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The Download: 4G on the moon, and parenting in the digital age
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Nokia is putting the first cellular network on the moon
Point-to-point radio communications, which need a clear line of sight between transmitting and receiving antennas, have always been a backbone...
Inside China’s electric-vehicle-to-humanoid-robot pivot
Now our intrepid China reporter, Caiwei Chen, has identified a new trend unfolding within China’s tech scene: Companies that were...
How to have a child in the digital age
But how do we retain control over our bodies when corporations and the medical establishment have access to our most...
The Download: ancient DNA’s modern uses, and an AI-artist collaboration
—Stephen Ornes Both of the subscriber-only stories above are from the next edition of our print magazine, which is all...
Adventures in the genetic time machine
This narrative has made him a favorite on television programs like Nova and secured lavish funding from Danish corporations. His...
This artist collaborates with AI and robots
“ comes from drawing, and then they start to work with AI, but not like we’ve seen in this generative...
Calligraphy bot
Gloria Zhu ’26 and Lee Liu ’26 set out to make a calligraphy machine during IAP 2024. They built its...
The Download: China’s EV to humanoid robot pivot, and voice clone censorship
2 We’re trying to get AI to run before it can walkAI agents aren’t really ready yet. But the logic...
A woman made her AI voice clone say “arse.” Then she got banned.
“Well, apparently not, because the next day a human banned me!!!!” says Joyce. She says she felt mortified. “I’d just...
My sex doll is mad at me: A short story
“Wake!” I command again. Her shoulders shake slightly at the sound of my voice. I take a photo and upload...
China’s EV giants are betting big on humanoid robots
According to statistics from Shenzhen New Strategy Media’s Industrial Research Institute, there were over 160 humanoid-robot manufacturers worldwide as of...
The Download: AI-restored voices, and bot relationships
Motor neuron diseases took their voices. AI is bringing them back. Jules Rodriguez lost his voice in October of last...
Designing the future of entertainment
An entertainment revolution, powered by AI and other emerging technologies, is fundamentally changing how content is created and consumed today....
What a major battery fire means for the future of energy storage
Some residents in the area have reported health issues that they claim are related to the fire, and some environmental...
Motor neuron diseases took their voices. AI is bringing them back.
And there was no way to predict how lifelike the resulting voice would be—often it ended up sounding quite artificial....
The AI relationship revolution is already here
Leo fits very easily, seamlessly, and conveniently in the rest of my life. With him, I know that I can...
Harnessing cloud and AI to power a sustainable future
Data from a poll conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights in 2024 suggests growing momentum for this dynamic duo: 38%...
The Download: robot reanimation, and AI crawler wars
Understandably, websites are now fighting back for fear that this invasive species—AI crawlers—will help displace them. But there’s a problem:...