Pattie Maes receives ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award
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Pattie Maes, the Germeshausen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT and head of the Fluid Interfaces research group within the MIT Media Lab, has been awarded the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award. She will accept the award at CHI 2025 in Yokohama, Japan this April. The Lifetime Research Award is given to individuals whose research […]
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The Growing Number of Tech Companies Getting Cancelled for AI Washing
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In 2024, 15 AI technology companies were hit by regulators for exaggerating their products’ capabilities, and that number has more than doubled from 2023. AI-related filings are on the rise and tech companies could be caught in the crossfire if they don’t understand emerging regulations and how to avoid them. What’s Wrong with AI Marketing Today? While […]
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Fernando Murias, Chairman and CEO of Digital Global Systems (DGS) – Interview Series
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Fernando joined Digital Global Systems (DGS) in 2013 from PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he held several leadership positions in both the United States and Latin America. Fernando has been at the forefront of innovative investment models for leading-edge technology enterprise pursuits; novel partnership deals using CAPEX-light structures; and strategic vision of business value leveraging new technologies and operating constructs. […]
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Sourcetable Raises $4.3M to Launch the World’s First Self-Driving Spreadsheet, Powered by AI
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In a major leap forward for productivity software, Sourcetable has announced a $4.3 million seed round and the launch of what it calls the world’s first autonomous, AI-powered spreadsheet — a “self-driving” experience that reimagines how humans interact with data. With backing from top investors including Bee Partners, Julien Chaumond (Hugging Face), Preston-Werner Ventures (GitHub co-founder), […]
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UK solar-to-hydrogen innovation uses organic materials
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Image has conceptual relevance to the article (in our view), but does not depict any actual assembly or equipment. A new approach to generating hydrogen from solar energy represents a significant milestone in sustainable energy technology, say the researchers behind it, from Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London. Published in Nature Energy, […]
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Bridging the nature-finance gap
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COP16 talks featured an extended session in Rome in February, where negotiators sought to address a $942 billion shortfall in the funds believed to be required to protect and restore nature. By Samantha Willis, Biodiversity Consultant at Ramboll In a significant step towards global nature recovery, bridging the Nature-Finance gap was at the heart of […]
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Less Is More: Why Retrieving Fewer Documents Can Improve AI Answers
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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is an approach to building AI systems that combines a language model with an external knowledge source. In simple terms, the AI first searches for relevant documents (like articles or webpages) related to a user’s query, and then uses those documents to generate a more accurate answer. This method has been celebrated […]
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Cybersecurity risk with solar power systems could have large-scale ramifications, explains new study
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Cybersecurity vulnerabilities in solar power systems pose potential risks to grid security, stability and availability, according to a new study The SUN:DOWN research – conducted by Forescout Research, a specialist in cybersecurity – investigated different implementations of solar power generation. “Our findings show an insecure ecosystem — with dangerous energy and national security implications,” says […]
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Smart motor innovation could be game-changer for energy saving
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An “intelligent” motor developed in Nottingham appears to offer a game-changing combination of energy savings, performance and small size, providing “an industrial motor with advanced variable frequency technology in a package that is 60% smaller than current market offerings”. The group behind the technology at the heart of the approach suggests it has the potential […]
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Gemma 3: Google’s Answer to Affordable, Powerful AI for the Real World
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The AI model market is growing quickly, with companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI leading the way in developing new AI technologies. Google’s Gemma 3 has recently gained attention as one of the most powerful AI models that can run on a single GPU, setting it apart from many other models that need much more […]
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Filter-free ultrafine particle removal system deployed in subways in Korea
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The team behind the approach was led by (right) Dr Hak Joon Kim, Principal Researcher, Department of Urban Environment Research at KIMM. A high-capacity filter-free ultrafine particle reduction technology developed by the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials is now being deployed (or is soon to be deployed) at a number of locations in the […]
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New modelling tool could help protect wildlife from offshore developments
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A new resource has been developed in a bid to better protect seabirds from the impacts of offshore wind farms. The group behind it says the innovative modelling tool has the potential to save wildlife, while ensuring the effective and sustainable development of renewable energy sources. Led by researchers at the University of Glasgow, the […]
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Lunar microwave to purify water frozen in Moon’s soil wins UK Space Agency award
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A technology that uses microwaves (to defrost) and ultrasound (to break down) contaminants in melted lunar ice to provide clean, drinkable water for astronauts has won the UK Space Agency funded Aqualunar Challenge. The Aqualunar Challenge is a £1.2 million international prize funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund and delivered by Challenge […]
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Guest post: Saudi Arabia’s surprisingly large imports of solar panels from China
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were among the top importers of Chinese solar panels in 2024, with more than half heading to countries in the global south. The findings come from Ember’s China’s solar PV export explorer, which tracks shipments to more than 200 countries and was recently updated with figures for the full year of […]
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For this computer scientist, MIT Open Learning was the start of a life-changing journey
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As a college student in Serbia with a passion for math and physics, Ana Trišović found herself drawn to computer science and its practical, problem-solving approaches. It was then that she discovered MIT OpenCourseWare, part of MIT Open Learning, and decided to study a course on Data Analytics with Python in 2012 — something her school […]
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How OpenAI’s o3, Grok 3, DeepSeek R1, Gemini 2.0, and Claude 3.7 Differ in Their Reasoning Approaches
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Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly evolving from simple text prediction systems into advanced reasoning engines capable of tackling complex challenges. Initially designed to predict the next word in a sentence, these models have now advanced to solving mathematical equations, writing functional code, and making data-driven decisions. The development of reasoning techniques is the key […]
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Jay Allardyce, General Manager, Data & Analytics at insightsoftware – Interview Series
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Jay Allardyce is General Manager, Data & Analytics at insightsoftware. He’s a Technology Executive with 23+ years of experience across Enterprise B2B companies such as Google, Uptake, GE, and HP. He is also the co-founder of GenAI.Works that leads the largest artificial intelligence community on LinkedIn. insightsoftware is a global provider of financial and operational […]
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How Well Can LLMs Actually Reason Through Messy Problems?
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The introduction and evolution of generative AI have been so sudden and intense that it’s actually quite difficult to fully appreciate just how much this technology has changed our lives. Zoom out to just three years ago. Yes, AI was becoming more pervasive, at least in theory. More people knew some of the things it […]