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News•Feb 16, 2026
The Scientist Using AI to Hunt for Antibiotics Just About Everywhere
César de la Fuente’s Penn team is using artificial intelligence to scour genomes for antimicrobial peptides, creating a library of over one million candidate sequences. The AI has uncovered promising molecules hidden in archaea, venomous species, and even extinct organisms such as woolly mammoths, producing compounds like mammuthusin‑2. In pre‑clinical tests, two AI‑designed peptides successfully treated mice infected with a drug‑resistant Acinetobacter strain. The group is now building ApexOracle, a multimodal model that links pathogen genetics to peptide therapeutics, aiming to accelerate the path toward clinical trials.
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News•Feb 12, 2026
The Download: AI-Enhanced Cybercrime, and Secure AI Assistants
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a tool for cybercriminals, enabling faster, lower‑skill attacks and fueling a surge in deep‑fake‑driven scams. At the same time, AI‑powered personal assistants such as OpenClaw expose massive amounts of user data, raising urgent security concerns....
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News•Feb 9, 2026
Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s New AI Newsletter, Is Here
MIT Technology Review has launched "Making AI Work," a limited‑run, seven‑week AI mini‑course newsletter that delivers weekly case studies on real‑world AI deployments. The series spans health care, nuclear energy, education, small‑business operations, finance and personal productivity, ending with a...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
The Download: Helping Cancer Survivors to Give Birth, and Cleaning up Bangladesh’s Garment Industry
An experimental surgical technique that temporarily removes the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes during colorectal cancer treatment has enabled a fifth baby, Lucien, to be born in Europe, marking the first successful post‑treatment birth on the continent. The same newsletter...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
An Experimental Surgery Is Helping Cancer Survivors Give Birth
An experimental surgery that temporarily relocates the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes during pelvic radiation allows cancer patients to preserve fertility. The technique, pioneered by Dr. Reitan Ribeiro and adopted by surgeons like Dr. Daniela Huber, has resulted in at...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
The AI Hype Index: Grok Makes Porn, and Claude Code Nails Your Job
MIT Technology Review’s AI Hype Index highlights the polarizing capabilities of emerging models. It notes that Meta’s Grok can generate pornographic material, while Anthropic’s Claude Code can build websites and interpret medical scans. The piece warns of a seismic impact...
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News•Jan 26, 2026
Inside OpenAI’s Big Play for Science
OpenAI has launched OpenAI for Science, focusing on using GPT‑5/5.2 to accelerate research. The new team showcases case studies where the model finds hidden literature, drafts proofs, and suggests experiments, scoring 92% on the GPQA benchmark versus 39% for GPT‑4....
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News•Jan 21, 2026
Everyone Wants AI Sovereignty. No One Can Truly Have It.
Governments are earmarking about $1.3 trillion through 2030 for domestic AI infrastructure, aiming for sovereign capabilities. The effort confronts the reality that AI supply chains—chips, data, talent—are fundamentally global and energy‑intensive. Analysts argue that true sovereignty requires an orchestrated approach, blending...
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News•Jan 16, 2026
The Download: Cut Through AI Coding Hype, and Biotech Trends to Watch
MIT Technology Review’s latest Download highlights the growing debate over AI‑driven coding tools, noting that while tech giants pour billions into large‑language models, developers remain divided on whether productivity gains outweigh long‑term maintenance risks. The newsletter also spotlights the 2026...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Mitigating Emissions From Air Freight: Unlocking the Potential of SAF with Book and Claim
Air freight emissions have jumped 25% since 2019, adding roughly 20 million tonnes of CO₂ annually. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can slash lifecycle greenhouse‑gas emissions by up to 80%, and the IATA sees it delivering 65% of the sector’s reductions. High...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Why some “Breakthrough” Technologies Don’t Work Out
MIT Technology Review released its 2026 list of breakthrough technologies, marking the 25th anniversary of the annual roundup. The article revisits past entries that failed—such as Social TV, the Helix DNA app store, universal memory, light‑field photography, and Project Loon—to...
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News•Jan 9, 2026
A New CRISPR Startup Is Betting Regulators Will Ease up on Gene-Editing
A new CRISPR startup, Aurora Therapeutics, aims to secure regulatory approval for a single, modular gene‑editing platform that can be tweaked for multiple mutations. Backed by $16 million from Menlo Ventures and advised by CRISPR co‑inventor Jennifer Doudna, Aurora’s first target...
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News•Jan 8, 2026
Using Unstructured Data to Fuel Enterprise AI Success
Enterprises sit on up to 90% unstructured data, from call logs to video streams, yet this asset often stays dormant because of its chaotic format. By centralizing and preprocessing such data, companies can feed next‑generation AI models that deliver higher...
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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
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•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•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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