Articles by Technology Review from December 2016

The arrival of gene-therapy cures could transform medicine, but business questions linger....

Swarm robotics, autonomous delivery vehicles, and machine-learned preferences will help deliver your food faster....

Mining companies are rolling out autonomous trucks, drills, and trains, which will boost efficiency but also reduce the need for human employees....

From algorithms that spread fake news to glowing plants that dont glow, here are our picks for the worst technologies of the year....

Here are the most innovative medical devices, tests, and treatments for women that could reach consumers in the next few years....

The latest boon for navigation services: a new fleet of satellites is now available for public use....

The social network is getting richer and more powerfulbut as it grows it also generates more resistance....

Innovative African e-tailers are offering sought-after goods to the continents growing middle class. But logistical challenges must be worked out delivery by delivery....

Rising temperatures due to climate change will strongly affecteconomic growth around the world, making some countriesricher and some poorer....

The U.S. Department of Defense founded a kind of startup in Silicon Valley to accelerate the development and acquisition of new technologies useful to the military. But will it survive President Trump...

If the next president intends to improve American infrastructure and expand economic opportunities, theres no better place to start than with the millions of people who still lack broadband access and...

Millions of Americans lack broadband access and computer skills - can President Trump bring them into the digital economy?...

Why does a mole rat live 30 years but a mouse only three? With $1.5 billion in the bank, Googles anti-aging spinout Calico is rich enough to find out....

Dozens of organizations are shelling out $129,000 for a box that will help them train AI software....

Sebastian Thrun helped stoke the hype around massive online open college coursesbut has pivoted his own startup to focus on vocational training instead....

Google has an ambitious plan to use artificial intelligence to weed out abusive comments and defang online mobs. The technology isnt up to that challengebut it will help the Internets best-behaving co...

Finding telltale mutations in tumors and targeting those cancers with precisely selected drugs is the newest front in the war on cancer. Now researchers just have to figure out why it doesnt work for ...

An audacious startup thinks it can give 40-ish women a better shot at having children. Should desperate would-be parents believe it?...

Researchers use an ingenious design to make a soft robot that moves on its own....

Researchers use an ingenious design to make a soft robot that moves on its own....

The popular portrayal of computers as magic boxes capable of anything has done real societal harm. Now one TV show wants to save us....

Many genetic conditions come with clues in a persons face, and new technology can help doctors diagnose them....

Poorly secured webcams and other Internet-connected devices are already being used as tools for cyberattacks. Can the government prevent this from becoming a catastrophic problem?...

Pay-as-you-go solar systems have begun to light up homes in underserved parts of the continent, but will need to pack more punch to leapfrog the grid....

Companies are racing to develop a new class of cancer drugs, but scientists are still assessing their safety....

Companies are racing to develop a new type of cancer therapy, but scientists are still assessing their safety....

Companies are racing to develop a new type of cancer therapy, but scientists are still assessing its safety....

Companies are racing to develop a new type of cancer therapy, but scientists are still assessing its safety....

Technologies created by the federally funded MD2K project could lead to consumer devices that offer health guidance in real time....