Alumni Companies

7 03, 2018

This self-heating jacket uses AI to adjust to your optimal temperature

2018-03-07T16:40:01+00:00

from CNBC by Erin Black WATCH THE VIDEO Clothing start-up Ministry of Supply has designed a smart jacket that uses artificial intelligence to automatically adjust to your body's optimal temperature. The jacket, which reaches temperatures of up to 135 degrees Fahrenheit, can also be voice-controlled through devices like the Amazon Echo or ...

This self-heating jacket uses AI to adjust to your optimal temperature2018-03-07T16:40:01+00:00
6 03, 2018

Cary turns to an unlikely source to fight opioid abuse: the sewers

2018-03-06T16:58:53+00:00

from The News & Observer by Thomas Goldsmith Cities and towns across the United States have stepped up efforts to combat opioid abuse, from equipping police officers with overdose-reversal kits to setting up syringe exchange programs. Cary is taking a new approach: Test the wastewater to identify which drugs people ...

Cary turns to an unlikely source to fight opioid abuse: the sewers2018-03-06T16:58:53+00:00
28 02, 2018

This MIT and Harvard Startup is Making Writing Emails Easier and Effortless

2018-02-28T17:04:07+00:00

from Forbes by Frederick Daso Email is a necessary task for any role in Corporate America. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, roughly 28% of our time is spent “answering, writing, or responding to email.” A talent team filled with MIT and Harvard affiliates have built a nifty, Gmail-integrated tool that can ...

This MIT and Harvard Startup is Making Writing Emails Easier and Effortless2018-02-28T17:04:07+00:00
6 02, 2018

Why Machine Learning is a Delivery Driver’s Best Friend

2018-02-06T17:23:36+00:00

from Fortune by Larissa Zimberoff Despite radical advances in technology, many companies still plan routes for their delivery trucks the same way they did a decade ago. Managers create itineraries the day before, and then hand printouts to drivers to follow or add them to the hand-held devices that their ...

Why Machine Learning is a Delivery Driver’s Best Friend2018-02-06T17:23:36+00:00
5 02, 2018

Lightmatter aims to reinvent AI-specific chips with photonic computing and $11M in funding

2018-02-05T16:50:47+00:00

from TechCrunch by Devin Coldewey It takes an immense amount of processing power to create and operate the “AI” features we all use so often, from playlist generation to voice recognition. Lightmatter  is a startup that is looking to change the way all that computation is done — and not in a ...

Lightmatter aims to reinvent AI-specific chips with photonic computing and $11M in funding2018-02-05T16:50:47+00:00
31 01, 2018

Meet the Four MIT Students Working to Disrupt the Expert Network Industry

2018-01-31T10:45:08+00:00

from Forbes by Frederick Daso If you’re a C-suite executive or institutional investor, chances are you’ve face a problem that you personally couldn’t solve on your own. Your immediate circle of co-workers and colleagues in your industry aren't able to find an answer either. Going through your Rolodex, you're unable to ...

Meet the Four MIT Students Working to Disrupt the Expert Network Industry2018-01-31T10:45:08+00:00
10 01, 2018

11 Student-Founded Companies Backed by RDV in 2017

2018-01-10T10:52:00+00:00

from BostInno by Lucia Maffei Over the past years, Rough Draft Ventures – General Catalyst’s student-focused program backing founders at the university level – has backed many student companies our readers are familiar with, including Freebird, User Interviews and LogRocket. According to the program, in 2017 RDV backed 11 new Boston-based companies across industries such as ...

11 Student-Founded Companies Backed by RDV in 20172018-01-10T10:52:00+00:00
2 01, 2018

This Housing App Pairs Boston’s Baby Boomers with Graduate Students

2018-01-02T10:59:58+00:00

from Boston Magazine by Madeline Bilis Lifelong Cambridge resident Susan Richards has never lived with a stranger. She’s shared her home with her children for just over 20 years, and even in her twenties, she always lived with friends. But recently, the 54-year-old received a new roommate: a postdoctoral scholar ...

This Housing App Pairs Boston’s Baby Boomers with Graduate Students2018-01-02T10:59:58+00:00
19 12, 2017

Augmented Reality Startup Looks to Improve Job Training in the Field

2017-12-19T11:09:04+00:00

from MIT Sloan News by Kara Baskin Desktop workers have plenty of technology at their fingertips — Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, Google documents — to quickly capture, transfer, and distribute knowledge. Field workers don’t always have this advantage. Lab technicians, construction workers, and manufacturers often lack a way to train colleagues ...

Augmented Reality Startup Looks to Improve Job Training in the Field2017-12-19T11:09:04+00:00
15 12, 2017

How I Went From Programming With a Feature Phone to Working for an MIT Startup

2017-12-15T11:19:20+00:00

from Medium by Elvis Chidera In 2012, I was just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a Nokia feature (J2ME) phone. Today, I’m a 19 year old Android developer who has worked on over 50 apps and currently works for an MIT startup. My ...

How I Went From Programming With a Feature Phone to Working for an MIT Startup2017-12-15T11:19:20+00:00
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