The Download: digital twins, and where AI data really comes from

AI is all about data. Reams and reams of data are needed to train algorithms to do what we want, and what goes into the AI models determines what comes out. But here’s the problem: AI developers and ... Read More

How to pitch MIT Technology Review

What is an MIT Technology Review story? MIT Technology Review publishes a wide range of stories, from breaking news to long-term investigations. We want stories about technology itself ... Read More

The Download: 2024’s biggest technology flops, and AI’s search for energy

All the practitioners MIT Technology Review interviewed spoke enthusiastically about their work: it is fueled by passion, a sense of urgency, and the satisfaction of building solutions for real ... Read More

3 things that didn’t make the 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025 list

Next month, MIT Technology Review will unveil the 2025 list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. Every year, our newsroom looks across the fields we cover for technologies that are having a true ... Read More

Artificial intelligence

Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT Technology Review is a world-renowned, independent media company whose insight, analysis, reviews, interviews and live events ... Read More

The risk of a bird flu pandemic is rising

Human cases in the US are on the rise and the virus is turning up in cows and dairy products. Luckily, we have some vaccines ready to go if needed. Read More

James O'Donnell

Prior to joining MIT Technology Review, I was a reporting fellow at the investigative news outlet FRONTLINE PBS. My other work has appeared in The Washington Post, ProPublica, WNYC, and other outlets. Read More