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In the middle of the night, the world can sometimes feel like a dark place. Under the cover of darkness, negative thoughts have a way of drifting through your mind, and as you lie awake, staring at the ceiling, you might start craving guilty pleasures, like a cigarette or a carb-heavy meal.  Plenty of evidence suggests the human mind functions differently if it is awake at nighttime. Past midnight, negative emotions tend to draw our attention more than positive ones, dangerous ideas grow in appeal and inhibitions fall…

The Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act), aimed at quelling the use of rap lyrics as permissible evidence in court, was introduced in the United States Congress on Wednesday, by Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY).Per Variety, the bill would add a presumption to the Federal Rules of Evidence laws in order to “limit the admissibility of evidence of a defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding, and for other purposes.”“Freddy Mercury did not…

Ryan Gosling discusses how spy thriller 'The Gray Man' marries larger-than-life action with a degree of plausibility A still from the film If the picture released last week was any indication, Ryan Gosling makes for the perfect Ken to Barbie. Come to think of it, he was near-perfect as the heartbroken jazz musician in 'La La Land' (2016), too. Or as Neil Armstrong in 'First Man' (2018). But how does he fare as a slick spy?…

DOTA: Dragon's Blood, true to its name, has a lot of blood. To be fair, it is rated 18+ for violence and language, with a few f-bombs per episode, and the gore doesn't exceed most modern action anime for adults. There is even a fair amount of sexuality in here, but no nudity. But seeing blood spatter in the very first scene of the show, a question immediately sprang to my mind: why is this show meant for adults? After all, the popular game of the same name is quite clean itself, and even though Dota 2 centres around…

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers a keynote during the European Union's privacy conference at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium October 24, 2018.Yves Herman | ReutersApple announced a new feature for iPhones called Lockdown Mode on Wednesday to protect high-profile users such as politicians and activists against state-sponsored hackers.Lockdown Mode turns off several features on the iPhone in order to make it less vulnerable to spyware by significantly reducing the number of features that attackers can access and…

Workers, advocates, and small business owners protested Amazon’s plans to settle in the Newark airport back in October of 2021.Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)Amazon, like many folks still struggling to locate an affordable apartment in and around New York City, can’t find anywhere that will let it settle down. First the company tried Queens, but found the neighborhood was too rowdy. Now, the area across the bay is no longer so keen on letting the retail giant set up shop.Amazon had been trying to create a new shipping…

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India is pushing for electric vehicles in India. He was recently spotted checking out the Yulu Miracle which is an electric two-wheeler. Yulu is an application through which you rent electric two-wheelers in a particular zone. The minister sat on Yulu Miracle. The electric two-wheeler has a top speed of 25 kmph. It has a unisex frame design so males and females can ride it comfortably. The manufacturer gave special attention to keeping the…

But stability remains a tough challenge.  In one recent study, published in Science in April, researchers discovered a new way to build perovskite solar cells with additives that improved efficiency and lifetime. The cells withstood 1,500 hours of high heat and humidity in the lab.  The problem is translating these results into the real world. It’s hard for researchers to simulate real-world conditions, and silicon has set a high bar, with many manufacturers guaranteeing that their panels will maintain 80% of their…

To support MIT Technology Review's journalism, please consider becoming a subscriber. Some apps mimic enterprise software. Michael Perry, founder of the app Maple, says his apps—inspired by workplace tools like Slack and Trello—put tasks in a “dumping ground” where family members can choose them via chat, without needing one person to delegate. Other approaches take their inspiration from research into domestic inequality. Rachel Drapper, a research associate at Harvard Business School, has been working to integrate…