Delhivery gets ecommerce bump; Amazon shakes up quick commerce
Delhivery CEO Sahil Barua said ecommerce deliveries are leading the company’s growth. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
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The Download: metric weaknesses and AI elephant warnings
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. The inevitable weakness of metrics There are plenty of useful things a metric can reveal. There…
IIT Alumni to provide AI training to migrant workers in Singapore
Supported by the Indian High Commission (HCI), the Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Association – Singapore (IITAAS) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC).
Beyond Nvidia: Why AI giants like OpenAI, Google and Amazon are building custom chips
The AI race is heating up as tech giants like OpenAI, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft design their own chips to optimize AI operations. This strategic move aims to cut soaring deployment costs and gain control over crucial infrastructure, moving beyond…
David Autor named head of the Department of Economics
David Autor, the Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor in the MIT Department of Economics, has been named head of the Department of Economics, effective July 1. “David is a world-class labor economist,” says Agustín Rayo, the Kenan Sahin Dean…
LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details
Imagine working at a warehouse or office sometime in the near future, and you’re asked to help a new trainee learn the basics of their job. The catch: It’s a robot. To teach them, you might want to play a…
The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions
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. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why. —Jessica Hamzelou It’s…
Trump administration asks OpenAI to limit release of GPT-5.6: Report
Per the report, the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director and the Office of Science and Technology Policy requested that the model be released first to a small set of government-approved partners rather than the general public.
Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.
It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western Europe. Yesterday, the UK recorded its highest ever June temperature at 36.1 °C (about 97 °F). But as the weather app on my phone…
MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success
Over the past 80 years, America’s bold, sustained investment in scientific research, and the discoveries, ideas and innovations that flowed from it made America a world leader. The nation’s scientific leadership has been essential to our shared prosperity and national security,…