Moltbook, a Reddit-style AI social platform with a lobster logo, exposed private messages and emails of over 6,000 users, raising privacy concerns. The site, popular for its quirky AI interactions, has over 1.5 million agents. Experts warn that its rapid…
MIT senior Katie Spivakovsky has been selected as a 2026-27 Churchill Scholar and will undertake an MPhil in biological sciences at the Wellcome Sanger Institute at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall. Spivakovsky, who is double-majoring in biological engineering…
How can artificial intelligence step out of a screen and become something we can physically touch and interact with? That question formed the foundation of class 4.043 (Interaction Intelligence), an MIT course focused on designing a new category of AI-driven…
What if ultrasound imaging is no longer confined to hospitals? Patients with chronic conditions, such as hypertension and heart failure, could be monitored continuously in real-time at home or on the move, giving health care practitioners ongoing clinical insights instead…
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. Microbes could extract the metal needed for cleantech In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only…
In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a time when carmakers want the metal for electric-vehicle batteries, nickel concentration at Eagle Mine is…
As one of the most sought-after applications of artificial intelligence, leading autonomous vehicle companies are investing heavily in commercializing their technology, with a focus on safety and regulatory collaboration to gain market share.
A merger would represent one of the most high-profit corporate pairings in Silicon Valley, blending a space-and-defense contractor with a rapidly evolving AI developer whose costs are dominated by chips, data centers and energy.
Happy Tuesday! A Budget proposal giving tax relief to foreign data centre firms has raised concerns among Indian infrastructure companies. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch
A security professional shares how AI helps manage personal finances daily, spotting spending leaks and offering unbiased budgeting advice. By using a “sanitised context” approach, sensitive data stays safe while patterns and percentages guide decisions. Comparing answers across multiple AI…