The Download: technological complexity, and climate change Catan
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The terrible complexity of technological problems The philosopher Karl Popper once argued that there are two kinds of problems in the world: clock problems and cloud problems. As the metaphor suggests, clock problems…
How to fix a Windows PC affected by the global outage
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. Windows PCs have crashed in a major IT outage around the world, bringing airlines, major banks, TV broadcasters, health-care providers, and other businesses to a standstill. Airlines including United,…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/19/1095161/fix-windows-pc-microsoft-crowdstrike-outage/
How to fix a Windows PC affected by the global outage
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. Windows PCs have crashed in a major IT outage around the world, bringing airlines, major banks, TV broadcasters, health-care providers, and other businesses to a standstill. Airlines including United,…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/19/1095161/fix-windows-pc-microsoft-crowdstrike-outage/
The Download: Windows’ CrowdStrike outage, and wildfire-tracking balloons
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A widespread Windows outage is affecting airlines, banks, and TV broadcasters What’s happening? Windows PCs have crashed around the world, bringing airlines, major banks, TV broadcasters, healthcare providers and other businesses to a…
Why we need safeguards against genetic discrimination
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. A couple of years ago, I spat into a little plastic tube, stuck it in the post, and waited for a company to analyze markers on my DNA…
Building supply chain resilience with AI
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If the last five years have taught businesses with complex supply chains anything, it is that resilience is crucial. In the first three months of the covid-19 pandemic, for example, supply-chain leader Amazon grew its business 44%. Its investments in supply chain resilience allowed it to deliver when its competitors could not, says Sanjeev Maddila,…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/18/1094899/building-supply-chain-resilience-with-ai/
The Download: Falcon 9’s future, and Big Tech’s climate goals
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is one of the world’s safest, most productive rockets. But a rare engine malfunction on July 11 prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration to…
The Download: Falcon 9’s future, and Big Tech’s climate goals
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is one of the world’s safest, most productive rockets. But a rare engine malfunction on July 11 prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration to…
Companies need to stop taking the easy way out on climate goals
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This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Corporate climate claims can be confusing—and sometimes entirely unintuitive. Tech giants Amazon and Google both recently released news about their efforts to clean up their climate impact. Both were a mixed bag,…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/18/1095086/corporate-net-zero-goals/
What’s next for SpaceX’s Falcon 9
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is one of the world’s safest, most productive rockets. But now it’s been grounded: A rare engine malfunction on July 11 prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration to initiate an investigation and halt all Falcon 9 flights until further notice. The incident has exposed the risks of the US aerospace industry’s heavy…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/18/1095036/whats-next-for-spacexs-falcon-9/
Transforming the energy industry through disruptive innovation
In the rhythm of our fast-paced lives, most of us don’t stop to think about where electricity comes from or or how it powers homes, industries, and the technologies that connect people around the world. As populations and economies grow, energy demands are set to increase by 50% by 2050–challenging century-old energy systems to adapt…
The Download: Big Tech’s climate claims, and reducing your music streaming carbon footprint
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google, Amazon and the problem with Big Tech’s climate claims Last week, Amazon trumpeted that it had purchased enough clean electricity to cover the energy demands of all its global operations, seven years…
Five ways to make music streaming better for the climate
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. This week, we are taking a short break from China and turning to its neighbor South Korea instead. As K-pop sweeps the world and accumulates a massive, devout fan base, these fans…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/17/1095024/music-streaming-climate-friendly-tips/
Google, Amazon and the problem with Big Tech’s climate claims
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Last week, Amazon trumpeted that it had purchased enough clean electricity to cover the energy demands of all the offices, data centers, grocery stores, and warehouses across its…
The Download: K-pop stans’ climate plans, and what AI isn’t
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Music streaming can be a drag on the environment. These K-pop fans want to clean it up. K-pop fans have for years been known for their incredible organizing power. As their numbers have…
A short history of AI, and what it is (and isn’t)
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. It’s the simplest questions that are often the hardest to answer. That applies to AI, too. Even though it’s a technology being sold as a solution to the world’s problems, nobody…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/16/1095001/a-short-history-of-ai-and-what-it-is-and-isnt/
Music streaming can be a drag on the environment. These K-pop fans want to clean it up.
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On Valentine’s Day 2023, five K-pop fans came to a bustling street in the center of Seoul, one of them in a bee costume. Then they started dancing to “Candy” by the boy band NCT Dream and unfurled a banner with a message for Korea’s largest domestic music streaming platform: “Melon, let’s use 100% renewable…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/16/1094982/music-streaming-climate-kpop-fan/
The Download: how AI affects creativity, and CRISPR babies
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI can make you more creative—but it has limits Generative AI models have made it simpler and quicker to produce everything from text passages and images to video clips and audio tracks. But…
Unlocking secure, private AI with confidential computing
All of a sudden, it seems that AI is everywhere, from executive assistant chatbots to AI code assistants. But despite the proliferation of AI in the zeitgeist, many organizations are proceeding with caution. This is due to the perception of the security quagmires AI presents. For the emerging technology to reach its full potential, data…
AI can make you more creative—but it has limits
Generative AI models have made it simpler and quicker to produce everything from text passages and images to video clips and audio tracks. Texts and media that might have taken years for humans to create can now be generated in seconds. But while AI’s output can certainly seem creative, do these models actually boost human…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/12/1094892/ai-can-make-you-more-creative-but-it-has-limits/