Technology

Discover the latest breakthroughs in technology, from innovative startups to major industry shifts. CurioAtlas curates articles on gadgets, software, hardware, and digital culture to keep you ahead of the curve.

Sarah Bond is leaving Xbox

Sarah Bond during the May 2024 Bloomberg Technology Summit. | Bloomberg via Getty Images Sarah Bond, the president of COO and Xbox, is leaving the organization, along with CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer. Her departure is being announced at…

Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy

Kingston Fossil Plant, a 1.4-gigawatt coal-fired power plant located in Roane County, just outside Kingston, Tennessee on the shore of Watts Bar Lake. | Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration just tossed out Biden-era restrictions on mercury and other toxic…

America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater

Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles in February of 2026. | Apu Gomes/Getty Images For decades, America’s auto industry was the envy of the world, driven by mass production, the rise of Detroit’s Big Three automakers, and…

The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s had only acting directors—and the White House won’t say when that will change.

With NIH in chaos, its controversial director is taking over CDC, too

Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, is now also the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an unusual arrangement that has drawn swift criticism from researchers and public health experts. Bhattacharya’s new…