Here’s What It Takes to Land an Investment From the Founder of Kind Snacks, Who Sold His Company for $5 Billion
Daniel Lubetzky leads a $350 million fund — here’s his investing philosophy.
How the tiny microbes in your mouth could be putting your health at risk
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. This week I’ve been working on a piece about teeth. Well, sort of teeth. Specifically, lab-grown bioengineered teeth. Researchers have created these teeth with a mixture of human…
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Parents Are Suing a School After Their Son Was Punished for Using AI on a Paper. We Asked ChatGPT If That Was Fair.
The lawsuit calls for an immediate grade change due to “irreparable harm” suffered by the student. Does AI agree?
Pro-Level Photos Aren’t Just for the Pros Anymore
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‘I’m Still Trying to Process’: Meta Is Laying Off Employees Across the Company, Including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads
Meta confirmed the news but has not disclosed how many employees are impacted.
Meta Fires Employee Making $400,000 Per Year Over a $25 Meal Voucher Issue
Other staff members were fired for the same reason, per a new report.
Pizza Hut Unveils ‘Personal Pan Pizza Hut’ Kiosks for Made-to-Order Pizzas — Here’s Where You Can Find One
Pizza Hut’s “Personal Pan Pizza Hut” is a new kiosk located inside select restaurants.
Here’s How the Founder of PopUp Bagels Turned a Backyard Baking Project Into a Viral Sensation
PopUp Bagels founder Adam Goldberg propelled his business forward by leveraging smart operations and even smarter partnerships along the way.
Transforming software with generative AI
Generative AI’s promises for the software development lifecycle (SDLC)—code that writes itself, fully automated test generation, and developers who spend more time innovating than debugging—are as alluring as they are ambitious. Some bullish industry forecasts project a 30% productivity boost from AI developer tools, which, if realized, could inject more than $1.5 trillion into the…
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The Download: farming on Mars, and lab robots
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The quest to figure out farming on Mars Once upon a time, water flowed across the surface of Mars. Waves lapped against shorelines, strong winds gusted and howled, and driving rain fell from…