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- Pie Day 2026by MIT Alumni News Staff on 04/17/2026 at 2:07 PM
Ellie’s Pi Day post: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/pi-day-2026-food-institute/ How Ellie orchestrated the baking of 30 pies: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/behind-the-scenes-of-thirty-pies/
- The Download: bad news for inner Neanderthals, and AI warfare’s human illusion
by Thomas Macaulay on 04/17/2026 at 12:10 PMThis 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 problem with thinking you’re part Neanderthal There’s a theory that many of us have an “inner Neanderthal.” The idea is that Homo sapiens and a cousin species once bred, leaving…
- How robots learn: A brief, contemporary history
by James O’Donnell on 04/17/2026 at 10:00 AMRoboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the extraordinary complexity of the human body, and then they’d spend their career refining robotic arms for auto plants. Aim for C-3P0; end up with the Roomba. The real ambition for many of these researchers was the robot of science fiction—one…
- The case for fixing everything
by Lee Vinsel on 04/17/2026 at 10:00 AMThe handsome new book Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, by the tech industry legend Stewart Brand, promises to be the first in a series offering “a comprehensive overview of the civilizational importance of maintenance.” One of Brand’s several biographers described him as a mainstay of both counterculture and cyberculture, and with Maintenance, Brand wants us…
- Treating enterprise AI as an operating layer
by Dr. Wael Salloum on 04/16/2026 at 1:00 PMThere’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention. The public conversation still tracks foundation models and benchmarks—GPT versus Gemini, reasoning scores, and marginal capability gains. But in practice, the more durable advantage is structural: who owns the operating layer where intelligence is applied, governed, and improved.…
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- Great white sharks are overheating
by Johnny Sturgeon, Inside Climate News on 04/18/2026 at 11:07 AMThe sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.
- US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by “unfriendly states”
by Dan Goodin on 04/17/2026 at 9:28 PMGrinex says needed hacking resources “available exclusively to … unfriendly states.”
- Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake”
by Jon Brodkin on 04/17/2026 at 7:31 PMProbation for man who used stolen logins and posted private info on social media.
- Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
by Beth Mole on 04/17/2026 at 7:19 PMShe’s well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda.
- $25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options
by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 04/17/2026 at 6:31 PMIs $20,000–$25,000 a sweet spot for secondhand electric cars? We think so.
- 3 Actionable AI Recommendations for Businesses in 2026
by Artificial Intelligence Blog on 12/11/2025 at 5:52 PMIn 2026, AI advantage will not come from tools but from focus. This piece outlines three concrete, disruptive moves businesses can make to turn AI into durable leverage, plus the contrarian and pessimistic views leaders should confront head-on.
- Is AI Better than Bacon?
by Artificial Intelligence Blog on 11/27/2025 at 5:32 PMIs artificial intelligence better than bacon? One crunches data, the other crunches joy. This playful, slightly unscientific showdown pits algorithms against cured pork and bacon still wins.
- The Ideal AI Device
by Artificial Intelligence Blog on 11/24/2025 at 12:52 PMThe future AI device will blend into daily life and feel more like a helpful companion than a gadget, offering instant, contextual support whenever needed.
- 100% Unemployment is Inevitable*
by Artificial Intelligence Blog on 11/20/2025 at 8:56 PMAs AI rapidly reshapes white-collar work, early data already shows rising unemployment in the most exposed industries, raising the provocative question of whether certain knowledge-worker roles are ultimately destined for 100 percent automation as AI accelerates toward AGI.
- The Next Leap in Intelligence: Hello, I am Gemini 3 Pro
by Artificial Intelligence Blog on 11/17/2025 at 8:32 PMA concise look at what Gemini 3 Pro gets right, where it still lags, and what its debut says about the coming wave of AI models.
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- Electric vehicle owners could earn thousands by supporting power grid
on 04/17/2026 at 6:00 PMElectric vehicles could store renewable energy when there is excess supply and give it back to the grid when demand peaks, but car companies disagree on the best way to do that
- Why is it so hard to change your mind?
on 04/17/2026 at 9:00 AMChanging your opinion can be difficult, and it’s sometimes even seen as a flaw. But research shows being open-minded has a host of benefits. Columnist David Robson finds there are a few simple ways to encourage yourself to withstand the discomfort that gets in the way of mental flexibility
- The rise, the fall and the rebound of cyclic cosmology
on 04/17/2026 at 9:00 AMCyclic cosmology, or the big bounce, is the idea that the universe will eventually crunch back together and then go through another big bang. Columnist Leah Crane finds that, appropriately, it’s coming back
- Our dreams become more emotive and symbolic as we approach death
on 04/16/2026 at 1:00 PMPeople who are terminally ill are commonly reunited with lost loved ones in their dreams and have visions of doors, stairways and light, which are said to help them accept the dying process
- How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower tonight
on 04/16/2026 at 11:24 AMThe Lyrid meteor shower will soon hit its peak. Here’s how to spot it, including by using the New Scientist stargazing companion