A new study argues that conditions necessary for intelligent extraterrestrial life may be far less common than once thought. Planets lacking plate tectonics and sufficient carbon dioxide and oxygen could make advanced civilizations like ours extremely rare, Manuel Scherf and Helmut…
The die is cast: A close-up view of Apple's A19 SoC
The A19 is a considerable refinement over the A18 in terms of chip construction, a microscopic view of the iPhone 17 SoC has demonstrated. A19 Pro – Image Credit: Apple The iPhone 17 generation brought with it the new A19 and…
“It could be catastrophic to the city” – US Secret Service takes down massive million-dollar network of SIM cards it says was capable of taking down comms across New York
A massive communications network was uncovered in New York The network is made of 300 servers containing 100,000 SIM cards Only part of the network was deployed, with more equipment discovered ready to be added to the network The US Secret…
Roundtables: Meet the 2025 Innovator of the Year
Every year, MIT Technology Review selects one individual whose work we admire to recognize as Innovator of the Year. For 2025, we chose Sneha Goenka, who designed the computations behind the world’s fastest whole-genome sequencing method. Thanks to her work, physicians can…
Google AI Mode now speaks Spanish
Google’s AI Mode is continuing its rapid global growth. Today, the company announced that this addition to Google Search is rolling out in Spanish. The new option is available in all countries that support AI Mode. The move will allow Spanish…