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MIT grieves shooting death of renowned director of plasma science center

Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, was shot multiple times at his home, and no details about a suspect or motive have been released

The Guardian - US

Police launch homicide investigation into MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home

"He shone a bright light as a mentor, friend, teacher, colleague and leader," a fellow MIT professor said.

Axios

MIT Professor Shot Dead at Home in Brookline: Nuno Loureiro Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds

MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, 47, award-winning fusion scientist, was shot at his Brookline home and died in hospital after multiple gunshot wounds on Monday night.

International Business Times UK

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MIT professor dies after being shot ‘multiple times’ at his Brookline home

He had been with the prestigious college since 2016

The Independent UK

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk's vision of humanoid robot assistants is 'pure fantasy thinking'

Rodney Brooks said future “humanoid” robots will have wheels and multiple arms.

Fortune

'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete.

LiveScience

MIT electronics researchers develop a new way to fabricate transistors on the backend of finished dies, to keep pushing the limit of chip densities ever higher

It's a bit like chip stacking but on the nanometre scale.

PC Gamer

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Dr. Curtis Rasmussen: The Specialist Reframing How Leaders Understand Human-Machine Collaboration

A recent MIT report notes that the failure rate for generative AI projects in organizations is 95%, despite directing billions of dollars in investment.

International Business Times

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It’s among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ingenious concrete and construction techniques.

The Conversation

14 Colleges Fail in StopAntisemitism's 2025 Annual Report: Majority of Jewish Students Feel Unwelcome on Certain Campuses

Fourteen colleges failed StopAntisemitism's report card for institutional failures to protect Jewish students, forcing a majority to conceal their identities due to widespread campus hostility.

International Business Times UK

Research commissioned by OpenAI and Anthropic claims that workers are more efficient when using AI — Up to one hour saved on average, as companies make bid to maintain enterprise AI spending

OpenAI and Anthropic claim in a pair of reports released today and earlier in the month that the use of enterprise AI tools increase productivity and corporate ROI. These studies may be damage control to counter those released by MIT and Harvard in August claiming the opposite.

Tom’s Hardware

MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions

A new device cuts down the time it takes to harvest water from the atmosphere from days to minutes, MIT researchers say.

LiveScience

10 Photos of Luana Lopes Lara: Kalshi Co-Founder Who Just Passed Taylor Swift as the Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire

Luana Lopes Lara becomes the youngest self-made woman billionaire after building Kalshi into an $11bn fintech powerhouse at just 29 years old.

International Business Times UK

More job cuts on the way? MIT study claims AI could currently replace 12% of total US jobs market

Tech layoffs aren’t the only side effect of AI – all 50 US states could see the repercussions, report claims.

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MIT's new 'Iceberg Index' study claims AI already has the 'cognitive and administrative' capability to replace 11.7% of the US workforce

Just the tip of the... AI apocalypse.

Tom’s Hardware

MIT simulation shows AI can replace 11.7% of U.S. workers worth $1.2 trillion in salaries — Iceberg Index tool shows jobs are affected in every state across the country

MIT and ORNL built the Iceberg Index, which showed how much of the entire American workforce is at risk of being replaced by AI tools.

Fortune

MIT report: AI can already replace nearly 12% of the U.S. workforce

The window to treat AI as a distant future issue is closing.

International Business Times UK

MIT: AI Can Do 12% of US Work; Where Human Soft Power Is Irreplaceable

An MIT report finds AI could automate 12% of US work, impacting over $1.2 trillion in wages across finance and healthcare.

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The Deadhead who became a $38 billion CEO: What HubSpot cofounder Brian Halligan learned from Jerry Garcia and passed on to his MIT students

The Dead’s business model offers a better guide for founders than half the frameworks taught in business school, according to the venture capitalist.

The Guardian - UK

Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future review – the comic just can’t hide his emotion in this mind-blowing show

He tries to play the stoic in this look at the incredible changes to disabled peoples’ lives that tech could bring. But the radical benefits of one piece of kit leave him visibly moved

PC Gamer

'A big document of stealth' requested by Todd Howard from a designer of one of the best stealth games of all time was the blueprint for Skyrim's most beloved playstyle

Garrett from Thief crouch walked so Dark Brotherhood assassins could run.

The Guardian - US

Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal

The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal

Space

Scientists get 1st good look at a 'vampire star' feeding on its victim

"If you were able to stand somewhat close to the white dwarf's pole, you would see a column of gas stretching 2,000 miles into the sky, and then fanning outward."

Fortune

Move over Harvard and MIT—this university might be winning the AI race, and you've probably never heard of it

China’s Tsinghua University is outperforming U.S. Ivy Leagues in generating AI-related patents and top-cited research papers—though American influence remains high.

Fortune

Why generative AI went from risk to business imperative at U.S. companies

Research shows adoption, investment, and usage rates for generative AI are accelerating.

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