TSMC and MIT have made a major advancement in semiconductor design, with a 1nm breakthrough.
GM Signs Deal With SolidEnergy Systems to Improve EV Range
GM has partnered with MIT spinout SolidEnergy Systems to improve EV range, thanks to an innovative type of battery.
Verily, Broad Institute and Microsoft Partner For Multi-Cloud Biomedical Research
Alphabet’s Verily and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have partnered with Microsoft to advance biomedical research.
MIT Removes AI Training Dataset Over Racist Concerns
MIT has removed a massive dataset after finding it contained racist, misogynistic terms and offensive images.
Coronavirus: MIT Cancels Classes, Goes Online
MIT has informed students that classes will be cancelled the week of March 16, and all classes will transition online once spring break is over.
U.S. Government Looks To Restrict Exports Of AI, Quantum Computing And Self-Driving Tech
According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration has floated a proposal that would limit high-tech exports to China. Under the proposal, artificial intelligence (AI), robots, quantum computing, image recognition and self-driving tech would all be prohibited from being exported…
Alteryx Acquires Feature Labs, An MIT-Born Machine Learning Startup
Data science is one of the fastest growing segments of the tech industry, and Alteryx, Inc. is front and center in the data revolution. The Alteryx Platform provides a collaborative, governed platform to quickly and efficiently search, analyze and use…
Google’s Robots To Get Better At Squeezing Into Tight Places
Last year, Google bought Boston Dynamics, the robot makers who created such nightmare-inducing machines as this: …and this: …and this: Now, the company is working with researchers from MIT to add some more flexibility into the mix (via 9to5 Google):…
Mark Wahlberg: Micro-Brewery Reality Show Features MIT Students
Mark Wahlberg and A&E have reached a deal for an upcoming reality TV show. Called The Big Brew Theory, Wahlberg will serve as producer. The show will follow four MIT graduate students who join an MIT undergrad and work on…