Articles by Technology Review from March 2016

Despite legislative momentum behind projects like those being developed by Google, Amazon, and others, big technology challenges stand in the way of delivery drones....

More industries are looking for ways to use artificial intelligence. What will that mean for the technologys future?...

Chinas biggest Internet company, Baidu, is pushing an ambitious effort to add artificial intelligence to its products....

Despite many advances, AI still works best when paired with humans....

Plans to use drones and balloons to provide wireless Internet will need considerable help from regulators overseeing airspace and communications satellites....

A new iPhone app uses machine learning to identify objects for people with poor eyesight, and it doesnt need an Internet connection....

Cancellations of solar thermal projects likely mean the technologys future is dim in the U.S., so companies are looking overseas....

Two radically different engine designs aim to make flying cleaner and quieter. Which one will win?...

A flexible tattoo senses glucose levels in sweat and delivers a drug as needed....

But some researchers think its irresponsible to market them to consumers....

The worlds largest industrial robot maker, Fanuc, is developing robots that use reinforcement learning to figure out how to do things....

Throughout history, communications have mainly been ephemeral. We need to be sure we can preserve that freedom....

The first games for Oculus Rift are pretty sweet, though occasionally nauseating....

Quanttus spent several years trying to track blood pressure at the wrist, but doing so appears to be even more difficult than the company thought....

Quanttus spent several years trying to track blood pressure at the wrist, but doing so appears to be even more difficult than the company thought....

8i is trying to bring real people into virtual reality for more immersive experiences, from films to yoga classes....

The FBIs demands on Apple have got security experts thinking about how to make it harder for the government to secretly coerce software companies....

A company is developing apartment buildings with sensors, automated appliances, and the ability to learn an owners habits....

The Bank of England asked researchers to invent a digital currency with a more centralized design....

U.K.-based startup Babylon will launch an app later this year that will listen to your symptoms and provide medical advice. Will it help or hinder the health-care system?...

New homework assignments at 7 p.m., corrections due by midnight: how teachers, parents, and students in some schools in China are using WeChat to perpetuate round-the-clock pressure....

Startup Skydio has developed a more sophisticated autopilot for drones. Beyond obstacle avoidance, it lets an aircraft orient itself and navigate through busy areas....

Either you let law enforcement get into encrypted devices and run the risk of letting others find a similar way in, or you dont....

A law professor who backs Apple in its case against the FBI says it would be dangerous for the company to win on First Amendment grounds....

Schott can make a sheet of glass thinner than your hair and half a kilometer long that bends, but doesnt yet fold....