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Linguist and Priest Brian Sietsema Guides Scripps Spelling Bee
Brian Sietsema, MIT-trained linguist and Greek Orthodox priest, has spent 15+ years as the official pronouncer and etymologist for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a role born from childhood curiosity about a single word: akimbo.
MIT Proved Super Mario Is Unsolvable. Here's Why That Matters.
Researchers showed certain Super Mario levels are undecidable—impossible for any computer to solve. The proof uses gadget theory with real applications in robotics and chemistry.
MIT helped FIFA validate World Cup offside tech in 2022
Semi-automated offside technology made its debut at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after MIT Sports Lab validated the system's accuracy. Learn how the lab tested skeletal data from 12 stadium cameras to verify referee calls.
MIT's editor on why big problems need ambitious teams
MIT Technology Review's editor reflects on Kuwait's post-war rebuild in 1991 to argue that complex challenges, from chip manufacturing to climate engineering, require human ingenuity and coordinated effort.
Sceye's solar airship will beam 5G from 18km above Japan this August
Sceye's 200-foot stratospheric platform launches to Japan in August to test direct-to-device 5G delivery. How high-altitude stations could replace satellites for dense coverage.
Sakana AI Fugu Lets You Mix Models to Avoid Vendor Lock-In
Sakana AI released Fugu, an orchestration language model that routes requests across multiple AI providers instead of locking teams into a single vendor's API. Enterprise teams can now reduce dependency risk.
Five Eyes spy agencies warn AI cyber threats hit in months, not years
On June 22, 2026, cybersecurity chiefs from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand issued a joint intelligence briefing on imminent AI-driven cyber risks. Here's what they flagged and what your security team needs to know now.
Omio speeds product launches by embedding OpenAI into engineering workflows
The travel platform coordinates 3,000+ transportation providers across 47 countries. Its CTO requires all internal functions to redesign processes around AI models, not bolt them onto legacy systems.
Claude Now Works Inside Slack Channels, Not Just DMs
Anthropic's Claude can now be summoned directly into Slack group conversations via @Claude tag on Enterprise and Team plans. Team members delegate tasks and review answers in shared threads instead of isolated chat windows.
Samsung opens ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to all employees worldwide
Samsung is expanding ChatGPT Enterprise and OpenAI Codex access to all Korea-based employees and Device eXperience staff globally. The move reverses earlier restrictions and opens technical and non-technical AI tools company-wide.
Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs to fund $45B AI data center bet
Oracle laid off 12.9% of its workforce as it borrows heavily to build cloud infrastructure for AI customers like OpenAI and Meta. What the capital spend tells us about cloud compute competition.
White House cuts quantum crypto deadline to 2030–31 for federal systems
Executive order shortens migration window by 4–5 years. Federal agencies and contractors handling high-value assets must adopt quantum-resistant encryption sooner than expected.