Twitter acquires anti-abuse technology provider Smyte | Tech News
Twitter this morning announced it has agreed to buy San Francisco-based technology company Smyte, which describes itself as “trust and safety as a…
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IBM and MIT to pursue joint research in artificial intelligence, establish…
IBM and MIT today announced that IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT. The lab will…
Ten researchers from MIT and Broad receive NIH Director’s Awards | Tech…
The High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund, has awarded 86 grants to scientists with…
Faculty additions and promotions at the School of Architecture and Planning…
The School of Architecture and Planning has announced that 10 faculty members have been recognized with promotions.
In addition, five new professors have joined…
Small European nation becomes a “living lab” for urban innovation…
When you think of innovation hubs around the world, Andorra, a tiny country tucked between Spain and France, may not come to mind.But, for several years, the…
Spring Clean Your IG Feed With a New Mute Button
A long-awaited Instagram update will be rolling out “over the coming weeks,” a mute button. The news comes just days after it was confirmed…
Next-generation optogenetic molecules control single neurons | Tech News
Researchers at MIT and Paris Descartes University have developed a new optogenetic technique that sculpts light to target individual cells bearing engineered…
Would you pay to join a Group? Facebook takes subscriptions for a spin |…
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Facebook Groups connect anyone, from people in the same ZIP code to people with the same medical condition — but would you pay for that…
Recycling air pollution to make art | Tech News
On a break from his studies in the MIT Media Lab, Anirudh Sharma SM ’14 traveled home to Mumbai, India. While there, he noticed that throughout the day his…