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MIT Technology Review - AI
- A pivotal meeting on vaccine guidance is underway—and former CDC leaders are alarmed
2025-09-18
This week has been an eventful one for America’s public health agency. Two former leaders of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explained the reasons for their sudden departures from the agency in a Senate hearing. And they described how CDC employees are being instructed to turn their backs on scientific evidence. The… - The Download: AI-designed viruses, and bad news for the hydrogen industry
2025-09-18
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria Artificial intelligence can draw cat pictures and write emails. Now the same technology can compose a working genome. A research team in California says it… - Clean hydrogen is facing a big reality check
2025-09-18
Hydrogen is sometimes held up as a master key for the energy transition. It can be made using several low-emissions methods and could play a role in cleaning up industries ranging from agriculture and chemicals to aviation and long-distance shipping. This moment is a complicated one for the green fuel, though, as a new report…
TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence
- How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change
2025-08-26
Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate-friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in methane emissions. - Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation
2025-08-20
After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart glasses with an always-on microphone. - Meta to add 100MW of solar power from US gear
2025-08-20
The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina.