Zach Winn
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Writer. Reader. Learner. Occasional thinker. Writing for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Not good at responding on Twitter
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1 week ago |
news.mit.edu | Zach Winn
Many diseases are caused by dysfunctional gene expression that leads to too much or too little of a given protein. Efforts to cure those diseases include everything from editing genes to inserting new genetic snippets into cells to injecting the missing proteins directly into patients. CAMP4 is taking a different approach. The company is targeting a lesser-known player in the regulation of gene expression known as regulatory RNA.
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1 week ago |
news.mit.edu | Zach Winn
Reindustrializing America will require action from not only businesses but also a new wave of people that have the skills, experience, and drive to make things. While many efforts in this area have focused on top-down education and manufacturing initiatives, an organic, grassroots movement has been inspiring a new generation of makers across America for the last 20 years. The first fab lab was started in 2002 by MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA).
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3 weeks ago |
techxplore.com | Zach Winn
In February 2024, Reddit struck a $60 million deal with Google to let the search giant use data on the platform to train its artificial intelligence models. Notably absent from the discussions were Reddit users, whose data were being sold. The deal reflected the reality of the modern internet: Big tech companies own virtually all our online data and get to decide what to do with that data.
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3 weeks ago |
news.mit.edu | Zach Winn
In February 2024, Reddit struck a $60 million deal with Google to let the search giant use data on the platform to train its artificial intelligence models. Notably absent from the discussions were Reddit users, whose data were being sold. The deal reflected the reality of the modern internet: Big tech companies own virtually all our online data and get to decide what to do with that data.
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3 weeks ago |
news.mit.edu | Zach Winn
Next time you’re watching football you might be looking at an important feat of engineering from an MIT alumnus. For the last year, former MIT middle linebacker and mechanical engineer Kodiak Brush ’17 has been leading the development of football helmets for the California-based sports equipment manufacturer LIGHT Helmets.
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