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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 2h

Next Wednesday I’m going to speaking at Darling Harbour Theatre about all things AI @sxswsydney.com. It’s going to be fun!

Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 3d

and here's our own @jtemple.bsky.social explaining why picking the list was a very different beast this time around. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

How we picked promising climate tech companies in an especially unsettling year

And what distinguishes the firms that made the 2025 edition of our annual list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 3d

None other than the @billgates.bsky.social wrote an essay to accompany our list—well worth a read of course. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

Bill Gates: Our best weapon against climate change is ingenuity

A measure I call the Green Premium reveals where we can invest in climate progress for maximum impact.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 3d

So proud of our entire climate team for this fabulous new list of the 10 climate tech companies that we think stand a chance of making a difference. It's our 3rd edition of the list and it's better than ever. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch

MIT Technology Review's annual list of companies that are taking meaningful steps to reduce emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 7d

Our brilliant features and investigations editor @asilverman.bsky.social being interviewed by Erika Hayasaki about the world of being an editor! thereportedessay.substack.com/p/tackling-s...

Tackling Science Narratives

A Conversation with Amanda Silverman, Features Editor at MIT Technology Review

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 7d

Erika just won the prestigious Science in Society longform prize for her feature that Amanda commissioned and edited. Brilliant piece. Strongly recommend. www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/16/1...

This grim but revolutionary DNA technology is changing how we respond to mass disasters

After hundreds went missing in Maui’s deadly fires, rapid DNA analysis helped identify victims within just a few hours and bring families some closure more quickly than ever before. But it also previe...

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 7d

Our brilliant features and investigations editor @asilverman.bsky.social being interviewed by Erika Hayasaki about the world of being an editor! thereportedessay.substack.com/p/tackling-s...

Tackling Science Narratives

A Conversation with Amanda Silverman, Features Editor at MIT Technology Review

thereportedessay.substack.com

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 7d

here it is to read. www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/19/1...

The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age

We’re making more data than ever. What can—and should—we save for future generations? And will they be able to understand it?

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 7d

How lovely. My story on what we will leave behind for future historians is in the "notables" section of the new Best American Science & Nature Writing book!

(Don't tell 'em ok)

jaimealyse.beehiiv.com/p/basnw25

Coming soon! The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2025

Discover the 2025 Best American Science & Nature Writing anthology, curated by Susan Orlean and featuring exceptional science writing that explores the wonders of our natural world.

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Amanda Silverman @asilverman.bsky.social · 8d

It’s been an exciting few weeks for features over at @technologyreview.com. First we published one for all you lovely Wikipedia nerds out there, about how the platform + AI are sending small languages into a doom spiral, from @jacobjudah.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/25/1...

How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral

Machine translators have made it easier than ever to create error-plagued Wikipedia articles in obscure languages. What happens when AI models get trained on junk pages?

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 27d

AI-generated videos continue to astonish in their realism and detail, but do you really know how they're made?? @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social has an explainer for you. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/12/1...

How do AI models generate videos?

With powerful video generation tools now in the hands of more people than ever, let's take a look at how they work.

www.technologyreview.com

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 15d

What is leucovorin? And why Trump's Tylenol autism claim doesn't stack up. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/24/1...

Trump is pushing leucovorin as a new treatment for autism. What is it?

The president also blamed the painkiller Tylenol for autism, but the evidence doesn’t stack up at all.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 15d

In his newsletter this week ( open.substack.com/pub/jonn/p/w... ), @jonnelledge.bsky.social recalls of an old viral tweet, pictured below.

Which means I can’t now help but riff on how our current government would respond if Reform said something similar. So let’s imagine. 🧵

There’s a long forgotten viral tweet which someone calling themselves @WarrenIsDead posted all the way back in 2016. Here it is now:

American fascist: your going to the camps,
American Liberal, chuckling: ‘you’re’.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 15d

What is leucovorin? And why Trump's Tylenol autism claim doesn't stack up. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/24/1...

Trump is pushing leucovorin as a new treatment for autism. What is it?

The president also blamed the painkiller Tylenol for autism, but the evidence doesn’t stack up at all.

www.technologyreview.com

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 22d

Can AI create a life form? These "generative" genomes are a start. New from @antonioregalado.bsky.social

www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/17/1...

AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria

Can AI create a life form? These "generative" genomes are a start

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 27d

AI-generated videos continue to astonish in their realism and detail, but do you really know how they're made?? @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social has an explainer for you. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/12/1...

How do AI models generate videos?

With powerful video generation tools now in the hands of more people than ever, let's take a look at how they work.

www.technologyreview.com

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 28d

Gun violence in the US is a public health crisis—and should be dealt with as such. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/11/1...

We can’t “make American children healthy again” without tackling the gun crisis

Gun violence in the US is a public health crisis—and should be dealt with as such.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 29d

oh no I think thats me! as a Gen X dad to a teenage fan, I've found her blatant 90's rock influences appealing. Occasional poppified Hole/No Doubt vibes too.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · Sep 9

We made a video to go with our Power Hungry special series on AI's energy demands. Want to know how much energy a single chatbot query uses? We've got you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Q_...

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

YouTube video by MIT Technology Review

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's pretty insane how much this new Synthesia avatar looks and sounds like the real @rhiannonwilliams.bsky.social. Basically can't tell them apart. Just a bit less cynical... And if she starts praising Ed Sheeran or Wet Leg you'll know you've got the clone. www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/04/1...

Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back.

The uncanny valley is narrowing. Are we ready for what comes next?

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · Sep 3

OK -the race for Radiohead tickets is on. Good luck everyone.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · Aug 29

Want to know who new CDC head Jim O’Neill is and what he stands for? Look no further. @jesshamzelou.bsky.social put together this very timely in-depth profile for you. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/30/1...

Meet Jim O’Neill, the longevity enthusiast who is now RFK Jr.’s right-hand man

The newest addition to Trump’s health agency wants to create new cities in the sea, extend human lifespan, and Make America Healthy Again.

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you’re not already getting them (they’re free!) go and do so here immediately. www.technologyreview.com/newsletter-p...

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · Aug 26

Delighted and proud that MIT Technology Review’s stellar newsletters (and their editors and writers) have been shortlisted in this year’s Online Journalism Awards.

awards.journalists.org/2025/08/22/c...

Congratulations to the finalists in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards - Online Journalism Awards

The Online News Association (ONA) is proud to announce the finalists in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards (OJAs), the premier global prizes that have set the bar for excellence and innovation in digit...

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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · Aug 21

100% the same. I am plodding through season 6, entirely un-entertained, but only when there's literally nothing else to watch. And it means I can be on my phone and not miss anything. But I can't walk away now.

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