Apple Is Secretive About Product Development — But New Records Expose Its Approach to Autonomous Vehicles
The tech giant made the biggest leap among companies testing automated vehicles in California.
Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024
Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers. We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden…
Social networks are getting stingy with their data, leaving third-party developers in the lurch
2023 was the year social networks realized that they were sitting on massive troves of data. And some companies, such as Twitter (now X) and Reddit, decided to change their terms to shut out third-party experiences on these platforms. In the process, they also put a price on their data — something they believe is […]
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Pitch Deck Teardown: Xyte’s $30M Series A deck
Xyte’s pitch deck has a lot of slides, but how much of it was actually useful? Let’s take a look.
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Samsung gets FDA nod for smartwatch sleep apnea detection
Samsung this morning announced that the Galaxy Watch line has received FDA approval for sleep apnea detection. The move is a big one for the smartwatch category, where health and fitness now comprise a majority of new features. For the last several years, the industry has focused on heart monitoring and blood oxygen detection, as […]
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20PRODUCT grabs $5M to put the best product experts in your cap table
20PRODUCT includes a group of eight people who come from companies like Shopify, Nubank, Spotify, Snap, LinkedIn, Ramp, Match and Xiaomi.
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As Iran-backed groups attack Red Sea ships, investors are backing startups assisting global cargo
Multiple shocks to global supply chains brought about first by the pandemic and more recently by Iran-backed Houthis targeting cargo ships in Red Sea have shown there’s a need for greater resilience in global shipping. At the same time, the pressure to reduce both costs and carbon footprints continues apace. Quietly, investors are eyeing up […]
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This Mom and Pop Ice Cream Shop’s Success Comes Down to This Simple Phrase
Sundae Scoop in Virginia Beach is committed to building community both inside and outside of its walls.
What the Ivy League is Looking For in the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Ivy League universities are well aware that many incoming students have plans to kickstart their entrepreneurial ventures while in college. But how do they decide who makes the cut? Here are three traits that will truly set authentic leaders apart from others in the eyes of Ivy admissions officers.
Grammarly lays off 230 employees as part of a ‘business restructuring’
Grammarly is laying off 230 employees worldwide as part of a “business restructuring,” the company announced this week. The layoffs are part of Grammarly’s efforts to advance its focus on “the AI-enabled workplace of the future.” the company says. “To arrive at today’s decision, we took a look at our organizational design and the current […]
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Sports betting is coming to X with BetMGM partnership
Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, has forged a deal with a sports betting operator, BetMGM, the companies announced on Friday. The deal, which BetMGM describes as a “strategic partnership” with X, will see the operator becoming X’s exclusive Live Odds Sports Betting partner and will introduce access to the betting service on X. Initially, X […]
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