Ayah Bdeir

Founder, littleBits

The DIY champion

By creating kits with magnetized electronic modules, engineer and former MIT MediaLabber Ayah Bdeir founded LittleBits, a Lego-like way to let tinkerers of all ages build their own electronics.

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“We want people to say, ‘there’s a bit for that,’ and if there isn’t one, they will make one,” says CEO Ayah Bdeir.

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Ayah Bdeir

Founder, littleBits

Stories about Ayah Bdeir

With BitLab, LittleBits Wants To Become The App Store For Hardware

“We want people to say, ‘there’s a bit for that,’ and if there isn’t one, they will make one,” says CEO Ayah Bdeir.

Now You Can Make Your Own Internet-Connected Gadgets, No Engineering Skills Required

The littleBits Cloud Module–debuted at TED–lets you create your very own objects that are part of the larger Internet of Things.

Why The Most Interesting Things Happen Where Disciplines Intersect

LittleBits Founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir reveals the importance of taking your own track through education and life–even if it means going slightly off the rails.

The Problem-Solving Electronic Toys You Want Your Kids To Play With

LittleBits, the blinking modular electronic Lego for 21st-century builders, were created to be fun–but also to bridge a major educational gap. Here’s the bigger idea that inspired their founder.

Tech

Here’s what the first six months of 2022 have looked like in space innovation

Google has been sharing user data with a sanctioned Russian company, according to ProPublica

AI is primed to have an outsize impact on the field of dentistry

News

We’re already in a recession, according to the Fed’s GDP tracker

The Boring Company takes Las Vegas: Elon Musk’s underground tunnels expand beneath Sin City

The U.S. government kicks off its $1 billion plan to remedy racist infrastructure

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This massive Richard Serra sculpture has its own specially designed building

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July 3 is Black Hair Independence Day. Here’s why it matters

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