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MIT Tech ReviewLatest News
Data of the day 7/10
28 ideas, 2+ times
Twenty-eight discoveries in economic theory were made at least twice independently, from Ricardo to the CAPM.
Read the feature →12 multiples complete within five years, 16 rediscoveries take 8 to 96
28 discoveries in economic theory, 83 independent discoverers. Blue: cluster (≤5 years); grey: rediscovery.
List based on Niehans (1992) and the atlas sources; historians debate the independence of some cases.
Japan to reorganize defense research around AI, cyber
Defense Minister Koizumi says revamp aims to detect threats, speed decisions Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at a security forum in…
Brazil election to impact rare-earth race as West seeks China balance
Lula and Bolsonaro offer competing visions for investment in critical minerals Brazilian presidential candidates Flavio Bolsonaro, left, and incumbent…
Editor's Choice: What really separates Silicon Valley startups from Asia?
Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations Grab delivery riders parked in front of a noodle restaurant in Bangkok on May 13.
Asia's AI data center boom faces 'reality check' from public markets
Setbacks in Australian and South Korean IPOs show growing investor concerns Asian data center providers such as Singapore's DayOne and Australia's Nex…
Japan urges social media platforms to curb misinformation in elections
Tokyo call for steps from Google, X and others, including halting monetization Japan's government is calling on social media platforms to clamp down o…
In the biotech world, you can’t see everything
Earlier this week, I attended a screening ofYou Can See Everything, the buzzy new documentary about the disgraced former biotech CEO Elizabeth Holmes.
Video from the institutions
Official channels: NASA, ESA, CERN, MIT, ECB, Fed…How AI Enables Better, More Connected Patient Care
Microbes might be able to planet hop on asteroid shrapnel
How Lila Sciences’ AI and Automated Labs Help Scientists Discover New Medicines Faster
Monetary policy under multiple financing constraints
Is this the best job in the natural world?
Is this the best job in the natural world?
Footprints may reveal biggest known mammal from age of the dinosaurs
U.S. Spacewalk 100
SK Hynix abandons plan for US unit's IPO, citing market volatility
Decision comes days after South Korean regulators said listing would violate duplicate listing ban U.S.
BYD-Gentari cooperation targets Malaysia's EV charging gap
Chinese company's fast-charging tech aims to help meet goal of 30,000 public chargers An electric vehicle charges at a charging station in Kuala Lumpu…
Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Qatar team up to complement Mecca alliance
Nations see growing need for defense ties to diversify from US, as Houthis attack Saudi Turkish manufacturer Aselsan's Steel Dome, a multilayered inte…
APOD: 2026 October 23 – Andromeda in Southern Spring
Discover the cosmos!Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a prof…
El Niño Then and Now
A 35-year satellite altimetry record lets scientists hold this year's El Niño up against its strongest predecessors.
Feedback That Backfires in Games: Do LLM Players Repeat the Move They Just Watched Fail?
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When Stable and Preferred Semantics Agree: A Path-Based Approach
arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website.