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How one integrated, community-based care program lets vulnerable seniors continue to live at home for as long as possible.

Psilocybin is on the cusp of becoming legally available in Oregon—but not as a medical treatment.

This week, we sift through the details revealed in the leaked Cybertruck report, and talk about what happens next for Tesla.

Here’s how the video game in the new season’s best sketch happened on the backend.

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft begins selling replacement Surface components via the Microsoft Store, including displays, batteries, and SSDs, for “out-of-warranty, self repair”  —  Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices.  The software giant now supplies replacement parts …

Reuters: Sources: Alphabet cautions staff not to enter confidential info into chatbots, including Bard, or directly use AI-generated code, following Amazon and others  —  Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets …

Bloomberg: A look at Nvidia’s long-planned transformation to an AI powerhouse, driven by CEO Jensen Huang; in 2022, data center operators collectively spent $15B on orders  —  The first time Jensen Huang tried ChatGPT, he asked it to write a poem about his company.  Huang, who’d made a bet …

MIT engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions. As the material absorbs water vapor, it can swell to make room for more moisture. Even in very dry conditions, with 30 percent relative humidity, the material can pull vapor from the […]

“All I did was swim,” says Jerry Lu, recalling his teenage years as a competitive swimmer. “From age 12 to 19, it was close to 30 hours a week of training.” Although Lu no longer competes himself, his understanding of the dedication and impeccable technique required in elite sports continues to shape his path as […]

Stimulating the frontal lobes of sleeping epilepsy patients improved their recall of information—and may one day help treat Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s.

Victor Dey / VentureBeat: Canva announces a new SDK, a set of APIs, and a $50M fund to help developers build apps for its marketplace  —  Canva, the visual communication platform, unveiled its Canva Developers Platform today at Canva Extend, its inaugural developer conference in San Francisco.

The Facebook whistleblower says laws to fix social media will come—but she warns of emerging threats posed by virtual reality and AI.

The generative AI tool lets you “try on” clothes from hundreds of brands by displaying them on models of a wide array of sizes and skin colors.

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: In a case study, researchers estimate that between 33% and 46% of Mechanical Turk workers used LLMs when completing a text summarization task  —  File this one under inevitable, but hilarious.  Mechanical Turk is a service that from its earliest days seemed to invite shenanigans …

Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu: Munich-based Fernride, which develops technology for autonomous driving and remote control of electric yard trucks, raised a $31M Series A  —  Fernride’s teleoperated yard truck technology platform not only provides a sustainable alternative to diesel-powered trucks but also addresses the challenges posed by driver shortages.

Researchers at IBM pitted their 127-qubit Eagle quantum computer against a conventional supercomputer in a challenge to perform a complex calculation – and the quantum computer won

On a Monday afternoon, poet Joshua Bennett is chatting with early arrivals to his class, asking how they spent their weekends. The wistful chords of the 1979 Bill Evans jazz album “We Will Meet Again” play in the background. It’s a relaxed, convivial start to a new MIT Literature class that explores the relationship between […]

David H. Autor, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, has been recognized as one of two 2023 NOMIS Distinguished Scientists for his significant contributions and ongoing research work to understand the effects of technological change and globalization on jobs and earnings prospects for workers. Anne Brunet of Stanford University is the other winner for this […]

People who are passionate about their work are more likely to judge colleagues who work for financial stability, social status, or familial obligations.

Disruptive innovation isn’t just about simplifying technology — it also requires a new business model.

How an unconventional CEO transformed the safety culture in the mining industry.

My sister and I were part of the “Oregon Trail Generation”—some of the first to truly form long-lasting relationships over video games.

Sayan Chakraborty / Nikkei Asia: Peak XV head Shailendra Singh discusses the Sequoia split, saying the move will remove potential conflicts, especially in AI and with Sequoia’s US portfolio  —  Split with American parent eliminates potential conflicts in hot sectors like AI  —  Managing Director Shailendra Singh …

Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, talks about the blunders of urban planners and how better cities depend a whole lot on a smarter approach to parking.

Are the wearable pumps worth it? What does “hospital-grade” mean? Here’s everything you need to know.

BBC: Margrethe Vestager says discrimination, not extinction, is a more pressing concern for AI due to training models and “guardrails” are needed to counter bias  —  Discrimination is a more pressing concern from advancing artificial intelligence than human extinction, says the EU’s competition chief.

