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The Zillennial micro-generation: Why 1993–1998 babies are the only normal Gen Zers

As Zillennials are named the luckiest generation, Maddy Mussen tells us why she couldn't agree more

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity

Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffes, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignored

The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2025

How Boeing is quietly betting on a 'brilliant' 39-year old engineer—and setting the stage for a turnaround

Brian Yutko wowed his peers at MIT and his colleagues at flying-taxi startup Wisk. But can he help rebuild new product leadership at Boeing?

Fortune · Aug 2, 2025

MIT's new AI can teach itself to control robots by watching the world through their eyes — it only needs a single camera

The new training method doesn't use sensors or onboard control tweaks, but a single camera that watches the robot's movements and uses visual data.

LiveScience · Jul 18, 2025

White House stonewalls when pressed to explain Trump’s implausible Unabomber story

Press Secretary offers non-answer when asked about Trump’s impossible claim that his MIT professor uncle once taught future killer Ted Kaczynski — who never attended MIT

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Season 576 of ‘Trump forgot again’ as the president publicly rewrites his decision and dumps the script on Biden

Someone needs to start writing these things on his hands now.

We Got This Covered · Jul 17, 2025

New bionic knee connects directly with muscles and bone to feel more like the user's body

A bionic knee that directly attaches to the thigh bone and uses implanted electrodes can make a prosthetic leg feel more like a part of the body, a new study finds.

LiveScience · Jul 17, 2025

‘Surprised’ Trump appears to forget he appointed Powell as Fed chair before blaming Biden for keeping him on

Seeming gaffe comes a day after he fabricated a story about his uncle and Unabomber Ted Kaczynski

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Marc Andreessen blasts elite colleges over DEI policies in leaked messages

Andreessen Horowitz founder criticized Stanford University and MIT in private messages to top Trump administration officials over their alleged reverse discrimination.

Fortune · Jul 16, 2025

Did Trump’s uncle teach the Unabomber? No. Here’s what really happened

Trump falsely claims Unabomber Ted Kaczynski was taught by his uncle, MIT professor John Trump

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025