Beyond Textbooks: Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Spirit in College
Jeff Fenster and Serafina Gargiulo redefine college as an entrepreneurial incubator, emphasizing adaptability, core values, and educational transformation.
Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial
Listen to the session or watch below Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s non-profit status. Watch as AI reporter and attorney Michelle Kim, who covered the trial for MIT Technology Review, joins in conversation with editor in…
Should Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Be on Your Watchlist?
While online brokerage Robinhood (HOOD) reported a profitable second quarter, beating analysts’ revenue and earnings estimates, the company witnessed a significant user decline. Further, lingering regulatory and legal issues raise…
Tips for Teaching Your Children About Money
Money is a foundational part of our lives. But it’s also a subject many children are expected to understand intuitively just by watching their parents when they’re young. The result…
Osano, a data privacy management platform, nabs $25M
Osano, an Austin, Texas-based startup developing a platform to help companies manage their data privacy, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Baird Capital with Jump Capital, LiveOak, NextCoast and TDF. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Arlo Gilbert said that the cash will be put toward […]
After Netflix, Disney is cracking down on password sharing
Disney is preparing to crack down on password sharing on its streaming services, following similar move from Netflix that kicked off a few months ago. The company’s CEO Bob Iger said that password sharing among Disney Plus has been “significant,” and as such it is “actively exploring” methods to control it. “We already have the […]
Uber, Nvidia-backed delivery robot startup Serve Robotics to go public
Serve Robotics, the autonomous sidewalk delivery robot startup that spun out of Uber’s acquisition of Postmates, is going public via a reverse merger with a blank check company. The reverse merger with Patricia Acquisition Corp was completed this month, according to regulatory filings. Ahead of the merger, Serve raised $30 million in a round led […]
Moove takes in $76M equity, debt from Mubadala and BlackRock at a $550M valuation
Moove, an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $78 million in new financing. It includes $28 million in equity from new and existing investors led by Mubadala Investment Company, $10 million in venture debt from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, […]
Inside MIT’s nuclear reactor laboratory
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Tucked away behind a brick building on MIT’s campus sits a nuclear reactor. I’ve been hearing about this facility for over a decade, and it’s taken on a somewhat mythic quality in…
Unveiling the winning formula: How B2C fintechs conquer customer acquisition
Our in-depth analysis revealed that allocating marketing spend to just one to two dominant channels can be a game-changer.
Who gets to decide who receives experimental medical treatments?
Max was only a toddler when his parents noticed there was “something different” about the way he moved. He was slower than other kids his age, and he struggled to jump. He couldn’t run. Blood tests suggested he might have a genetic disease— one that affected a key muscle protein. Max’s dad, Tao Wang, a…