Why meaningful technology still matters
A decade of mundane apps and business model tweaks fueled skepticism about the tech industry, but quieter advances in fields like quantum computing and gene editing suggest technology can still tackle profound global problems.
Introducing this year’s 10 breakthrough technologies
MIT Technology Review’s latest 10 Breakthrough Technologies list highlights emerging tools with the potential to reshape the world, while also reflecting on why some highly touted innovations never deliver on their promise.
Book and claim models aim to scale sustainable aviation fuel for air freight decarbonization
Air freight emissions have risen sharply since 2019, and industry players are turning to sustainable aviation fuel and book and claim systems to accelerate decarbonization despite cost, supply, and policy hurdles.
Chinese companies showcase ambitious artificial intelligence hardware and cloud strategies at CES
At CES in Las Vegas, Chinese tech firms had a highly visible presence across artificial intelligence gadgets, robotics, and cloud platforms, reflecting growing confidence in building for global markets. Their strength in manufacturing and open-source culture is feeding a fast-iterating ecosystem that spans both consumer devices and data center infrastructure.
Why multimodal content pipelines are reshaping media production
Multimodal content creation pipelines are consolidating text, image, and audio workflows into integrated systems that compress production timelines and expand monetization options, while raising fresh legal and ethical challenges. The article examines the tools, economics, and skills driving this shift for tens of millions of creators.
How artificial intelligence is transforming workforce planning
Workforce planning is shifting from static headcount exercises to a dynamic, skills-focused discipline powered by artificial intelligence, reshaping how organisations forecast needs, develop talent, and design roles.
Semiconductor coverage tracks geopolitics, telecom chips and Artificial Intelligence demand
Light Reading’s semiconductor section brings together coverage of geopolitical risks in chip supply, telecom silicon shakeups and surging Artificial Intelligence infrastructure demand, with a strong focus on how these forces reshape vendors such as Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung and Nokia. The stream highlights how shifts in rare earths policy, network silicon strategy and massive memory orders are redefining the broader communications and computing ecosystem.
Asus NUC mini PCs bring Artificial Intelligence acceleration to compact desktops
Asus is positioning its latest NUC mini PCs as compact Artificial Intelligence workhorses, combining Intel Core Ultra processors, Intel Arc graphics, and NPUs to handle creative, productivity, and edge workloads with strong performance per liter.
HPC News Bytes highlights major chip reveals at CES and neuromorphic breakthrough
The latest HPC News Bytes podcast covers new high performance and Artificial Intelligence chip announcements from CES 2026, updates on leading foundry and processor roadmaps, and a neuromorphic computing result from Sandia National Laboratories.
China’s ‘artificial sun’ and other breakthroughs push science forward
Chinese researchers report a fusion milestone in the EAST tokamak as part of a broader slate of scientific and technological breakthroughs spanning sleep medicine, plant biology, animal cognition, consumer gadgets, and medical diagnostics.