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Rita Anoh’s first exposure to college-level research was not something she recognized as a path she could follow. While in high school, the daughter of Anoh’s Advanced Placement biology teacher presented a poster to her class about what she was working on in graduate school. “At the time, actually, it did not click to me […]

Using an approach based on CRISPR proteins, MIT researchers have developed a new way to precisely control the amount of a particular protein that is produced in mammalian cells. This technique could be used to finely tune the production of useful proteins, such as the monoclonal antibodies used to treat cancer and other diseases, or […]

Proactively addressing burnout will boost retention and performance.

Surveys, interviews, observation, and other tools can help you avoid “one-size-fits-none” policies.

How did the Nobel laureate plan her time and navigate her life choices to leave a lasting impact on the world?

The US government is funding tech to determine whether genetic alterations in a virus or pest are an evolutionary quirk—or a lab-engineered danger.

WIRED sat down with Xbox CEO Phil Spencer and Worlds’s Edge Studio chief Michael Mann to talk about AoE and everything real-time strategy.

Henry Cavill is getting back into the cape, and James Gunn and Peter Safran now control the studio. Here’s how they can bring the Man of Steel back to life.

New York Times: After a slow start, Donald Trump’s Truth Social has passed Gab, Parler, and other right-wing social media in unique visitors, largely due to Trump posting  —  The right-wing social network faces two federal investigations and an uncertain financial future.  But it has still managed to outpace its rivals.

Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: Sony reports PlayStation Plus subscribers declined to 45.4M in Q2, down from 47.3M in Q1, and PlayStation Network MAUs dropped to 102M in Q2 from 103M in Q1  —  PlayStation Plus subscribers have dropped by nearly 2 million users since the revamped service launched in June.

Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: Uber reports Q3 revenue rose 72% YoY to $8.34B, beating $8.1B estimates, as gross bookings rose 26% YoY to $29.1B, including $13.7B from Uber Eats  —  Uber Technologies Inc. reported revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, fueled by a recovery in driver supply that supported increased ridership …

Fusion, which promises practically unlimited, carbon-free energy using the same processes that power the sun, is at the heart of a worldwide research effort that could help mitigate climate change. A multidisciplinary team of researchers is now bringing tools and insights from machine learning to aid this effort. Scientists from MIT and elsewhere have used […]

Imagine the booming chords from a pipe organ echoing through the cavernous sanctuary of a massive, stone cathedral. The sound a cathedral-goer will hear is affected by many factors, including the location of the organ, where the listener is standing, whether any columns, pews, or other obstacles stand between them, what the walls are made […]

The creators of this $129 headset want to make mixed reality accessible—and affordable—for more users.

This projector might be easy to set up and use, but it comes at a hefty price.

Whether your ride is an errand-runner or an escape from daily responsibilities, we’ve got the gear you need right here.

Andrew Throuvalas / Decrypt: Anchorage Digital plans to custody a “significant portion” of Apollo Global’s crypto portfolio and offer crypto custody services to Apollo’s clients  —  The private equity giant that manages half a trillion dollars will use Anchorage for institutional crypto custody.

Cameron Thompson / CoinDesk: GameStop officially launches its NFT marketplace on ImmutableX blockchain, allowing users to access Web3 games currently being built on ImmutableX  —  The marketplace’s official release on the layer 2 blockchain platform is the result of a partnership that’s been months in the making.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s VP of online retail Anna Matthiasson is leaving the company, to be replaced by Karen Rasmussen; CIO Mary Demby is retiring after three decades  —  Apple Inc.’s top executives in charge of its online retail store and information-systems divisions are stepping down …

MIT condensed matter theory professors of physics Liang Fu and Patrick A. Lee received the inaugural Larkin Awards in Theoretical Physics, awarded by the William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute at the University of Minnesota. Fu received the 2022 Anatoly Larkin Award for a junior researcher for his work on 3D topological insulators and odd-parity topological […]

Ashton Carter, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and a lifelong advocate of technological innovation who applied his training as a physicist toward public policy, died of a heart attack Oct. 24 in Boston. He was 68. As secretary of defense in the Obama administration, Carter was best known for opening the way for women in […]

For starters, don’t say anything about what anybody eats or doesn’t eat at work.

The right process can help you boost revenue, expand margins, and successfully launch new products — even in challenging economic times.

Companies need to build cultures that help women thrive — not just survive.

A tragic discovery led my real-life loved ones to pull away. In the RPG, I found support and trust again.

