They apparently have an office in SF these days but they also have an office in Cambridge. They're also still the MIT Alumni magazine. Honestly, they get wrapped up in the hype for new technologies sometimes but they seem a pretty reliable source for technology news overall. They are technology optimists and are in the business of writing about new technologies but it's easy to cherry-pick articles that get overly enthusiastic. By contrast, a recent cover story delved into troll hunting for example.