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How Nobel laureate Maria Ressa pivoted under pressure
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Maria Ressa built a successful media startup — and exposed human rights issues — while fighting disinformation and attacks from the Philippine government.
Crowdsourcing to better forecast drug approvals
Researchers launched an in-house Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) challenge to beat MIT’s machine-learning models for predicting clinical trial outcomes. The results are now available.
How smaller firms can integrate collaborative robots
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Integrating robots into a manufacturing system is often prohibitively expensive. A new approach could change that.
Legatum Foundry Fellowship for entrepreneurs in Africa launches
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Fellowship applications open on May 3, 2021 for entrepreneurs working and living in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda.
Artificial intelligence is now everyone’s business
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AI is a tool to get things done. To use it properly and generate value, organizations need the right capabilities — including a good understanding of data.
7 MIT-spun ventures driving prosperity in emerging markets
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From professional education courses to mobile apps that monitor crop yields, these startups aim to kick-start innovation ecosystems across the globe.
Robots could give humans ‘superpowers’
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In a new book, MIT roboticist Daniela Rus looks at the powers and limitations of robots and how humans can work with them to unlock new capabilities.