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Brian Bergstein
Deputy Editor
I'm deputy editor of MIT Technology Review. I’ve been a technology journalist for 12 years, reporting on the Web, computing, telecom, and the business of technology from Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston. Before I came to MIT Technology Review, I was the technology and media editor for the Associated Press.
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Which Technology Companies Are Truly Disruptive?
Innovation can be hard to define, but you know it when you see it.
More Empathy for Windows Users
Windows 8 launches to mixed reviews and the guy who oversaw it steps down.
Disregard Social-Media Stats about the Election
Counting Facebook likes and Twitter followers makes Obama look great, but the close race shows how meaningless those numbers are.
EmTech: Some Wisdom from Joi Ito
The head of MIT’s Media Lab extols the benefits of being a “now-ist."
The Deferred Dreams of Mars
Officially, the United States plans to send astronauts to the Red Planet in the 2030s. It's not looking likely. But at NASA, engineers like Bret Drake keep plugging away.
The Mars Rover Curiosity Marks a Technological Triumph
This wasn't just a small improvement over previous rovers on the Red Planet.
Anticipating Voting Machine Failures in November
A new report sniffs out the states that are likeliest to have problems with their electronic voting machines.
IBM Faces the Perils of "Bring Your Own Device"
After letting its employees use their own phones and tablets for work, the company confronted a flood of insecure apps from the open Web.
Illuminating BrightSource Energy
BrightSource Energy has shelved its IPO. In these earlier stories, we explained the company's promise and the challenges facing it.
