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MIT researchers say these are the unsafe businesses to avoid during COVID-19, and these are okay

Contact tracing apps are on the way. Will they help us get back to normal?

With Apple and Google announcing more details for their exposure notification API, it’s clear coronavirus contact tracing apps are coming. But it’s not clear people will use them.

This MIT app makes self-care as addictive as a video game

Collect cute monsters and make your brain feel better.

This crazy sculpture is made by an MIT-engineered machine that 3D prints biopolymers to replace plastic

Aguahoja—a winner of Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards—rethinks the paradigm of recycling.

These new MIT-inspired low-cost ventilators will soon roll out to New York City hospitals

Instead of $20,000, they cost just $5,000.

Give your kids a free MIT education, with this new STEM-focused site

MIT has an ambitious plan to detect if you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus

Researchers are using Bluetooth to create an automated method of contact tracing that protects people’s privacy. Now, they need Apple and Google on board.

MIT researchers made maps that show your area’s COVID-19 risk score

The two maps evaluate the vulnerabilities across every county in the U.S. and show how senior living facilities have handled infection outbreaks historically.

An app for tracking coronavirus in your community is almost here

Knowledge is power—and when it comes to the coronavirus, it can also save lives.

The U.S. is under quarantine. Can technology help us reach out and touch our loved ones?

Tangible interfaces were the hottest idea in experimental UI. As we’re all holed up working from home, it’s time to revisit it.

Study: Facebook’s fake news labels have a fatal flaw

This isn’t good.

MIT student researchers say one of the best-known voting apps is ripe for hacks

Despite Kobe’s crash, MIT statistician says it is safer than ever to fly

MIT’s damning report on Jeffrey Epstein attempts to exonerate its president

Prepared by the law firm Goodwin Procter, it appears to absolve many of MIT’s top leaders, while revealing new information about Professor Seth Lloyd’s deep involvement with the convicted sex offender.

Want to get rid of vacant storefronts? Let artists take over

Two MIT graduates start SpaceUs, a company that turns vacant storefronts and warehouses into creative destinations. Cue the giant inflated beehive.

Portland plans to propose the strictest facial recognition ban in the country

Portland, Oregon, aims to ban the use of the controversial technology not only by city government, but also by private companies.

Your iPhone could help track disease—if you let researchers spy on you

Researchers want to use your cell phone’s location data to stop diseases from spreading. But at a time of data breaches, privacy violations, and lack of trust, they may not be ready to keep it safe.

Bose is the latest tech company to expand into healthcare

The company is trying to solve persistent issues around sleep deprivation and hearing loss.

Companies know upskilling is critical. That doesn’t mean they’re doing it right

“Upskilling” is a buzzy word for companies these days, but MIT’s Gianni Giacomelli says there’s a right and a wrong way to do it.