The Download: the case for AI slop, and helping CRISPR fulfill its promise
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A new CRISPR startup is betting regulators will ease up on gene-editing
Here at MIT Technology Review we’ve been writing about the gene-editing technology CRISPR since 2013,
America’s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research
The new year has barely begun, but the first days of 2026 have brought big
The Download: mimicking pregnancy’s first moments in a lab, and AI parameters explained
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Using unstructured data to fuel enterprise AI success
Enterprises are sitting on vast quantities of unstructured data, from call records and video footage
What new legal challenges mean for the future of US offshore wind
For offshore wind power in the US, the new year is bringing new legal battles.
Nous Research’s NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment
Nous Research, the open-source artificial intelligence startup backed by crypto venture firm Paradigm, released a
Deploying a hybrid approach to Web3 in the AI era
When the concept of “Web 3.0” first emerged about a decade ago the idea was
The Download: war in Europe, and the company that wants to cool the planet
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LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter?
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to
The man who made India digital isn’t done yet
Nandan Nilekani can’t stop trying to push India into the future. He started nearly 30
Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education
Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological
Listening to battery failure
Lithium-ion batteries produce faint sounds as they charge, discharge, and degrade. But until now, nobody
Hands-on engineering
Jaden Chizuruoke May ’29 worked with teammates Rihanna Arouna ’29 and Marian Akinsoji ’29 to
Under 10% of an earthquake’s energy makes the ground shake
Earthquakes are driven by energy stored up in rocks over millennia—energy that, once released, we