This ebook is available only for subscribers. In this exclusive subscriber-only eBook, you'll learn about a new method that scientists have uncovered to look at the ways our bodies are aging. We're learning more about what vitamin D does to our bodies Jessica Hamzelou OpenAI's new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works Will Douglas Heaven We're learning more about what vitamin D does to our bodies The sunshine vitamin could affect your immune system and heart health. The idea that machines will be as smart as--or smarter than--humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you'll see it's a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do. The experimental model won't compete with the biggest and best, but it could tell us why they behave in weird ways--and how trustworthy they really are.

We'll keep following these developments, but this just wasn't their year. If you're a longtime reader, you probably know that our newsroom selects 10 breakthroughs every year that we think will define the future . This group exercise is mostly fun and always engrossing, but at times it can also be quite difficult. We collectively pitch dozens of ideas, and the editors meticulously review and debate the merits of each. We agonize over which ones might make the broadest impact, whether one is too similar to something we've featured in the past, and how confident we are that a recent advance will actually translate into long-term success. There is plenty of lively discussion along the way.

It's free and easy to nominate yourself or someone you know--here's how. We have some exciting news: Nominations are now open for's 2026 Innovators Under 35 competition. This annual list recognizes 35 of the world's best young scientists and inventors, and our newsroom has produced it for more than two decades. It's free to nominate yourself or someone you know, and it only takes a few moments. We're looking for people who are making important scientific discoveries and applying that knowledge to build new technologies. Or those who are engineering new systems and algorithms that will aid our work or extend our abilities.

You live in a house you designed and built yourself. You rely on the sun for power, heat your home with a woodstove, and farm your own fish and vegetables. This is the life of Marcin Jakubowski, the 53-year-old founder of Open Source Ecology, an open collaborative of engineers, producers, and builders developing what they call the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS). It's a set of 50 machines--everything from a tractor to an oven to a circuit maker--that are capable of building civilization from scratch and can be reconfigured however you see fit. It's all part of his ethos that life-changing technology should be available to all, not controlled by a select few. What it's like to find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy theory Last week, we held a subscribers-only Roundtables discussion exploring how to cope in this new age of conspiracy theories.

President of Microsoft Research Peter Lee elaborates on the future of AI, uncovering emerging trends, hidden opportunities, and breakthrough innovations that are not yet visible to most. It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot Rhiannon Williams It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot Machine translators have made it easier than ever to create error-plagued Wikipedia articles in obscure languages. What happens when AI models get trained on junk pages? Marcin Jakubowski is compiling a DIY set of society's essential machines and making it open-source. The idea that machines will be as smart as--or smarter than--humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you'll see it's a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do.

President of Microsoft Research Peter Lee elaborates on the future of AI, uncovering emerging trends, hidden opportunities, and breakthrough innovations that are not yet visible to most. It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot Rhiannon Williams It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot Machine translators have made it easier than ever to create error-plagued Wikipedia articles in obscure languages. What happens when AI models get trained on junk pages? Marcin Jakubowski is compiling a DIY set of society's essential machines and making it open-source. The idea that machines will be as smart as--or smarter than--humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you'll see it's a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do.

This year, we've seen a real-time experiment playing out across the technology industry, one in which AI's software engineering capabilities have been put to the test against human technologists. And although 2025 may have started with AI looking strong, the transition from vibe coding to what's being termed context engineering shows that while the work of human developers is evolving, they nevertheless remain absolutely critical. This is captured in the latest volume of the " Thoughtworks Technology Radar," a report on the technologies used by our teams on projects with clients. In it, we see the emergence of techniques and tooling designed to help teams better tackle the problem of managing context when working with LLMs and AI agents. Taken together, there's a clear signal of the direction of travel in software engineering and even AI more broadly. After years of the industry assuming progress in AI is all about scale and speed, we're starting to see that what matters is the ability to handle context effectively.

The State of AI: Is China about to win the race? In this conversation, the FT's John Thornhill and MIT Technology Review's Caiwei Chen consider the battle between Silicon Valley and Beijing for technological supremacy. Viewed from abroad, it seems only a matter of time before China emerges as the AI superpower of the 21st century. Here in the West, our initial instinct is to focus on America's significant lead in semiconductor expertise, its cutting-edge AI research, and its vast investments in data centers. The legendary investor Warren Buffett once warned: "Never bet against America." He is right that for more than two centuries, no other "incubator for unleashing human potential" has matched the US.

Access a subscriber-only ebook revealing how much energy AI really uses--and what it means for the planet. This ebook is available only for subscribers. In this exclusive subscirber-only ebook you'll learn how the emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small--until you add up what the industry isn't tracking and consider where it's heading next. We did the math on AI's energy footprint. Here's the story you haven't heard. It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot Rhiannon Williams Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT.

Watch a subscriber-only conversation exploring how companies are pursuing climate solutions amid political shifts in the U.S. Companies are pursuing climate solutions amid shifting U.S. politics and economic uncertainty. Drawing from MIT Technology Review's 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list, this session highlights the most promising technologies--from electric trucks to gene-edited crops--and explores the challenges companies face in advancing climate progress today. It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot Rhiannon Williams Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. Marcin Jakubowski is compiling a DIY set of society's essential machines and making it open-source.