Mars may be known as the Red Planet, but under the right cosmic conditions, its skies shimmer emerald with auroras — and for the first time, scientists think they can predict the spectacle. Being able to predict Martian auroras, which result…
TikTok deal may be done: Trump to meet China's Xi Jinping
The White House has announced that there is a plan to sell TikTok’s US division and keep it operational in the country, though final details are yet to be resolved. The threat of a TikTok ban may finally be over The…
Amid a tidal wave of performance complaints on PC, the first Borderlands 4 patch has arrived to address stability – but no one knows what it does
Borderlands 4 has faced criticism for its performance on all platforms Gearbox has released a patch for PC optimization, but there are no patch notes The studio rolled the patch out quickly, but no word on console fixes yet Borderlands 4…
The Download: Trump’s impact on science, and meet our climate and energy honorees
Every year MIT Technology Review celebrates accomplished young scientists, entrepreneurs, and inventors from around the world in our Innovators Under 35 list. We’ve just published the 2025 edition. This year, though, the context is different: The US scientific community is under…
This horse-themed browser puzzle game is an absolute delight and I can’t stop playing it
Another day, another adorable game that I’ve become completely obsessed with. I came across Roly-Pony this weekend during a particularly soul-sucking bout of doomscrolling, and it’s turned out to be the perfect little temporary respite from the horrors. (Shoutout to Alice…
NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos)
Alaska’s Alsek Glacier has retreated more than 3 miles (5 kilometers) since 1984, turning Prow Knob into an island. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.) NASA satellite imagery has revealed a…
tvOS 26 review: High on polish, light on new features for Apple TV
With tvOS 26, Apple’s Liquid Glass design language makes the leap to the big screen. While there are plenty of small additions, this update does little to push tvOS further. tvOS 26 review: The new Apple TV update is solid, but…
You’re going to need a new charger to get the fastest possible iPhone 17 Pro charging speeds
The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max offer faster charging times You’ll also need a compatible charger to get the top speeds Only one matching charger is currently available, from Apple The Apple iPhone 17 series is now official, but we’re…
We can’t “make American children healthy again” without tackling the gun crisis
“When you add all these dimensions, [gun violence is] a very huge public health problem,” says Webster. Researchers who study gun violence have been saying the same thing for years. And in 2024, then US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared it…
California’s age verification bill for app stores and operating systems takes another step forward
A California bill that would require operating system and app store providers to verify users’ ages before they can download apps has cleared the Assembly 58-0, and will now move on to Gov. Gavin Newsom, reports. The Digital Age Assurance Act…