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MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

“We’re here to talk about really substantive changes, and we want you to be a participant in that,” said Desirée Plata, the School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Climate and Energy in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Energizing@MIT: the MIT Energy Initiative’s (MITEI) Annual Research Conference that was held on Sept. 9-10.Plata’s […]

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Helping scientists run complex data analyses without writing code

As costs for diagnostic and sequencing technologies have plummeted in recent years, researchers have collected an unprecedented amount of data around disease and biology. Unfortunately, scientists hoping to go from data to new cures often require help from someone with experience in software engineering.Now, Watershed Bio is helping scientists and bioinformaticians run experiments and get

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What does the future hold for generative AI?

When OpenAI introduced ChatGPT to the world in 2022, it brought generative artificial intelligence into the mainstream and started a snowball effect that led to its rapid integration into industry, scientific research, health care, and the everyday lives of people who use the technology.What comes next for this powerful but imperfect tool?With that question in

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How are MIT entrepreneurs using AI?

The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship strives to teach students the craft of entrepreneurship. Over the last few years, no technology has changed that craft more than artificial intelligence.While many are predicting a rapid and complete transformation in how startups are built, the Trust Center’s leaders have a more nuanced view.“The fundamentals of entrepreneurship

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Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship welcomes Ana Bakshi as new executive director

The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship announced that Ana Bakshi has been named its new executive director. Bakshi started in the role earlier this month at the start of the school year and will collaborate closely with the managing director, Ethernet Inventors Professor of the Practice Bill Aulet, to elevate the center to higher levels.“Ana

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The Download: spotting crimes in prisoners’ phone calls, and nominate an Innovator Under 35

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An AI model trained on prison phone calls now looks for planned crimes in those calls A US telecom company trained an AI model on years of inmates’ phone and video calls and

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New Microsoft cloud updates support Indonesia’s long-term AI goals

Indonesia’s push into AI-led growth is gaining momentum as more local organisations look for ways to build their own applications, update their systems, and strengthen data oversight. The country now has broader access to cloud and AI tools after Microsoft expanded the services available in the Indonesia Central cloud region, which first went live six

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At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far – TechCrunch

At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far  TechCrunch Here are the 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025  TechCrunch OpenAI to Anthropic — Do multiple funding rounds for top AI startups pose risks amid AI bubble concerns?  livemint.com The AI boom is driving valuations sky-high almost overnight. What

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