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Investigators cast wider net for video footage in latest Brown University update

Authorities have been canvassing the surrounding neighborhoods and have received about 200 tips

The Independent UK

‘The wings have disappeared. We’re all going to die’: Alaska man charged after trying to open plane door mid-flight

Kassian William Fredericks, 36, told doctors that he had been drinking for 10 days straight and could not remember the last two years of his life, according to court records. He has been banned from flying Alaska Airlines, a spokesperson for the carrier told The Independent

The Independent UK

What to know about MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, who was shot at home near Boston

Authorities are searching for a suspect in the killing of Nuno Loureiro, a prominent MIT physics professor

The Independent UK

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Search goes on for suspect in fatal shooting of MIT professor who was fatally shot at his home

Police intensified their search for a suspect in the fatally shooting of a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in his home in a Boston suburb

The Independent UK

Candace Owens Sparks Alarm as Critics Say She Seems Different Person After Private Meeting With Ericka Kirk

Candace Owens is facing backlash after a private meeting critics say changed her tone. Podcast quotes and online reaction fuel claims she is not the same person.

International Business Times UK

Here's Why the Internet Is Convinced Something Sinister Lies Behind the MIT Nuclear Scientist's Death

Online speculation erupts after MIT nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro is shot dead at home. Here is what is known, what police say, and why the internet is questioning the timing and motive.

International Business Times UK

Director of MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center shot dead in home, cops baffled

He was laying the ground for clean and sustainable energy.

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Portuguese MIT professor shot dead at home in Massachusetts, motives unknown

MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, 47, was shot dead at his Massachusetts home Monday. No arrests have been made in the ongoing homicide investigation.

Euronews

Who Was the MIT Professor Shot Dead? Portuguese Fusion Leader Nuno Gomes Loureiro

MIT professor shot dead Nuno Gomes Loureiro, Portuguese fusion leader and Plasma Science director, dies after Brookline home shooting, sparking homicide probe as tributes flow

International Business Times UK

MIT Fusion Leader Nuno Loureiro Shot Dead: Who Was the Physics Genius Behind Clean Energy Breakthroughs?

Nuno Loureiro, a leading MIT fusion scientist, was fatally shot at his home on Monday night amid ongoing concerns over gun violence and recent college shootings in the US.

International Business Times UK

MIT grieves shooting death of renowned director of plasma science center

Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, was shot multiple times at his home, and no details about a suspect or motive have been released

The Guardian - US

Police launch homicide investigation into MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home

"He shone a bright light as a mentor, friend, teacher, colleague and leader," a fellow MIT professor said.

Axios

MIT Professor Shot Dead at Home in Brookline: Nuno Loureiro Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds

MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, 47, award-winning fusion scientist, was shot at his Brookline home and died in hospital after multiple gunshot wounds on Monday night.

International Business Times UK

MIT professor dies after being shot ‘multiple times’ at his Brookline home

He had been with the prestigious college since 2016

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An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk's vision of humanoid robot assistants is 'pure fantasy thinking'

Rodney Brooks said future “humanoid” robots will have wheels and multiple arms.

LiveScience

'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete.

PC Gamer

MIT electronics researchers develop a new way to fabricate transistors on the backend of finished dies, to keep pushing the limit of chip densities ever higher

It's a bit like chip stacking but on the nanometre scale.

International Business Times

Dr. Curtis Rasmussen: The Specialist Reframing How Leaders Understand Human-Machine Collaboration

A recent MIT report notes that the failure rate for generative AI projects in organizations is 95%, despite directing billions of dollars in investment.

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The Conversation

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It’s among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ingenious concrete and construction techniques.

International Business Times UK

14 Colleges Fail in StopAntisemitism's 2025 Annual Report: Majority of Jewish Students Feel Unwelcome on Certain Campuses

Fourteen colleges failed StopAntisemitism's report card for institutional failures to protect Jewish students, forcing a majority to conceal their identities due to widespread campus hostility.

Tom’s Hardware

Research commissioned by OpenAI and Anthropic claims that workers are more efficient when using AI — Up to one hour saved on average, as companies make bid to maintain enterprise AI spending

OpenAI and Anthropic claim in a pair of reports released today and earlier in the month that the use of enterprise AI tools increase productivity and corporate ROI. These studies may be damage control to counter those released by MIT and Harvard in August claiming the opposite.

LiveScience

MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions

A new device cuts down the time it takes to harvest water from the atmosphere from days to minutes, MIT researchers say.

International Business Times UK

10 Photos of Luana Lopes Lara: Kalshi Co-Founder Who Just Passed Taylor Swift as the Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire

Luana Lopes Lara becomes the youngest self-made woman billionaire after building Kalshi into an $11bn fintech powerhouse at just 29 years old.

TechRadar

More job cuts on the way? MIT study claims AI could currently replace 12% of total US jobs market

Tech layoffs aren’t the only side effect of AI – all 50 US states could see the repercussions, report claims.

PC Gamer

MIT's new 'Iceberg Index' study claims AI already has the 'cognitive and administrative' capability to replace 11.7% of the US workforce

Just the tip of the... AI apocalypse.

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