February 22, 2025

US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts

The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]

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January 2024

Crypto optimism in the age of the doomer

January 4, 2024

In the wake of centralized “crypto-in-name-only” financial collapses, 2023 bore out a recommitment to advancing sustainable decentralized networks.

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2024 Buy or Hold Chemical Stocks?

January 4, 2024
The chemical industry stands on the cusp of substantial growth, driven by robust demand across vital sectors. Therefore, let’s assess the prospects of chemical stocks Dow Inc. (DOW), Linde plc…

AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $70M

January 4, 2024

As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going up against competitors with billions upon billions of users. But this new breed of search upstarts believes it can carve […]

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The hidden climate cost of everything around us

January 4, 2024
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The world is building and making things as never before, from roads and hospitals to vehicles and furniture. That’s good news for people who benefit from new goods and infrastructure, but it’s…

Quantum computing is taking on its biggest challenge: noise

January 4, 2024
In the past 20 years, hundreds of companies, including giants like Google, Microsoft, and IBM, have staked a claim in the rush to establish quantum computing. Investors have put in well over $5 billion so far. All this effort has just one purpose: creating the world’s next big thing.  Quantum computers use the counterintuitive rules…

The online art catalogue that chronicles a stolen African heritage

January 4, 2024
When British forces raided the African kingdom of Benin in the late 19th century, they took with them thousands of sculptures dating back centuries. Sold to private collectors and museums in the Global North, the artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes, included ceremonial swords, ritualistic statues, and musical instruments that belonged to the Edo people.…

3 Foreign Bank Stocks Primed for Untapped Growth in 2024

January 4, 2024
The banking industry displayed admirable resilience and stability in 2023. Amid the banks’ efforts to streamline their structures, honing in on core operations – there are projections of higher costs…

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro taps simulation company Foretellix to cut R&D costs

January 4, 2024

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro has struck a deal with safety-focused software company Foretellix to help with virtual testing of its automated driving system, in a bid to cut R&D costs while still pushing the technology forward. The partnership, which the companies are set to announce later Thursday, comes in the wake of a tumultuous stretch […]

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