Every autumn, as the Northern Hemisphere moves toward winter, Judah Cohen starts to piece together a complex atmospheric puzzle. Cohen, a research scientist in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), has spent decades studying how conditions in the…
The new year has barely begun, but the first days of 2026 have brought big news for health. On Monday, the US’s federal health agency upended its recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations—a move that health associations worry puts children at…
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. Researchers are getting organoids pregnant with human embryos At first glance, it looks like the start of a…
Enterprises are sitting on vast quantities of unstructured data, from call records and video footage to customer complaint histories and supply chain signals. Yet this invaluable business intelligence, estimated to make up as much as 90% of the data generated…
For offshore wind power in the US, the new year is bringing new legal battles. On December 22, the Trump administration announced it would pause the leases of five wind farms currently under construction off the US East Coast. Developers…
Apple’s senior leadership continues to see significant departures, with its lead Safari designer, Marco Triverio, joining The Browser Company. This move means The Browser Company now employs lead designers from every Safari era overlapping with their Arc and Dia browsers…
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…