Despite having tiny arthropod brains, spiders in a new experiment showed some complex cognitive calculations.

FabricNano says it has found an affordable way to swap petrochemicals for plants and proteins.

Financial Times: Sources detail the twists and turns in Elon Musk’s $44B Twitter takeover, starting in March, falling apart, and then closing late on October 27  —  Even as his $44bn buyout came down to the wire, Elon Musk kept Twitter guessing.  —  Normally, lawyers and advisers on each side …

Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal: The top 20 tech billionaires globally have lost $480B+ on paper in the past year; Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth drops by $87B+, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos by $58B+  —  Moguls including Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos have collectively lost more on paper than the market values of most S&P […]

Associated Press: The White House welcomes officials from 36 countries, the EU, and private companies for a two-day summit on ransomware attacks, the second such event  —  The White House is bringing together three dozen nations, the European Union and a slew of private-sector companies for a two-day summit starting Monday …

Wildfires, floods, pollution, and overfishing are among the many disruptions that can change the balance of ecosystems, sometimes endangering the future of entire species. But evaluating these ecosystems to determine which species are most at risk, in order to focus preservation actions and policies where they are most needed, is a challenging task. Most such […]

These monthly deliveries will help children start coding or cooking, and encourage them to read about the world or learn science.

This small but mighty Android smartphone will do the job. And it has a headphone jack.

Screw waiting around for a service technician all day. You can nail many home DIY tasks with the right gear and the right attitude.

Khari Johnson / Wired: Interview with Gerard de Graaf, director of a new EU office in San Francisco, on the DMA taking force on November 1 and its likely impact on tech companies  —  The Digital Markets Act will force big tech platforms to break open their walled gardens in 2023, says the EU’s new […]

Casey Newton / Platformer: Sources: Twitter is strongly considering making verified users subscribe to Twitter Blue at $4.99 a month or lose their badges  —  Under pressure to generate revenue quickly, Twitter’s new CEO considers ending free verification  —  Twitter is strongly considering making its users pay …

Alex Heath / The Verge: Sources: Musk ordered Twitter homepage to be changed to show the Explore page to logged out users, not a sign-up form, which was quietly implemented on Friday  —  On his first day, Twitter’s new ‘Chief Twit’ quietly changed the homepage to send a message.

Open-internet advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after a recent election for the International Telecommunications Union’s top leadership.

From templates to online hosting, these services help show potential employers just how great you are.

ProPublica: Analysis reveals how Google’s ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, and climate disinfo in Europe, Latin America, and Africa  —  Google is funneling revenue to some of the web’s most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, a ProPublica investigation has found.

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Amid a downturn, tech companies may shift their focus from “gee-whiz” projects, like self-driving cars and metaverses, to truly useful products that make money  —  History shows that downturns are when the industry shifts focus from flashy novelties to things that are truly useful

Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Report: Amazon laid off ~150 people, or 50% of its workforce, at Amp, an app that lets DJs host live “radio shows”, take calls, and play Amazon Music tracks  —  In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.

Startups like Meta and Twitter serve as digital infrastructure, but aren’t accountable to users. Some startups are trying to chart a new way to exit that focuses on community—not shareholders.

Plus: The New York Post gets hacked, a huge stalkerware network is exposed, and the US claims China interfered with its Huawei probe.

Plus: Subscription services are growing more expensive, the new Call of Duty game discs are nearly empty, and plastic waste is piling up.

Jared Council / Forbes: New Orleans-based Resilia, which sells software to help nonprofits manage their operations, raised a $35M Series B, bringing its total funding to ~$50M  —  Sevetri Wilson is not your average tech company founder.  She’s a Black woman, she has no coding experience, no cofounders …

Yashu Gola / Cointelegraph: Dogecoin surged by nearly 75% on Saturday after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, its biggest daily gain since April 2021, as it rallied 150% since October 25  —  DOGE price could drop 60% by the end of this year as it reaches its most overbought level since April 2021.  —  […]

New York Times: Sources: Elon Musk plans to begin layoffs at Twitter as soon as Saturday, to take place before November 1, when staff were scheduled to receive stock grants  —  The billionaire planned to begin layoffs as soon as Saturday, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Though it’s from a lesser-known brand, this TV takes its place along TCL and Vizio for offering the best value for its price.

The traditional practice of mixing crops was nearly wiped out by industrial agriculture, but maslins are poised for a comeback.