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The usability imperative for securing digital asset devices

MIT Technology Review Insights • March 9, 2026 When Tony Fadell started working on the iPod, usability often trumped security. The result was an iterative process. Every time someone would find a security weakness or a way to hack the device, the development group would iterate to add measures and fix the issues. Yet, flaws

The Download: 10 things that matter in AI, plus Anthropic’s plan to sue the Pentagon

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Thomas Macaulay • March 6, 2026 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. Coming soon: our 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now For years, MIT Technology Review’s newsroom has been ahead of the curve, tracking the

The Download: murky AI surveillance laws, and the White House cracks down on defiant labs

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Thomas Macaulay • March 9, 2026 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. Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI? The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense and the AI company Anthropic has raised

The Download: AI’s role in the Iran war, and an escalating legal fight

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Thomas Macaulay • March 10, 2026 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. How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater Much of the spotlight on AI in the Iran conflict has focused on models like Claude helping

Prioritizing energy intelligence for sustainable growth

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MIT Technology Review Insights • March 10, 2026 Loudoun County, Virginia, once known for its pastoral scenery and proximity to Washington, DC, has earned a more modern reputation in recent years: The area has the highest concentration of data centers on the planet. Ten years ago, these facilities powered email and e-commerce. Today, thanks to

How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world

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Will Douglas Heaven • March 10, 2026 Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. Released in 2016 by the Google spinout Niantic, the AR twist on the juggernaut Pokémon franchise fast became a global phenomenon. From Chicago to Oslo to Enoshima, players hit the streets in the urgent hope of catching a Jigglypuff or

Hustlers are cashing in on China’s OpenClaw AI craze

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Caiwei Chen • March 11, 2026 Feng Qingyang had always hoped to launch his own company, but he never thought this would be how—or that the day would come this fast. Feng, a 27-year-old software engineer based in Beijing, started tinkering with OpenClaw, a popular new open-source AI tool that can take over a device

Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?

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Andrew Cunningham • March 10, 2026 Buying a cheap laptop is easy. You just go to Best Buy or Newegg or Amazon or Walmart or somewhere, you pick the cheapest one (or the most expensive one that fits whatever your budget is), and you buy it. For as little as $200 or $300, you can

The Download: Pokémon Go to train world models, and the US-China race to find aliens

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Thomas Macaulay • March 11, 2026 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. How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. Released in 2016 by

After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes

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Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times • March 10, 2026 Amazon’s ecommerce business has summoned a large group of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday for a “deep dive” into a spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools. The online retail giant said there had been a “trend of incidents” in