Topic | Tech

In 2026, We’re Friction-Maxxing

In the face of technologies that sell us escapism at every turn, we…

Tired of AI, people are committing to the analog lifestyle in 2026

With our homes and lives swarming with AI-powered devices, assistants…

The 21 Best Ideas of the 21st Century

A quarter of a century in, this is our definitive pick of the ideas…

Don’t hold your breath for robots’ ChatGPT moment

UK minister unveils plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI

New funding for researchers and streamlined regulation part of…

The State of AI: Chatbot companions and the future of our privacy

MIT Technology Review’s senior reporter for features and…

The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions

In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI…

The VPN panic is only getting started

Could age restrictions come to VPNs next?

Not engaging with AI could cause charities future issues, event hears

It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist

A mix of technology and politics has given an unprecedented boost to…

The Best Inventions of 2025

Here are the 2025 best inventions making the world better, smarter,…

AI is not killing jobs, US study finds

In the Age of A.I., What Makes People Unique?

More than ever, we’re challenged to define what’s valuable about…

Elon Musk’s Wikipedia Competitor Is Going to Be a Disaster

Remember when Grok praised Adolf Hitler?

How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral

Machine translators have made it easier than ever to create…

The Age of Enshittification

In a new book, the technology critic Cory Doctorow expands on a…

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through…

Charities should embrace AI to deepen donor relationships, academics advise