Companies racing to replace entry-level employees with artificial intelligence may be saving money in the short term, but they could be creating a much bigger problem for the future, according to an MIT research scientist. Andrew McAfee, who co-leads the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Initiative on the Digital Economy, has warned that automating away junior…
Long before AI companies began building teams of specialised AI agents that collaborate to solve complex problems, legendary MIT professor Marvin Minsky had already proposed a strikingly similar way intelligence works. In his landmark 1986 book The Society of Mind, Minsky argued that intelligence is not the product of one all-powerful brain but the result…
Kolkata: In a move designed to prioritise student safety and prevent substance abuse, IIT Kharagpur is introducing a help-seeking policy where any student who seeks medical assistance in good faith — whether for themselves or a peer — will be protected from disciplinary action. This is part of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for substance…
3 min readNew DelhiJun 18, 2026 04:24 PM IST Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the startup behind the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor, in a deal valued at $60 billion, drawing attention to Aman Sanger, one of the company’s co-founders and a rising name in the AI industry. The proposed acquisition…
Illustration showing microplastics pollution, with tiny plastic particles suspended in water and surrounding marine life, highlighting environmental contamination and ocean health concerns Udupi: A new study by researchers from the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), MAHE, and Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has revealed the widespread presence of microplastics, that are tiny plastic…
Avani Ahuja (right) receives the Henry Ford II Scholar Award. Indian-origin MIT graduate Avani Ahuja has received the prestigious Henry Ford II Scholar Award. The honour is among the institute’s top recognitions for undergraduate engineering students and celebrates academic excellence, leadership and future promise. During her time at MIT Ahuja conducted research in power electronics,…
