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The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship announced that Ana Bakshi has been named its new executive director. Bakshi stepped into the role at the start of the fall semester and will collaborate closely with the managing director, Ethernet Inventors Professor of the Practice Bill Aulet, to elevate the center to higher levels.“Ana is uniquely qualified for this role. She brings a deep and highly decorated background in entrepreneurship education at the highest levels, along with exceptional leadership and execution skills,” says Aulet. “Since I first met her 12 years ago, I have been extraordinarily impressed with her commitment to create…

Across the retail industry, AI has evolved from experimentation to expectation. What was once a novelty is now a core enabler of competitive advantage. Whether it’s dynamic pricing, personalized marketing, supply chain automation, or fraud prevention, AI has proven its value. Yet, even as the promise of AI grows louder, senior leadership often faces a quieter but more critical challenge: getting the board to approve and prioritize AI investments with confidence. No matter how transformative the technology, if it doesn’t speak the language of the boardroom, return on investment, governance, and strategic alignment, your AI strategy is unlikely to move…

Google har byggt in Gemini AI direkt i webbläsaren Chrome.Det öppnar en sidopanel som läser din nuvarande flik för att sammanfatta artiklar, förklara komplexa ämnen och jämföra produkter.Det rullas just nu ut i USA för engelsktalande användare på Mac/Windows.Google har precis släppt sin största uppdatering av Chrome någonsin och den handlar såklart om artificiell intelligens för det måste integreras i allt. Med Gemini integrerat direkt i webbläsaren förvandlas Chrome från ett vanligt surfverktyg till en AI-assistent.Istället för att hoppa mellan olika flikar och försöka komma ihåg vad du läste var, kan Gemini samla all information och ge dig ett enda…

Curiosity got the better of me, as it usually does, and I decided to dive into the wild world of uncensored AI prompt generators.These aren’t the buttoned-up, corporate AI tools you see on LinkedIn ads. No, these are the tools that cut loose—the ones built for personalization, intimacy, and sometimes downright eccentric creativity.What I found was a mix of brilliance, awkwardness, fun, and more than a few “huh, didn’t expect that” moments.This article is me documenting that journey, sharing what works, what doesn’t, and who each tool is really meant for.⚡️ TRENDING ADULT AI APPS ⚡️Candy AITry Candy AICreate Your…

MIT Department of Mathematics researchers David Roe ’06 and Andrew Sutherland ’90, PhD ’07 are among the inaugural recipients of the Renaissance Philanthropy and XTX Markets’ AI for Math grants. Four additional MIT alumni — Anshula Gandhi ’19, Viktor Kunčak SM ’01, PhD ’07; Gireeja Ranade ’07; and Damiano Testa PhD ’05 — were also honored for separate projects.The first 29 winning projects will support mathematicians and researchers at universities and organizations working to develop artificial intelligence systems that help advance mathematical discovery and research across several key tasks.Roe and Sutherland, along with Chris Birkbeck of the University of East Anglia, will use their…

For decades, C-suite roles evolved at a measured pace, shaped by market cycles, mergers, and the occasional disruptive innovation. That pace has now accelerated. Artificial intelligence is transforming the business landscape, compressing transformation timelines that once took years into months and reshaping the very nature of executive leadership. From retail boardrooms to manufacturing floors, from banks to healthcare systems, AI is moving from a support function to a primary driver of corporate strategy. This is not about following a technology trend; it is about sustaining competitiveness, protecting shareholder value, and ensuring resilience in rapidly changing markets. Leaders now face a…

Microsoft kommer att automatiskt installera Copilot på Windows 10 och 11-enheter med vissa hårdvarukrav.Appen kommer att läggas till i Start-menyn och vara aktiverad som standard.Användare kan avinstallera Copilot genom inställningsappen om de inte vill ha den.Installationen riktar sig mot enheter med minst 4GB RAM och 720p-skärmupplösning.Microsoft har meddelat att de kommer att börja installera Copilot AI-appen automatiskt på Windows 10 och Windows 11-enheter redan från oktober 2025. Det här är ytterligare ett steg i teknikjättens aggressive satsning på att integrera artificiell intelligens i våra vardagsverktyg.Vem påverkas av den automatiska installationenInstallationen kommer att ske på alla Windows-enheter som redan har Microsoft…

Whoopi Goldberg didn’t mince her words this week on The View when she called out the growing fascination with AI-generated performers, singling out the so-called “actress” Tilly Norwood.In her characteristically wry style, Goldberg warned that audiences simply won’t have “any connection” with a character stitched together from algorithms rather than lived experience, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.Her remarks land at a tense moment for Hollywood. Some agencies have flirted with signing AI “actors,” sparking outrage from human performers already reeling from recent strikes over streaming pay and digital likeness rights.To Goldberg, the problem isn’t just the uncanny valley—it’s the fact…

In part 2 of our two-part series on generative artificial intelligence’s environmental impacts, MIT News explores some of the ways experts are working to reduce the technology’s carbon footprint.The energy demands of generative AI are expected to continue increasing dramatically over the next decade.For instance, an April 2025 report from the International Energy Agency predicts that the global electricity demand from data centers, which house the computing infrastructure to train and deploy AI models, will more than double by 2030, to around 945 terawatt-hours. While not all operations performed in a data center are AI-related, this total amount is slightly more than the…

AI is now part of everyday business discussions, but success rates remain low. Many companies have launched pilots, yet only a few have managed to scale those efforts into lasting impact. The difference comes down to maturity. The AI maturity curve is a way to understand how prepared an organization is to move from early trials to enterprise-wide adoption. It highlights the role of data, leadership, governance, and culture in shaping progress. For executives, knowing where the business stands on this curve is critical. It helps avoid wasted investment, focus resources on the right priorities, and build a clear path…