Microsoft has denied reports it plans to cut up to 22,000 jobs, calling the claims unfounded. The rumours, which spread online, suggested wide-ranging layoffs across key divisions – gaming, Azure, and sales. While recent job cuts have fuelled scepticism, the…
Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but some in the industry are impatient for them to become more useful, not just a promise of things to come. – According to…
Health-tech platform Practo has launched its care navigation service in the United States. The company has already seen significant adoption, listing over two lakh doctors. Practo aims to strengthen its US team and explore acquisitions.
Google has launched a Gemini-powered tool that lets teachers create podcast-style audio lessons in Google Classroom. The feature targets students’ growing preference for audio learning and is now rolling out to education subscribers. While interest is strong, some teachers remain…
The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work officially launched on Nov. 3, 2025, bringing together scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to explore critical questions about economic opportunity, technology, and democracy. Co-directed by MIT…
When the concept of “Web 3.0” first emerged about a decade ago the idea was clear: Create a more user-controlled internet that lets you do everything you can now, except without servers or intermediaries to manage the flow of information.…
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. Europe’s drone-filled vision for the future of war Last spring, 3,000 British soldiers deployed an invisible automated intelligence…
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. I am writing this because one of my editors woke up…
Nandan Nilekani can’t stop trying to push India into the future. He started nearly 30 years ago, masterminding an ongoing experiment in technological state capacity that started with Aadhaar—the world’s largest digital identity system. Aadhaar means “foundation” in Hindi, and…
A California lawmaker has proposed a four-year ban on AI-powered toys for children, citing risks from unsafe chatbot interactions. The move follows wider concerns over AI tools exposing minors to harmful or sexual content. The proposed restriction is intended to…