Nic Newman / Reuters Institute: Reuters’ 2023 Digital News Report: despite social media fragmentation, users’ dependence on platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook drops and TikTok grows  —  This year’s report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world.

You finally don’t have to pay an arm and a leg for a large-screen Apple laptop.

John Vaillant’s ‘Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World’ is a tortuously timely examination of the effects of climate change.

From Avatar: The Way of Water to Magic Mike’s Last Dance, here are our favorite movies on the streaming service.

Bloomberg: Databricks says its annual revenue jumped 60%+ to $1B in the fiscal year ended in January and announces the acquisition of Rubicon, an AI storage system startup  —  Databricks Inc. said it generated $1 billion in annual revenue and has diversified its business with new products and tools for artificial intelligence.

James Vincent / The Verge: Stack Overflow survey of ~90K developers in 185 countries: 70% use or plan to use AI coding tools in 2023; only 3% “highly trust” and 39% “somewhat trust” them  —  A survey of developers by coding Q&A site Stack Overflow has found that AI tools are becoming commonplace …

The Block: Filing: the SEC says it anticipates it will take 120 days to potentially respond to Coinbase’s request for clearer rulemaking on digital asset trading  —  – The SEC has put forth its position on Coinbase’s rulemaking petition.  — The agency said it anticipates needing four months to potentially respond.

The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences recently recognized the 2023 winners of the school’s Infinite Mile Award. The awards salute members of the SHASS staff who have made exceptional contributions to their academic units, the school, and the Institute. These colleagues exemplify the spirit of going the extra mile in their roles […]

How are waves of disruptive technologies, such as more advanced versions of artificial intelligence systems, changing the way we work, live, and play? Are there pathways that academics, practitioners, innovators, and entrepreneurs ought to be pursuing to ensure that the largest share of the benefits associated with new technologies uplift the most marginalized populations? What […]

One of many key priorities identified in the Task Force 2021 and Beyond report (TF2021) is the need to improve undergraduate advising. That conclusion isn’t groundbreaking; the committee working on the issue conceded that, over the past 30 years, multiple reports, memos, and pilots had already delved into it extensively. “We do not need further […]

Five strategies for managers and individual team members.

A conversation with Karen Dillon and Rob Cross about pain points we tend to ignore until it’s too late.

How perpetual bonds can make nature-based offsets a realistic strategy for dealing with climate change.

Fresh claims from a former US intelligence officer about an “intact” alien craft may get traction on Capitol Hill, where some lawmakers want to believe.

The ecommerce giant’s “delivery service partners” are under constant pressure to perform, but say they have little freedom to manage their own businesses.

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is more camera than phone.

Biz Carson / Bloomberg: In a first, Larry Ellison passes Bill Gates to become the world’s fourth-richest person with a $129.8B net worth; ORCL has risen 42% in 2023 on the AI boom  —  The optimism around artificial intelligence boosted both Oracle Corp.’s stock — and founder Larry Ellison’s net worth — to record highs […]

Mark Savage / BBC: Paul McCartney says AI helped “extricate” John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to complete what he calls “the final Beatles record”, set for release in 2023  —  Sir Paul McCartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls “the final Beatles record”.

Financial Times: A look at the global network of subsea internet cables, dominated by companies from France, the US, and Japan, as China circumvents US curbs to build its own  —  Nearly 1.4mn kilometres of metal-encased fibre criss-crosses the world’s oceans, speeding internet traffic seamlessly around the globe.

Combat sports might not be the first thing that comes to mind when people think of MIT, but the MIT Sport Taekwondo Club has been attracting students as an outlet from the rigors of academic life for more than 20 years. “The recurring thing we hear from graduating students in the club is that taekwondo […]

There are many ways to map New York City, including street maps of Manhattan’s famous grid, the brightly colored subway map, and souvenir maps of skyscrapers. Those are all static maps of long-term features, however. Alternately, there is a more dynamic way to map the city: use digital technologies to show the city in motion, […]

Personal information, including ID documents and phone numbers, have been released on Telegram.

A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon is testing generative AI for product review summaries, giving an overview of what customers liked and disliked about a product, along with a disclaimer  —  – Amazon is testing the use of artificial intelligence to generate summaries of reviews left on some products.