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EVs could be cheaper to own than gas cars in Africa by 2040

Electric vehicles could be economically competitive in Africa sooner than expected. Just 1% of new cars sold across the continent

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the

When Elon Musk was at Davos last week, an interviewer asked him if he thought aging could be reversed. Musk

In the three years since ChatGPT’s explosive debut, OpenAI’s technology has upended a remarkable range of everyday activities at home,

Behold, the hyperscale data center! Massive structures, with thousands of specialized computer chips running in parallel to perform the complex

Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be

When the generative AI boom took off in 2022, Rudi Miller and her law school classmates were suddenly gripped with

Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented productivity boost or churning out masses of

Solar geoengineering aims to manipulate the climate by bouncing sunlight back into space. In theory, it could ease global warming.

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