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AI needs a strong data fabric to deliver business value

MIT Technology Review·Apr 22, 2026

Artificial intelligence is moving quickly in the enterprise, from experimentation to everyday use. Organizations are deploying copilots, ag…

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Los Angeles is finally going underground

MIT Technology Review·Apr 22, 2026

Los Angeles deserves its reputation as the quintessential car city—the rhythms of its 2,200 square miles are dictated by wide boulevards an…

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Manipulation

There is no nature anymore

MIT Technology Review·Apr 22, 2026

When people talk about “nature,” they’re generally talking about things that aren’t made by human beings. Rocks. Reefs. Red wolves. But whi…

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One town’s scheme to get rid of its geese

MIT Technology Review·Apr 22, 2026

“Pull over!” I order my brother one sunny February afternoon. Our target is in sight: a gaggle of Canada geese, pecking at grass near the d…

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3 things Michelle Kim is into right now

MIT Technology Review·Apr 22, 2026

Isegye Idol If you thought K-pop was weird, virtual idols—humans who perform as anime-style digital characters via motion capture—will blow…

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Trump extends Iran war ceasefire as Strait shutdown drags on

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 22, 2026

US President Donald Trump announced a last-minute indefinite extension of a ceasefire with Iran and downplayed reports about an intercepted…

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Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting at university

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 22, 2026

Florida on Tuesday announced a criminal probe into whether artificial intelligence played a role in a deadly mass shooting at a university…

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LDP and Justice Ministry remain divided over how to revise retrial system

Japan Times Technology·Apr 22, 2026

One key issue at the heart of the impasse in revising the retrial system has been whether to allow prosecutors to appeal a court decision t…

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Japan’s export growth quickens as China returns from holidays

Japan Times Technology·Apr 22, 2026

The value of overall exports rose 11.7% in March from a year earlier, accelerating from a revised 4% pace in February.

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Roundtables: Unveiling The 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Listen to the session or watch below Watch a special edition of Roundtables simulcast live from EmTech AI, MIT Technology Review’s signatur…

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Inventor recalls eye imaging breakthrough

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

If you’ve been to an eye doctor and had an image taken of the inside of your eye, chances are good it was done with optical coherence tomog…

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AI at MIT

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

At MIT, AI has become so pervasive that you can almost find your way into it without meaning to. Take Sili Deng, an associate professo…

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Recent books from the MIT community

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Priority Technologies: Ensuring US Security and Shared ProsperityEdited by Elisabeth B. Reynolds, professor of the practice of urban studie…

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Get ready for hotter, muggier, stormier summers

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

A long stretch of humid heat followed by a powerful thunderstorm is a familiar weather pattern in the tropics, but it’s also becoming more…

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Analog computing from waste heat

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Heat generated by electronic devices is usually a problem, but a team led by Giuseppe Romano, a research scientist at MIT’s Institute for S…

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Early life may have breathed oxygen earlier than believed

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Around 2.3 billion years ago, a pivotal period known as the Great Oxidation Event set the evolutionary course for oxygen-breathing life on…

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This tool could show how consciousness works

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

How does the physical matter in our brains translate into thoughts, sensations, and emotions? It’s hard to explore that question without ne…

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A natural protein may protect the GI tract from infection

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Embedded in the body’s mucosal surfaces, proteins called lectins bind to sugars found on cell surfaces. A team led by MIT chemistry profess…

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Construction

The new word in home construction could be “plastics”

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Single-use plastics are a persistent source of environmental pollution, and the need to house a growing global population puts increasing p…

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Canadian who was detained by China warns against Carney’s electric vehicle deal

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 21, 2026

A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s electric vehicle deal risks creating a…

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AI backlash is coming for elections

The Verge AI·Apr 21, 2026

{"#text":"Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects…

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Weinstein preyed on aspiring US actress, court told in rape retrial

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 21, 2026

Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring…

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AI robotics: Moving from the lab to the real-world factory floor

The Robot Report·Apr 21, 2026

Learn the real-world infrastructure and effort required to deploy AI robotics from leaders at Universal Robots, PickNik, and Path Robotics.…

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Israel jails soldiers for vandalising Jesus statue in Lebanon

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 21, 2026

The Israeli military on Tuesday said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the dest…

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