December 20, 2024

Why childhood vaccines are a public health success story

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. Later today, around 10 minutes after this email lands in your inbox, I’ll be holding my four-year-old daughter tight as she receives her booster dose of the MMR…

From Plaid to Figma, here are the startups that are likely — or definitely — not having IPOs this year

May 24, 2024

Last year’s investor dreams of a strong 2024 IPO pipeline have faded, if not fully disappeared, as we approach the halfway point of the year. 2024 delivered four venture-backed tech IPOs, Reddit, Astera Labs, Ibotta and Rubrik, in March and April, which made it seem like this year could spur the momentum investors had hoped […]

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Feds add nine more incidents to Waymo robotaxi investigation

May 24, 2024

Federal safety regulators have discovered nine more incidents that raise questions about the safety of Waymo’s self-driving vehicles operating in Phoenix and San Francisco.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation earlier this month into Waymo’s autonomous vehicle software after receiving 22 reports of robotaxis making unexpected moves […]

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5 Common AI Buzzwords All PR Pros Need to Know

May 24, 2024
With so many AI buzzwords flying around, it can be difficult for communicators to understand what’s what in the field of artificial intelligence. Here’s a glossary of the most common AI buzzwords you should know to have a better grasp of this groundbreaking technology.