This Game Creation Company Just Scored a $100K Investment. Here’s the Inside Story of How the Founder’s Pitch Won Big.
Mariam Nusrat explains how she was able to lock up a huge investment for her gaming company Breshna.io on “Elevator Pitch.”
Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024
Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers. We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden…
December 2023
The ‘Easy’ Side Hustle He Started in College Hit More Than $1 Million in Revenue — and Taught Him 3 Business Lessons He Still Uses Today
Michael Seaman, co-founder and CEO of payment processing firm Swipesum, got his entrepreneurial start early.
Massachusetts lawmakers mull ‘killer robot’ bill
Back in mid-September, a pair of Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a bill “to ensure the responsible use of advanced robotic technologies.” What that means in the simplest and most direct terms is legislation that would bar the manufacture, sale and use of weaponized robots. It’s an interesting proposal for a number of reasons. The first is […]
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The No. 1 State to Retire in Might Not Even Be on Your Radar, According to a New Report
The results are in — and for once, Florida isn’t the winner.
Travel Lovers Will Adore This $50 Data Plan, Available at an Exclusive $19.97 Price
Don’t miss out on this last-minute gifting deal.
Easy and Lucrative Side Hustles to Try This Holiday Season for Extra Pay Amid Inflation and High Interest Rates
From selling templates to pet sitting, here are some “easy” side hustles to help you make extra money this holiday season.
An iPhone Thief Stole Up to $2 Million By Watching People Type Their Passcodes. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.
Say goodbye to the days of handing your phone to a stranger to take a picture.
How Much Momentum Is Left in These Promising Software Stocks?
Digital transformation initiatives, the shift to cloud-based solutions, and the adoption of emerging technologies like generative AI are expected to bolster the software industry’s growth. Therefore, it could be wise…
Y Combinator-backed Intrinsic is building infrastructure for trust and safety teams
A few years ago, Karine Mellata and Michael Lin met while working at Apple’s fraud engineering and algorithmic risk team. Both engineers, Mellata and Lin were involved with helping to address online abuse problems including spam, botting, account security and developer fraud for Apple’s growing customer base. Despite their efforts to develop new models to […]
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The new American Dream is to get MrBeast to pay off your debt
A woman in a blue tracksuit is on the floor of a bright asylum-like room, stretching in a pigeon yoga pose when she turns to the stranger she plans to live with for 100 days. “What are you going to do with this money?” she asks. The two contestants in MrBeast’s newest video, Suzie Taylor […]
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