Plane Crash Investigators Focus on Russian Air Defenses as Possible Cause The New York TimesEarly indications suggest Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed Azerbaijani jet, US ... Continue Reading »
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people The Associated Press20 years later: A look at the deadliest ... Continue Reading »
India’s former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92 Al Jazeera EnglishManmohan Singh: Former Indian Prime Minister dies at 92 BBC.comManmohan Singh: The politician who was defeated by ... Continue Reading »
Five Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike targeting armed group BBC.comLive Briefing: Israel strikes Yemen airport as WHO chief prepares to board plane The Washington PostIsrael kills ... Continue Reading »
Pope Francis opens ‘holy door’ at one of largest prisons in Italy The GuardianPope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison ReutersPope Francis opens ... Continue Reading »
New Syrian regime declares crackdown in coastal region after 14 policemen killed The Times of IsraelSyrian Government Forces Hunt for a Senior Assad Official The New York ... Continue Reading »
South Korean opposition seeks to impeach acting president EuronewsSouth Korea opposition plans vote to impeach acting President Han ReutersSouth Korea prime minister Han Duck-soo faces impeachment motion BBC.comSouth ... Continue Reading »
Taiwan: Former mayor Ko Wen-je faces jail on corruption charges BBC.comProsecutors in Taiwan Indict Ko Wen-je, Former Presidential Candidate The New York TimesFormer Taipei mayor charged for ... Continue Reading »
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Biden pledges more U.S. arms to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attack AxiosRussia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure on Christmas Day The New York TimesBiden condemns Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas ... Continue Reading »
Mozambique unrest: Hundreds flee Maputo jail amid poll protests BBC.comAt least 6,000 inmates escape Mozambique jail amid post-election riots The GuardianMozambique Unrest: What to Know The New York ... Continue Reading »
Israel Loosened Its Rules to Bomb Hamas Fighters, Killing Many More Civilians The New York TimesIDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, allowing more civilian ... Continue Reading »
Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders The Associated PressKilling of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t ... Continue Reading »
Taliban claims Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 The HillPakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation Al Jazeera EnglishAfghan Taliban vow to retaliate after Pakistani air ... Continue Reading »
Syrian Christians attend first Christmas Eve service since al-Assad’s fall Al Jazeera EnglishFor Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear The Washington ... Continue Reading »
Updates: Netanyahu reports progress on captive deal but offers no timeline Al Jazeera EnglishIsrael and Hamas blame each other for ceasefire delays as agreement nears EuronewsNegotiators Await ... Continue Reading »
Russian ship that sank off Spanish coast was blown up in 'act of terrorism,' RIA cites owner ReutersRussian cargo ship’s owner says sinking in Mediterranean was ... Continue Reading »
When Dave Hodson walked through wheat fields in Ethiopia in 2010, it seemed as if everything had been painted yellow. A rust fungus was in ... Continue Reading »
As we run, drive, bike, and fly, we leave behind telltale marks of our movements on Earth—if you know where to look. Physical tracks, thermal ... Continue Reading »
The worst technologies of 2024. The future of mixed reality. AI’s impact on the climate. These are just a few of the topics we covered ... Continue Reading »
Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers. We ... Continue Reading »
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Here’s ... Continue Reading »
Dan Huttenlocher, SM ’84, PhD ’88, leads the way up to the eighth floor of Building 45, the recently completed headquarters of the MIT Schwarzman ... Continue Reading »
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With 2024 almost over, the Galaxy S25 launch event is imminent. Samsung will unveil the next-gen Galaxy S series in mid-January, just like last year. ... Continue Reading »
During Apple’s It’s Glowtime event, the company announced the Apple Watch Series 10. With a thinner design and bigger displays, this device celebrates ten years ... Continue Reading »
iOS 19 is Apple’s upcoming operating system for iPhone models. It’s expected to be announced during the WWDC 2025 keynote ahead of a public release ... Continue Reading »
The foldable iPhone has been in the news for years, but Apple has yet to make any of its efforts public. Meanwhile, Samsung and Huawei ... Continue Reading »
With the iPhone 16 now available, rumors focus on the upcoming iPhone 17. This model is expected to be released in the second half of ... Continue Reading »
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Cyber threats are even more sophisticated these days than they have been in the past. That means it’s more important now than ever before that ... Continue Reading »
OpenAI concluded 2024 with a bang, hosting a “12 Days” event of AI announcements mostly focused on ChatGPT. The ChatGPT o1 models and the Canvas ... Continue Reading »
We’re nearing the iPhone’s twentieth anniversary in 2027, a device that should be called iPhone 19 according to the current naming scheme. Blame Apple’s marketing ... Continue Reading »
With 2024 winding down, there’s no question that the Nintendo Switch 2 console is one of the most talked about gadgets set to debut next ... Continue Reading »
Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft adds Copilot to Microsoft 365 in Australia and Southeast Asia and raises 365's price, a sign of how ... Continue Reading »
Ruth Reader / Politico:
US federal lobbying disclosure forms reveal how Meta, with a team of 14 directly employed lobbyists, led efforts to block the ... Continue Reading »
Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
An undisclosed 2023 agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI defines achieving AGI as the point when OpenAI develops AI systems that ... Continue Reading »
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
How H-1B workers from India and other countries help the US remain dominant in tech, as some on the new “Tech ... Continue Reading »
The Information:
Source: Microsoft and OpenAI wrangle over Microsoft's stake in the for-profit entity, use of OpenAI's IP, continued collection of 20% of OpenAI's revenue, ... Continue Reading »
Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Finland says it suspects an oil tanker in Russia's shadow fleet of damaging three undersea internet cables on December 25, ... Continue Reading »
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
How some doctors are using AI tools, like DAX Copilot from Microsoft's Nuance, to automate administrative tasks like taking ... Continue Reading »
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Bluesky launches Trending Topics in beta on its desktop and mobile apps in English; a user's muted words and phrases won't ... Continue Reading »
New York Times:
Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force that ... Continue Reading »
Malcolm Moore / Financial Times:
Italian energy giant Eni launches its HPC6 supercomputer, the most powerful outside the US, costing €100M to build and using ... Continue Reading »
Manuel Baigorri / Bloomberg:
Alibaba agrees to merge its South Korean operations with E-Mart's Gmarket, creating a 50-50 joint venture; sources say the new company ... Continue Reading »
Eric Enge / Search Engine Land:
An in-depth analysis of 62 AI queries: ChatGPT search beat Google on content gap analysis and disambiguation queries, but ... Continue Reading »
Ari Levy / CNBC:
AppLovin was 2024's top performing US tech stock, up 758% as of December 24, followed by MicroStrategy, up 467%, and Palantir, ... Continue Reading »
New York Times:
Japan Airlines halts ticket sales after a cyberattack hit its network equipment, causing delays to more than 40 flights, and says flight ... Continue Reading »
Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the ... Continue Reading »