What to expect from Tesla’s long-awaited FSD version 11

February 22, 2023

Tesla has started rolling out version 11 of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software to employees and testers after several months of delays. The EV-maker hasn’t officially shared release notes on FSD Beta V11.3, but leaked notes and videos from beta testers have surfaced online, giving us a better idea of what’s to come. FSD […]

What to expect from Tesla’s long-awaited FSD version 11 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The numbers that couldn’t be ignored

February 22, 2023
Please return to this page on or after February 27 to read an excerpt adapted from The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kate Zernike. The book will go on sale on February 28, and the publisher has requested that we wait until the 27th to post the…

No humans allowed

February 22, 2023
The Z Center held its second annual dog swim in December just before draining the pool for maintenance. Dogs able to go online to sign up (or convince their humans to do so for them) enjoyed a one-hour slot of swimming, socializing, ball retrieving, and, of course, dousing the people watching them with a satisfying…

Wean Khing Wong ’84

February 22, 2023
Wean Khing Wong, an attorney, mediator, speaker, and life coach, knows from personal experience that there are many ways to support the institutions and ideals that are important to you. As founder and former president of the MIT Chinese Alumni Group—which alumni and students of any ethnic background are welcome to join—she has produced free…

A warm welcome

February 22, 2023
Sally Kornbluth officially began her tenure as MIT’s 18th president on January 1. A welcome banner—in Duke blue, presumably to ease her transition to 02139—greeted her in Lobby 7 as she began taking her first sips from the firehose. Here’s her video hello to the MIT community:

Tackling Earth’s tremors and cancerous tumors

February 22, 2023
Forecasting earthquakes is complex, relying on specialized analysis of minute signals from the Earth’s crust. Cancer treatment is also a highly complex field, involving thousands of researchers and billions of dollars worldwide. Either would be enough to fill the waking hours of any scientist. But the work of Jie Zhang, PhD ’97, a geophysicist and…

Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible

February 21, 2023

Tracksuit, a New Zealand-based brand tracking startup, wants to take on traditional market research players by offering a more affordable, accessible brand insights tool. “Market research and brand tracking has been around for a long time, and it usually consists of a consultant coming in on a quarterly or biannual basis with a 100-page slide […]

Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch