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Daron Acemoglu, Nobel Prize winner in economics: 'We've never had companies as powerful as technology companies; they control the fabric of our society, how we access information, and how we interact.'
Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu said: "The promise of technology was to create opportunities for all, but what we have is a single system that concentrates power and wealth."
Why does cybersecurity management in enterprises fail?
Research scientist Ranjan Pal and co-authors wrote: "The most creative and technically innovative employees choose roles in software development for products whose value is of most importance to venture capitalists and enterprise shareholders. The relatively less innovative and coding-competent employees are put in cybersecurity roles and are paid comparatively less."
MIT Economist Andrew W. Lo on finance, AI, and human behavior
Professor Andrew W. Lo said: "We're working on an AI financial advisor that can satisfy the most important criterion of financial advice that regulators impose, fiduciary duty. A fiduciary is somebody who is appointed to help you further your goals and will look out for your best interests above and beyond their own."
Child care costs by state in 2025
Professor Emerita Lotte Bailyn said: "Child care is absolutely necessary if parents need or want to have employment. Child care workers must be paid well in order to attract the people needed for high quality, and parents cannot pay more for child care than they earn. That means a simple private business model does not work."
'Dark pools' are handling more stock trades. Wall street is fighting back.
The rules for dark pools allow flexibility, says associate professor Haoxiang Zhu. Pools can merely file a note informing the agency of a change in their operations. While an exchange must provide fair access to anyone who wants to trade, a pool can discriminate as long as its trading in any stock remains below 5% of the stock's total market volume. That leaves pools freer to innovate.
Large-scale commercial applications of quantum computing remain a distant promise, claims report
Quantum technology is rapidly growing with job demand tripling in the US according to the MIT Quantum Index Report 2025, which finds, however, that large-scale commercial applications for quantum computing still remain "far off." Research scientist Jonathan Ruane calls the report a "community-led project" and encourages people to contribute additional data. He says that while a report will be published annually, data on its website will be updated "as often as input is given."
Summer electricity bills set to jump higher than last year — here's why
Professor Robert Pindyck told Newsweek there was "just one reason" behind rising electricity bills, "and that's the grid. We have a very antiquated, inefficient grid here in the United States, and the result is that if there's any increase in demand — even if the electricity can be generated cheaply — it's very hard to move it from A to B," he said.
How technology and data analytics are revolutionizing healthcare to save lives: Insights from a new book
The new book, "The Analytics Edge in Healthcare," by associate dean for business analytics Dimitris Bertsimas and co-authors, serves as an indispensable resource tailored for health professionals, policymakers, and decision-makers eager to harness the power of advanced analytics in clinical and operational settings.
Carnegie honors 20 'Great Immigrants,' including composer Tania León, for 20th anniversary
Professor Simon Johnson was honored by the Carnegie Corp. of New York as part of its 20th class of Great Immigrants, Great Americans. "If people come to the United States, with very few exceptions, they come because they want to work. They want to be productive. They want to improve their lives and have better futures for their kid. That dynamism is a big part of what's going well in many parts of the U.S.," said Johnson.
Stablecoin bill creates protections for crypto users, critics say it's not enough
Research scientist Christian Catalini told UPI that the GENIUS Act will lower the cost of making payments with stablecoin internationally. "It is much needed legislation that will unlock a safer and more scalable stablecoin ecosystem," Catalini said. "It will lead to entry by many more issues, increasing competition among stablecoins."