Biden launches new Chinese chips trade probe, will hand off to Trump
The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into older Chinese-made “legacy” semiconductors that could heap more US...
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $1.2B in 3 Trading Days as Altcoins Outperform BTC
The sluggish office-building sale market got a half-billion-dollar gift — not from Santa, but from the worlds largest reinsurance company.Munich...
Costco egg recall raised to highest risk level due to salmonella risk that can cause 'adverse health consequences or death'
The Food and Drug Administration elevated its recent recall of more than 10,000 cartons of eggs sold at Costco to...
Trump Names Bo Hines Executive Director of Presidential Digital Asset Advisory Committee
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed former college football player Bo Hines to the new crypto council.Announced Sunday, Hines will...
US government sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over $10M in delivery driver 'junk fees'
The U.S. consumer finance watchdog accused Walmart (WMT.N), opens new tab and the workforce payments company Branch Messenger on Monday of forcing...
The Star of Bethlehem: Astronomical and Religious Mystery Explained
The Star of Bethlehem, referenced in the Gospel of Matthew, has intrigued scholars, scientists, and theologians for centuries. According to...
NISAR Satellite Launch by ISRO And NASA Set for March 2025
American space agency NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are scheduled to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar...
Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024
What did people enjoy most? Here’s a quick look at some of the stories that performed best with our audience: ...
The humans behind the robots
That’s the question at the center of my story for our magazine, published online today, on whether we will trust...
SpaceX Calls off Falcon 9 Launch of Four MicroGEO Satellites at Last Second
SpaceX's highly anticipated launch of four "MicroGEO" communications satellites was called off at the final second on December 21. A...
NASA simulates conditions on Vesta to understand its mysterious gullies
NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which orbited the asteroid Vesta in 2012, captured images of mysterious gullies on its surface, raising questions...
NASA’s Hubble and Chandra Telescopes Spot Strange Tilted Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 5084
In findings shared through The Astrophysical Journal, NASA scientists have uncovered an extraordinary black hole in galaxy NGC 5084. Located...
Ursid Meteor Shower: Best Viewing Tips for 2024
The Ursid meteor shower, the final celestial display of the year, is expected to reach its peak in the early...
SpaceX to Launch Two Private Astronaut Missions to ISS with Vast Space
SpaceX has entered into an agreement with Vast Space to conduct two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station...
Appeal to bring manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin over 2021 Rust shooting dropped by prosecutor
Alec Baldwin will not appear again in court for involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on the set of Rust...
Starmer ‘looking towards a better, brighter future’ in Christmas message
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be "looking towards a better, brighter future" in his first Christmas message as...
Forging the digital future
It worked out, of course. He headed to Cambridge and gravitated to MIT’s AI Lab in Technology Square, where he...
More puzzles, less sleep
The “hydra” we’re dealing with is a metapuzzle: We have to find a way to use the solutions from other...
The cult of tech
The headlines seem to write themselves (if that cliché is allowed anymore in the age of ChatGPT and generative AI)....
Tapping the wisdom of human-centered fields
In a practical sense, it’s designed to help our scholars in human-centered disciplines “go big.” MITHIC will give them the...