Niall Firth
@niallfirth.bsky.social
Executive editor, newsroom. MIT Technology Review
Also thrilled to announce that Natalie Portman is developing my short story "Constellations" for film, thru her MountainA production company. I'm psyched at the prospect of her starring in it. "Constellations" appeared in the MIT Technology Review earlier this year (see today's pinned post for link)
AI is everywhere, all at once. How does that make you feel?
The era of AI malaise
AI is everywhere, all at once. How does that make you feel?
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Defending a 1-0 lead inside our box for half an hour. Will it ever work? No. Will we do it every time? You bet
What an LLM *actually* does can be different from what it *says* it's does, writes @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social "If Claude were a person (which it is not), you might say that these hidden words can reveal what’s on its mind before it actually speaks." www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/09/1...
Anthropic found a hidden space where Claude puzzles over concepts
A new technique has let the company probe deeper than ever into the weird workings of an LLM.
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Harry Kane post-match interview is me after being in any slightly noisy bar for an evening.
Really fun story about the tangible impact the mega bonuses that South Korea's tech companies are doling out are having on the nation's dating pool. www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/06/1...
South Korea’s hottest new bachelors are chip workers
As payouts from the AI boom soar, a job at SK Hynix can put you at the front of the matchmakers’ queue.
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Macabre but cool stuff from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/03/1...
A device that revives eyeballs from dead donors could make eye transplants possible
It might mean the eyes could still see when transplanted into the recipient, say the scientists behind the work.
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Try this for me. Ask a chatbot to pick a random number between 1-10. Bet it's 7! Fascinating story about the lack of creativity or originality in LLM outputs from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/01/1...
LLMs are stuck in a groupthink groove. This startup is trying to get them out.
Chatbots are far more predictable in their responses than you might expect. That's fine for research or coding, but it's a problem if you're looking for something new.
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I had a pretty intense experience deep beneath the North Sea, which I wrote about here for @technologyreview.com's new Engineering issue. Involves explosions, Norwegians and darkness. www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/22/1...
Inside the world’s deepest and longest subsea road tunnel
Norway’s Rogfast is an exceptional engineering feat, opening a route for drivers deep below the North Sea. We went down to see it.
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Bob Dylan on ageing is unbelievable. "You’re not rushing to become anything and you’re not haunted by things that you did. You’re haunted by how little of it really mattered in the way you thought it would." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
Opinion | Bob Dylan and Liza Minnelli Already Turned 80. They Have Thoughts for Trump.
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Scientists have a word for how we sense ourselves from the inside: interoception. New today @technologyreview.com www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/12/1...
Inside Interoception: The hidden sense of how you feel inside
Researchers are decoding how signals move between body and brain, with implications for how we understand and treat conditions from obesity to anxiety.
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You should all read this, the definitive piece on the Enhanced Games, from @amitkatwala.bsky.social. He writes: "On Sunday, May 24, at a $50 million arena built in a casino parking lot in Las Vegas, I witnessed a libertarian thought experiment come to life." www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/10/1...
The “steroid olympics” were a circus—and a window into our culture
Dozens of athletes on performance-enhancing drugs competed in the Enhanced Games. Organizers hope it'll sell a lot of peptides and other supplements.
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I'm doing this tomorrow at @sxsw.com London tomorrow, stop by!
Automattic@automattic.com · 2mo agoDon’t miss this one! @MaryHubbard, Executive Director of @wordpress.org, heads to @sxsw.com London next week, and she’ll answer a crucial question: Who should control the world's most powerful technology? Details on her panel alongside Joe Spisak, below. 🌎
Our reporter @michelletomkim.bsky.social (who also happens to be an attorney) was at the Musk vs OpenAI trial all week: here's her breakdown on why it ended with Musk losing. www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1...
Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI
After three weeks of dueling testimony, the jury decided Musk had sued the AI giant too late.
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Generative AI is exposing people’s real phone numbers—and there's not much anyone can do about it. Scoop from @eileenguo.bsky.social. www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/13/1...
AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers
People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it.
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My brain is broken I think. This (very real) Harrison Ford commencement speech looks like AI to me, even though it's not. I see it everywhere! www.nbclosangeles.com/video/news/n...
Harrison Ford tells graduates to ‘go change the world' in inspiring speech
Actor Harrison Ford delivered an inspiring commencement speech at Arizona State University reflecting on his unlikely journey from struggling actor and carpenter to Hollywood icon, while encouraging g...
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Conversations about sexualized deepfakes most often center on the faces that are being used in nonconsensual ways. But who do the *bodies* belong to? And how does it feel? Fascinating new Big Story from us @technologyreview.com today. www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/14/1...
The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn
Adult content creators are having their performances used without consent. This is just one way that AI now threatens their rights and livelihoods.
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this line made me snort "I should also say I didn’t bother speaking to any of the actual husbands for this story. I’m sick of hearing from the men of AI. So many of us are. "
WIRED@wired.com · 3mo agoThere’s a strange and under-discussed side effect of the AI boom: what it’s doing to family dynamics. By which we mean: how it’s potentially destroying family dynamics. www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
this new story from @404media.co echoes much of what we had in our Hype Correction coding story last year. "...using AI to get the job done is often a more time consuming, harder, and more frustrating experience..." www.404media.co/software-dev...
Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains
“It's making me dumber for sure.”
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Hey, look who made the cover of MIT Technology Review, with my story "Constellations". Free link: ter.li/r3tbrsgr
I'll be reporting on the Musk v. Altman trial at the Oakland courthouse for @technologyreview.com. I'm a lawyer who clerked for a federal judge in California, so follow me to unpack what's really happening in the courtroom! www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/27/1...
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future
Elon Musk says he’s suing to save the company’s mission. The case could have huge consequences for OpenAI and the AI race.
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Our big new list, all about AI, is live now! We asked our reporters and editors: what do our readers really NEED to know about where we are right now. This is what they said. www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1...
10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now
MIT Technology Review's authoritative overview of the 10 technologies, emerging trends, bold ideas, and powerful movements in AI in 2026.
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Exciting news for next week! @technologyreview.com subscribers will get the first peek at our brand new list, revealed live on stage at MIT next Tuesday. www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/14/1...
Coming soon: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now
We have a new list of noteworthy AI trends and advances—and we’re excited to share it with you.
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Exclusive interview this morning with OpenAI's chief scientist - from @willdoug.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/20/1...
OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher
An exclusive conversation with OpenAI’s chief scientist Jakub Pachocki about his firm's new grand challenge and the future of AI.
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Homemade intelligence dashboards on Iran are spreading. But an abundance of information does not come with the accuracy or context required for real understanding. Intelligence agencies do this in-house; good journalism does the same work for the rest of us www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/09/1...
How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater
AI-enabled dashboards, combined with prediction markets and fake imagery, are reshaping how war is observed.
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Next week I’m heading to Austin to speak at @sxsw.com for the second time. A) come and watch if you’re there (it’s already fully-reserved 🤯but walk-ups are possible!) and b) shout if there anything I must attend! (And if we know each other say hi.) schedule.sxsw.com/2026/contrib...
SXSW 2026 Schedule
Browse events, build your schedule, and get personalized recommendations for the 2026 SXSW Conference & Festivals from March 12–18, 2026 in Austin, TX.
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Next week I’m heading to Austin to speak at @sxsw.com for the second time. A) come and watch if you’re there (it’s already fully-reserved 🤯but walk-ups are possible!) and b) shout if there anything I must attend! (And if we know each other say hi.) schedule.sxsw.com/2026/contrib...
SXSW 2026 Schedule
Browse events, build your schedule, and get personalized recommendations for the 2026 SXSW Conference & Festivals from March 12–18, 2026 in Austin, TX.
schedule.sxsw.com
If you are not already listening to our Narrated audio feed on Spotify/Apple you're missing out. But this would be a great one to start with. Really really fun story. open.spotify.com/episode/2hbR...
The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis
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