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From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups
Since MIT opened the first-of-its-kind venture studio within a university in 2019, it has demonstrated how a...
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Researchers present bold ideas for AI at MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium kickoff event
Launched in February of this year, the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium (MGAIC), a presidential initiative led...
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Introducing the L. Rafael Reif Innovation Corridor
The open space connecting Hockfield Court with Massachusetts Avenue, in the heart of MIT’s campus, is now...
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Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army As Officers – Slashdot
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The U.S. Army Reserve has directly commissioned four top Silicon Valley executives as lieutenant colonels under a new initiative, Detachment 201, aimed at accelerating tech integration into military operations. While these part-time roles are intended to bring private-sector...
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Print and shoot: How 3D-printed guns are spreading online
Getty/BBC3D-printed guns could become "the weapon of choice" for criminals and violent extremists around the world, an expert has told the BBC. These DIY, untraceable firearms have been recovered in several recent criminal cases, including the alleged use of...
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Rapamycin seems to boost longevity as effectively as eating less
The drug rapamycin seems to have more or less the same life-extending effect as restricting calories, according to the...
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The best non-drug therapies to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis
Knee braces and water-based exercise appear to be two of the most effective ways to ease the pain and...
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Tick-borne diseases are booming – but we have new ways to fight them
Tucked away in a ground-floor lab in Richmond, Virginia, is a bank of industrial freezers containing thousands of transparent,...
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Nature Journal Mandates Public Peer Review For All New Research Papers – Slashdot
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Nature will automatically publish peer review reports and author responses alongside all newly submitted research papers starting this week. The flagship scientific journal previously offered transparent peer review as an optional service since 2020, while Nature Communications has...
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OpenAI boss: Meta offering $100m plus to poach my staff
The boss of OpenAI, Sam Altman, says members of his team have been getting "giant offers" from rival tech firm Meta, including $100m (£74.3m) "signing bonuses."Meta - which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp - is attempting to boost...
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The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned "narco sub" equipped...