Four Lincoln Laboratory technologies win five 2023 R&D 100 awards | MIT News
Ultrasound that doesn’t require touching patients. A web-based tool that reinvents crew scheduling for the Air Force. Cryptographic hardware that protects sensitive data. And the world’s first practical memory for quantum networking. These four technologies developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, either wholly or with collaborators, received 2023 R&D 100 Awards. The ultrasound technology also received…
Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign
An Antibot4Navalny member, who was not involved in the Microsoft research, says it appears that one celebrity was targeted each week for nearly two months. The researcher says that Priscilla Presley’s video was mentioned on one of the biggest “prime-time political talk shows” in Russia. The “widest coverage, as measured by number of major media…
Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys
Millions of people in North America have died from a fentanyl overdose Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images A new medication can prevent a high dose of fentanyl from triggering potentially life-threatening symptoms, and the protective effect lasts for almost a month, a study in monkeys shows. If it works in humans, the treatment could be…
Solana (SOL) Prices Are up 500% This Year, But its Phone Hasn’t Seen Similar Success
“We have to decide if there’s a place for a smart wallet, a much cheaper version that an iPhone user could use as a secondary device. We haven’t seen a ton of signal whether that’s a compelling enough thing to sell 50,000 units,” he said, saying that this was the magic number to determine the…
2023-2024 Accenture Fellows advance technology at the crossroads of business and society | MIT News
The MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology has announced five new research fellows for 2023-24. Now in its third year, the initiative underscores the ways in which industry and research can collaborate to spur technological innovation. Through its partnership with the School of Engineering, Accenture provides five annual fellowships awarded to graduate…
The 19 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now
When it comes to originals, Netflix and Amazon have the deepest libraries of prestige movies. But ever since CODA won the Best Picture Oscar, it’s become clear that some of the best movies are on Apple TV+. As with any streaming service, not every film on the roster is a winner, but from Billie Eilish documentaries to Sundance darlings, Apple’s…
End Times: Why reports that Western civilisation will soon collapse are premature
ANCIENT Egypt, the Roman Empire, the Maya, China’s Qing dynasty – these civilisations all shone brightly in their time. Yet, in every case, the glory days were followed by collapse. This seems to be the inevitable trajectory of any culture. What’s more, it looks like Western civilisation is experiencing this fate right now. Signs of crisis are…
Tokens Tied to Dogecoin-Funded DOGE-1 Satellite Jump Ahead of SpaceX Launch
GEC token prices have more than quadrupled in the past week, while XI tokens are up 35% in the same period. Source link
School of Engineering welcomes Songyee Yoon PhD ’00 as visiting innovation scholar | MIT News
Songyee Yoon PhD ’00, an entrepreneur, innovator, investor, and leader in AI and the gaming industry, has been appointed as a School of Engineering visiting innovation scholar for the 2023-24 academic year. Yoon, who is as a member of the MIT Corporation, serves as president and chief strategic officer of NCSOFT, a world leader in…
Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant
Steven Johnson has written 13 books, on topics ranging from a London cholera outbreak to the value of video games. He’s been a television presenter and a podcast host. He’s a keynote speaker who doesn’t have to call himself that in his LinkedIn profile. And for over a year now, he’s been a full-time employee…