Have you ever wished you could create high-quality video ads without hiring an expensive production team? Video is everything in today’s fast-paced digital world. Aberdeen Group says video drives 49% faster revenue growth than non-video content. But if you’re like most small businesses or content creators, you probably don’t have the time, a big budget, or […]

Heico Sandee, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Smart Robotics. Smart Robotics offers technology and services designed to automate pick-and-place stations in fulfillment centers. The company provides user-friendly, reliable, and adaptable pick-and-place systems capable of handling a wide variety of items. What inspired you to co-found Smart Robotics back in 2015? What challenges in the […]

Data is not just an asset; it has become the lifeblood of businesses today, driving everything from daily decisions to long-term strategy, and is central to competitiveness and innovation. It’s no surprise that companies generate more data than ever before, from all sources. The surge in data generation and collection is exponential. In fact, IDC […]

Large language models can do impressive things, like write poetry or generate viable computer programs, even though these models are trained to predict words that come next in a piece of text. Such surprising capabilities can make it seem like the models are implicitly learning some general truths about the world. But that isn’t necessarily […]

Anthropic has recently unveiled major updates to its Claude AI model family. The announcement introduced an enhanced version of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and debuted a new Claude 3.5 Haiku model, marking substantial progress in both performance capabilities and cost efficiency. The release represents a strategic advancement in the AI landscape, particularly notable for its improvements […]

At the turn of the 20th century, W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about the conditions and culture of Black people in Philadelphia, documenting also the racist attitudes and beliefs that pervaded the white society around them. He described how unequal outcomes in domains like health could be attributed not only to racist ideas, but to racism […]

In today’s politically polarized world, finding common ground on complex social and political issues is becoming increasingly challenging. As societies grow more diverse, disagreements on crucial matters like climate change, immigration, and economic policy have only extended. Bringing people together to find consensus on complex issues often requires time, resources, and a level playing field […]

Artist and designer Es Devlin is the recipient of the 2025 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT. The $100,000 prize, to be awarded at a gala in her honor, also includes an artist residency at MIT in spring 2025, during which Es Devlin will present her work in a lecture open to the public […]

As AI-enabled threats proliferate, organizations must master how to prevent and defend against these types of attacks. One popular approach that is generating buzz is to use AI to defend against other, malicious AI. This is, however, only partly effective. AI can be used as a defensive shield, but only if employees have the knowledge […]