4 posts and columns on Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Making Sure the Next Zuckerberg or Gates Stays Put at Harvard

in News on January 27 at 3:40 pm PT

Earlier today, Harvard University and New Enterprise Associates announced the Experiment Fund, aimed at making sure that future entrepreneurs can stay on campus and innovate without having to head West.
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The Really Smart Phone

in News on April 25, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Apple and Google may be intensifying privacy concerns by tracking where and when people use their mobile phones–but the true future of consumer surveillance is taking shape inside the cellphones at a weather-stained apartment complex in Cambridge, Mass.

Walt and Kara Tour the New MIT Media Lab: Geektastic!

in News on May 7, 2010 at 4:44 am PT

Earlier this week, Walt Mossberg and I visited the new geek wonderland at the MIT Media Lab. Officially opened in early March and designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, the Cambridge, Mass.-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology complex has been in the works for a dozen years. Walt and I visited the new labs, checking out everything from a foldable City Car in the Smart Cities group to some really strange opera gloves in its music group, to…well, you’ll see.