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News•Feb 27, 2026
The Download: How AI Is Shaking up Go, and a Cybersecurity Mystery
Artificial intelligence has fundamentally reshaped the world of Go, making AI‑driven analysis essential for professional players and opening the game to a more diverse audience. At the same time, the tech sector faces mounting policy friction, exemplified by Anthropic’s refusal to supply the Pentagon with mass‑surveillance or lethal autonomous capabilities. Social platforms are testing AI‑powered safety tools, such as Instagram’s suicide‑alert system, while generative AI in health continues to stumble, misguiding users in emergencies. Finally, a cyber‑threatening campaign against researcher Allison Nixon highlights the personal risks faced by security experts in an increasingly hostile digital landscape.
By MIT Technology Review
News•Feb 27, 2026
AI Is Rewiring How the World’s Best Go Players Think
AI has become indispensable for South Korea’s elite Go players, who now train daily with programs like KataGo that suggest optimal moves. Top-ranked Shin Jin‑seo mirrors AI recommendations 37.5% of the time, far above the 28.5% average across professionals. The...
By MIT Technology Review
News•Feb 26, 2026
Finding Value with AI and Industry 5.0 Transformation
Industry 5.0 moves beyond the technology‑centric focus of Industry 4.0, orchestrating AI, cloud, IoT and digital twins to augment human capabilities and drive sustainability. A new EY‑MIT report shows most industrial firms still prioritize efficiency, leaving growth‑oriented and human‑centric initiatives...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
The Download: Autonomous Narco Submarines, and Virtue Signaling Chatbots
MIT Technology Review’s daily newsletter highlights three major tech stories: uncrewed narco‑submarines equipped with off‑the‑shelf components like Starlink and autopilots could revolutionize Colombia’s cocaine smuggling by increasing payloads and eliminating human risk; Google DeepMind is urging rigorous evaluation of large...
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Deals•Dec 19, 2025
TikTok Signs Deal to Sell US Unit to US Investor Joint Venture
TikTok announced it has signed an agreement to sell its U.S. operations to a joint venture backed by American investors, including Oracle. The transaction is expected to close on January 22, 2026, and aims to keep the platform operating in...
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Deals•Dec 11, 2025
Stardust Solutions Secures $60M Funding Round to Advance Solar Geoengineering
Stardust Solutions, a solar geoengineering startup, announced a $60 million venture funding round, the largest ever for a geoengineering company. The capital will be used to scale its climate‑cooling technologies. The announcement appears in the December 11, 2025 edition of...
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Deals•Dec 8, 2025
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros for $83 Billion
Netflix announced plans to acquire Warner Bros in a deal valued at $83 billion, pending regulatory approval. The transaction would create one of the largest media mergers in Hollywood history.
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Deals•Nov 7, 2025
Colossal Biosciences Acquires Pet‑Cloning Firm Viagen
Colossal Biosciences announced this week that it has acquired Viagen, a leading pet‑cloning company known for high‑profile projects. Viagen will continue operating under its current leadership, and the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Deals•Nov 4, 2025
Stardust Raises $60M in Venture Round for Solar Geoengineering Technology
Stardust, an American‑Israeli solar geoengineering startup, announced a $60 million venture‑capital raise, the largest known round for a company in this sector. The funding will support development of its proprietary particle‑based cooling system slated for deployment by the early 2030s.
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Deals•Nov 3, 2025
Biotech Entrepreneur Secures $30M to Launch Preventive, a Public‑Benefit Gene‑Editing Company
A West Coast biotech entrepreneur announced the formation of Preventive, a public‑benefit company focused on heritable genome editing, after raising $30 million. The funding will support research into safely creating genetically edited babies to prevent disease. The announcement was made in...
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Deals•Nov 3, 2025
Still Bright Secures $18.7M Seed Funding to Scale Clean Copper Extraction
Clean‑tech startup Still Bright announced it has closed an $18.7 million seed round to advance its water‑based copper purification technology. The funding will support pilot and demonstration‑scale reactors slated for 2027‑2028, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of traditional copper smelting.
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Deals•Oct 31, 2025
Preventive Raises $30M to Study Heritable Genome Editing
West Coast biotech entrepreneur Lucas Harrington announced the formation of Preventive, a public‑benefit corporation, after securing $30 million from private funders. The capital, raised through Harrington’s venture firm SciFounders, will fund research into safe and responsible heritable genome editing.
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Deals•Oct 23, 2025
Found Energy Closed $12 Million Seed Round to Develop Aluminum‑powered Reactors
Found Energy, a Boston startup developing aluminum‑water reactors for zero‑carbon heat and hydrogen, closed a $12 million seed round last year to scale R&D and pilot larger 100 kW engines. The funding supported growth into a two‑floor R&D facility and...
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Deals•Oct 20, 2025
Science Corporation Acquires Pixium Vision's PRIMA Implant Program in Fire‑sale Deal
Science Corporation acquired the PRIMA vision implant program and assets from Pixium Vision, gaining advanced retinal‑implant technology now in advanced testing. The purchase gives Science rapid market access for an artificial‑vision chip that has enabled some patients to read and...
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