Three climate technologies breaking through in 2026
MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies list for 2026 spotlights sodium-ion batteries, next-generation nuclear reactors, and hyperscale artificial intelligence data centers as key forces shaping the future of climate and energy. The selections highlight both promising climate solutions and fast-growing infrastructure that could strain power systems.
Spying on digital surveillance and the promise of climate technology
The latest edition of the Download newsletter profiles a leading researcher tracking smartphone surveillance, highlights emerging climate technologies set to shape 2026, and surveys key developments in artificial intelligence policy, security, and culture.
NSF outlines 2025 strategy to sustain U.S. scientific and Artificial Intelligence leadership
The U.S. National Science Foundation detailed how its 2025 investments in Artificial Intelligence, quantum technologies, infrastructure and workforce programs are designed to keep the United States at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovation.
How IBM is reshaping enterprise workflows with Artificial Intelligence
IBM is methodically infusing Artificial Intelligence into everyday tasks and end-to-end workflows, pairing strict governance with new team structures and skills to turn experimentation into measurable business value.
Artificial Intelligence regulation outlook for 2026
Global lawmakers are tightening and diverging on Artificial Intelligence rules across regulation, intellectual property, data privacy, litigation, and competition, leaving businesses to navigate an increasingly complex compliance landscape into 2026.
TSMC to boost capital spending as demand for artificial intelligence chips surges
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Trump imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia artificial intelligence chips over national security concerns
The Trump administration has ordered a 25% tariff on certain high-end artificial intelligence chips, including Nvidia and AMD processors, in a bid to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor manufacturing while carving out broad exemptions for datacenters and consumers.
Digital regulation: Navigating diverging paths in the UK, EU and US
Governments in the UK, EU and US are taking markedly different routes on digital regulation, creating a fragmented landscape across artificial intelligence, data, competition, financial services and tax policy.
Mila researchers confront
Québec research institute Mila is making mental health safeguards for Artificial Intelligence chatbots a top priority as reports mount of users experiencing “Artificial Intelligence psychosis” and, in some cases, suicide linked to chatbot interactions.
Bifrost LLM gateway targets high performance for production artificial intelligence workloads
Bifrost, an open-source gateway from Maxim AI, positions itself as a performance-focused alternative to existing tools for production artificial intelligence applications, trading broad provider coverage for low latency, high throughput, and enterprise governance features.