, a baseball feels firm, and an egg light and fragile.

There are hundreds of early clinical trials, but only a handful of late-stage ones have reached completion.

A first peek at the search giant’s health-tracking wearable gadget.

It made a night of partisan shouting seem even more divisive.

It’s not safe to connect our voting infrastructure to the Internet, but some election boards are doing it anyway.

It’s not safe to connect our voting infrastructure to the Internet, but some election boards are doing it anyway.

Google’s chatty virtual helper could make search more useful but disrupt the company’s business model.

The chatty virtual helper could make search more useful but disrupt the company’s business model.

A big part of the garment-making process is still done by hand. Now some clothing makers hope to end that.

Automakers from Shanghai to Detroit have responded to Tesla’s remarkable success by accelerating their own electric vehicle ambitions. Now Tesla is promising to upend large-scale car manufacturing, but it faces tough competition.

An unarmed, unmanned aircraft that shines bright lights and broadcasts warning messages is intended to be cheaper than human guards.

For patients with some inherited diseases, a chance to test an experimental treatment can offer the only hope.

If it is ceramic, be extra careful not to drop it.

The decision to stop carrying certain types of online ads prompts questions.

The decision to stop carrying certain types of online ads prompts questions.

More people care about movies and TV shows than immersive 3-D games.

More people care about movies and shows than immersive 3-D games.

A virtual assistant that can tell you’re frustrated can slow down and help you out.

The technology is being rapidly commercialized, though safety issues have yet to be settled.

Hyper-realistic computer games may offer an efficient way to teach AI algorithms about the real world.

The No. 2 executive at Microsoft is fighting the U.S. government in a series of cases that will shape online privacy—and the cloud business.

The sensors and computers in ordinary smartphones are being used for low-cost, portable medical sensing and diagnosis.

Illegal robocalls that try to scam you out of money are flourishing. Can the phone companies figure out how to stop them?

Artificial intelligence will transform just about everything, but technologists should stop fretting that it’s going to destroy the world like Skynet.

Machines must be able to predict how objects in the real world will behave.

Startups with novel chemistries tend to falter before they reach full production.

New U.S. regulations will open the floodgates to drone-related businesses and services.

The testing of new therapies to prevent a debilitating mitochondrial genetic disease in babies has hit a dead end.

A mobile app gives deaf people a sign-language interpreter they can take anywhere.

An augmented-reality dreamer tries to turn his vision into a business.

Why the future of communication could be on your wrist.

He teaches robots to watch and learn from their own successes.