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Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
26 charts that helped explain 2024 in politics  ABC NewsYear in Review Quiz: 2024  CNN9 actually good things that happened in 2024  Vox.comTen Most Significant World Events in ... Continue Reading »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
Germany's Faeser says AfD shouldn't exploit Magdeburg attack  DW (English)Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper German social divisions  The Associated PressA horrific ... Continue Reading »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
All four Moscow airports closed temporarily, Russia's aviation watchdog says  The Jerusalem PostOperations temporarily suspended at Moscow and Kaluga airports  EuronewsAll four Moscow airports resume work, Russia's ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday December 25, 2024
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 »
Wednesday December 25, 2024
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 »
Tuesday December 24, 2024
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 »
Wednesday December 25, 2024
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 »
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Tuesday December 24, 2024
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Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Wednesday December 25, 2024
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 »
Wednesday December 25, 2024
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 »
Tuesday December 24, 2024
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 »
Tuesday December 24, 2024
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 »
Monday December 23, 2024
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 »
Monday December 23, 2024
We need a strategy to deal with a hydra.  It’s Sunday, January 14, 2024, more than 50 hours since the annual MIT Mystery Hunt kicked ... Continue Reading »
Monday December 23, 2024
“THE CULT OF THE FOUNDER.” “THE CULT OF THE TECH GENIUS.”  “Beware: Silicon Valley’s cultists want to turn you into a disruptive deviant.” “Tech’s cult ... Continue Reading »
Monday December 23, 2024
When I last wrote to you in this magazine, I told you a bit about the MIT Collaboratives, an effort to spark new ideas and ... Continue Reading »
Monday December 23, 2024
“I’m moving to Boston in three weeks!” At my high school graduation, I had just learned I’d been accepted into the Interphase EDGE program, an ... Continue Reading »
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Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
The Camera Control feature is one of the marquee features of the iPhone 16 lineup. This new button features several layers of software integration, and ... Continue Reading »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Wednesday December 25, 2024
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 »
Tuesday December 24, 2024
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 »
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Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »
Thursday December 26, 2024
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 »