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When Don Yansen ’63 arrived at the MIT AgeLab for a study on technology in caregiving for older adults, he didn’t plan to launch another company. But when he heard participants talk about how hard modern devices can be to use, he decided to develop an alternative. Yansen, a serial entrepreneur who retired to care for […]
For Rupert Young ’95, SM ’95, his career in data science and cybersecurity began when his grandfather gifted him thousands of stamps: He built intricate databases to catalogue them, displaying the “precise eye” for detail and nuance that his MIT application essay said would make him a good engineer. Young is now chief product officer
Even as a teenager, Laurie Stach ’06 says, she had a “crazy ambition to take on the world and solve problems.” At MIT, she realized she wasn’t the only one. “Adults always see these youth who are good at math and science and say, ‘You’re going to do great things—someday,’” says Stach. “Meanwhile, traditional education
As a first-generation student from a small town, Gohar Khan ’21 had to navigate the college admissions process largely on his own. He founded his YouTube channel, Gohar’s Guide, to make things easier for other young people. Today, more than 10 million people follow Khan on social media for college application advice, study tips, and
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Petroleum-based adhesives are everywhere: bonding the wood and drywall in a construction project, holding together the joints of furniture, and even sticking labels to otherwise recyclable containers. “The labels on a container are held up with petroleum-based glue. And because of that, even though you’re putting the container in the recycle bin, it will not
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A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games Read More »
META-TRIAL-CALIFORNIA:Instagram head Adam Mosseri begins testimony at Meta child social media addiction trial
Instagram head Adam Mosseri begins testimony at Meta child social media addiction trial Read More »
In 1914, homesteader Benjamin Loomis captured the dramatic eruptions of Lassen Peak through his photography. Along with his wife, Estella, he later established a museum and seismograph station on their land. This rich historical site was formally donated to the United States in 1929 and is now recognized as the Loomis Museum, serving to inform
Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro Apple
Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro – Apple Read More »
Perplexity has released Portable Computer, a local-first build of its agentic Computer platform that runs the agent harness, orchestrator, planner, tool router and post-trained models directly on NVIDIA DGX Spark. The local model, inference engine, tool sandbox and app connectors ship as one packaged system, every task begins on the device, and work handled by
