Author: Hunter

The old-fashioned drip coffee maker has come a long way. Our favorite machines here can turn your barista into a stranger. Read more

This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. This week saw the release of some fascinating news about some very furry rodents—so-called “woolly mice”—created as part of an experiment to explore how we might one day… Read more

Google has announced that lock screen widgets are coming to Android 16 phones later this year. Widgets have been available on the lock screen of the Pixel Tablet since last year, but Google is now bringing them to phones and more tablets. All widgets will support the lock screen by default, though app developers will… Read more

El bombo y platillo del blockchain que se produjo a finales de la década de 2010 casi ha desaparecido, sustituido por un intenso interés en la inteligencia artificial (IA) y perjudicado por los esquemas incompletos de criptomonedas y NFT, dicen algunos expertos. El último informe sobre el ciclo de expectación del blockchain publicado en julio… Read more

Despite national conversations about a lack of women in IT, women remain largely underrepresented in technology roles, according to a study by the National Science Foundation. And the pipeline doesn’t suggest a near-term correction. Women make up 35% of employees in STEM in the US, and at the Big Five tech companies — Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon,… Read more

Chronic loneliness can increase cortisol and inflammation and weaken your immune system, says social scientist Kasley Killiam. She argues it’s time to accept that good quality social connections are a fundamental human need. Read more

If you are a tech leader, you might encourage your daughter to follow your path, imagining a journey, like yours, with challenges that can be overcome with hard work. But if you are a man — especially a white man — you are likely unaware of the massive obstacles she will face that you didn’t.… Read more

Pese a los importantes avances en materia de igualdad entre hombres y mujeres que se han logrado en los últimos años, el de la equidad es un camino al que aún le queda recorrido. También en el sector tecnológico, en el que aún persiste cierta segregación por género. Según los datos recogidos en el Estudio… Read more

최근 기업 이사회에서는 사이버 위협에 대한 우려가 급격히 커지고 있다. 이에 따라 규제 기관의 관심도 높아졌으며, 특히 이사회 차원의 사이버 보안 관여 강화를 요구하는 규제가 강화되고 있다. 이러한 흐름 속에서 이사회는 보안 책임자에게 점점 더 많은 질문을 던지고 있다. 2023년 11월, 뉴욕 금융서비스국(NYDFS)은 ‘23 NYCRR 파트 500’ 개정안을 확정했다. 이 법안은 필요한 사이버보안 통제 조치를… Read more

Lo avanzó Javier Álvarez, CIO de Vueling, en entrevista para CIO España: “La innovación forma parte del ADN de la compañía desde el inicio de los tiempos”. Y lo cierto es que la aerolínea de bajo coste no ha hecho sino confirmar estas palabras. En el marco de la celebración de la edición 2025 del… Read more