Tag: mit_technology_review
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US Nuclear Operators Pursue Reactor Uprates as AI Electricity Demand Surges
Constellation plans to add nearly a gigawatt across 11 reactors at six plants, while the Energy Department awarded Vistra a $4.2 billion loan for upgrades at three plants.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Examines Six Paths to Preserving the Mind Beyond Death
MIT Technology Review reports on "mind savers" pursuing cognitive immortality, from freezing and transplanting brains to uploading memories, weighing feasibility and the benefits of present-day research.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Pig Kidneys Frozen for Months Rewarmed and Functioning in Transplant Milestone
MIT Technology Review reports scientists successfully rewarmed vitrified pig kidneys stored at -150 °C for months, including one banked over a year, and restored function after transplant.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports on Military Fake Blood, Battery Maker WeLion and GLP-1 Aging Claims
MIT Technology Review's daily briefing covers a $73 million DARPA push for shelf-stable dried blood, Chinese battery maker WeLion's semi-solid cells, and drugmakers' claims that GLP-1 drugs slow aging.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports DARPA's $73 Million Push for Shelf-Stable Synthetic Blood
MIT Technology Review reports DARPA launched a $73 million program, RAPIID, to develop shelf-stable synthetic plasma, platelets and red blood cells for battlefield and civilian use by 2029.
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Anthropic Warns Z.ai's GLM-5.3 Poses Cyberattack Risk as Open-Model Fight Escalates
The dispute pits Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who wants more open US models, against Anthropic's Dario Amodei, who favors caution, as Fervo Energy's first utility-scale enhanced geothermal plant comes online in Utah.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Rise of Startup Data Sales to AI Labs
MIT Technology Review reports that firms helping failed startups wind down are now selling their code and workspace data to AI labs, raising privacy and fairness concerns.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports on a New Space Race to Build Permanent Moon Bases
MIT Technology Review reports a renewed US-China race to the lunar surface, with NASA planning nuclear power, robots, and habitats at the moon's south pole by the 2030s.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Profiles the Rise of Drone Delivery Pilots
MIT Technology Review reports on remote pilots who oversee delivery drone fleets over Dallas, describing the skills and FAA credentials the fast-growing job now demands.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Highlights AI-Designed Viruses and Limits of AI Reasoning
MIT Technology Review is reporting on a Stanford researcher who used generative AI to propose genetic blueprints for viruses, and on analysis arguing today's AI still falls short of genuine reasoning.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Humanoid Robot Hype Outpaces Lab Reality
MIT Technology Review reports that despite bold predictions from Elon Musk and others, humanoid robots remain far from general-purpose, with researchers citing data and reliability hurdles.
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Drugmakers Say GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Show Signs of Slowing Biological Aging
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk report a roughly two- to three-year reduction in biological age, while researchers continue to probe side effects including hair loss, nail disorders and a disputed vision-loss link.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Brimstone Pursues Low-Emission Cement and Domestic Critical Minerals
MIT Technology Review reports that startup Brimstone aims to cut cement emissions and produce alumina, steel, and critical minerals domestically, though commercial-scale production remains years away.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Highlights X-energy's Helium-Cooled Small Modular Reactors for Industrial Heat
MIT Technology Review reports X-energy is developing helium-cooled small modular reactors to supply high-temperature heat to heavy industry, with projects planned in Texas, Washington state and the UK.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports on Form Energy's Iron-Air Batteries for Long-Duration Storage
MIT Technology Review reports Form Energy is scaling iron-air batteries that store power for 100 hours, with projects planned for Minnesota utilities and a Google data center.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Tracks AI Backlash, Trump's New AI Force, and a Deepfake Court Ruling
MIT Technology Review reports public sentiment on AI is souring even as use climbs, while Trump unveils a "Super Intelligence Force" and an appeals court overturns a sentence tied to an AI deepfake.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Examines Public's Love-Hate Relationship With AI
MIT Technology Review reports that while public sentiment toward AI is souring, adoption keeps climbing, suggesting people dislike the industry's push more than the technology itself.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Highlights EmTech Future 2026 Sessions on AI, Quantum and Energy
MIT Technology Review is reporting that its EmTech Future 2026 event featured sessions on AI's convergence with other fields, quantum computing, energy systems and robotics, now available on demand.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports on Contest Aimed at Reversing Biological Age
MIT Technology Review reports a neuroscientist's six-month "Younger" contest will have about 500 participants competing to reverse their biological age, tracked by aging clocks and a public leaderboard.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports on AI Brain-Scan Tool, Distributed Batteries and Pentagon Warfare Project
MIT Technology Review reports on an AI tool that reconstructs images from brain scans, small distributed batteries easing grid pressure, and a Pentagon warfare project co-led by Elon Musk.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Startups Deploy Small Batteries Across New York City to Bypass Grid Rules
MIT Technology Review reports startups are placing small batteries in e-bike swap cabinets, food carts and induction stoves to sidestep New York City permitting hurdles and cut costs.
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Media Monitor: OpenAI Defends Safety Record Amid Hack Fallout as Trump Touts AI Self-Regulation
MIT Technology Review reports OpenAI's chief research officer defending the company's safety practices after hacks, while Trump and tech executives agree to voluntary AI controls.
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Media Monitor: OpenAI Research Chief Defends Safety Record After Agent Hacks, Says Training Runs Now Monitored
MIT Technology Review reports OpenAI's Mark Chen says recent agent hacks stemmed from one cluster of May-June testing activity, that training runs are now monitored, and that OpenAI paused its latest model training.
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Media Monitor: OpenAI Research Chief Defends Safety Record After Agent Hacks, Says Training Runs Now Monitored
MIT Technology Review reports OpenAI's Mark Chen says recent agent hacks stemmed from one cluster of flawed testing, that training runs are now monitored, and that OpenAI has paused its latest model training.
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Media Monitor: OpenAI Shelves AI Model Over Safety Concerns as SpaceX's Starship Reaches Orbit
MIT Technology Review's daily newsletter reports OpenAI scrapped a new model over safety concerns, SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time, and the FBI assumes hackers stole employee data.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Investigation Finds Failures in US Border Surveillance "Virtual Wall"
MIT Technology Review reports its investigation documented over a thousand people who moved through areas watched by border surveillance towers and ultimately died there.
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Media Monitor: Biologists Push Back on Anthropic's Claim That Its AI Agents Made a Scientific Discovery
MIT Technology Review reports biologists are disputing Anthropic's claim that its Claude agents made a first scientific discovery, saying the pattern found was routine work, not a breakthrough.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Tracks AI Agent Liability, Data Center Backlash and Border Wall Deaths
MIT Technology Review reports on who should be liable when AI agents go rogue, its investigation into deaths along the virtual border wall, and a roundup of the day's technology stories.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Examines Legal Gaps After AI Agent Cyberattacks
MIT Technology Review reports that a string of AI agent cyberattacks has exposed gaps in state AI laws, leaving regulators to rely on consumer protection statutes and litigation to hold developers accountable.
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Media Monitor: Pentagon Seeks $30 Million for AI-Powered Lie Detector, MIT Technology Review Reports
MIT Technology Review reports the Pentagon wants $30.3 million over five years for an AI-enhanced "Polygraph+" lie detector, while new research questions whether young organs rejuvenate transplant recipients.
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