CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A "scientific sandbox" lets researchers explore the evolution of vision systems * Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures that shaped the evolution of the diverse vision systems that exist in nature, a new computational framework developed by MIT researchers allows them to explore this evolution in   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new way to increase the capabilities of large language models * Most languages use word position and sentence structure to extract meaning. For example, "The cat sat on the box," is not the same as "The box was on the cat." Over a long text, like a financial document or a novel, the syntax of these words likely evolves. Similarly, a person might be tracking variables in a piece  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * AI-driven Process Control and Optimization Solutions Spur Operational Excellence * According to ARC's recent research, the advanced process control and online optimization market is experiencing a significant upswing, fueled by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into process control strategies. Industry analysts project steady annual growth over the next fi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * AI-Driven Cyber Threats Are Outpacing Defense Capabilities * BCG's global survey finds 60% of companies may have faced AI-enabled attacks in the past year, but only 7% are using AI in defense * 53% of executives now rank AI cyber threats among their top three organizational risks * Only 5% of companies report a significant increase in cybersecurity bu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSrep) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * When AI Acts Alone: What Organizations Must Know About Managing the Next Era of Risk * Autonomous agents pose new risks that are harder to manage given less human oversight and a lack of adequate behavioral monitoring * AI-related incidents rose 21% in the past year, underscoring that these risks are not theoretical * BCG presents a four-part framewor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle and LianLian Global announce collaboration to explore next-generation cross-border payments * NEW YORK, DECEMBER 17, 2025 An affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) ("Circle"), a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC through its regulated entities, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU')  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Digital innovations and cultural heritage in rural towns * Population decline often goes hand-in-hand with economic stagnation in rural areas and the two reinforce each other in a cycle. Can digital technologies advance equitable innovation and, at the same time, preserve cultural heritage in shrinking regions? A new open-access book, edited by MIT Vice Provost and Department of   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New study suggests a way to rejuvenate the immune system * As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as quickly, making people more susceptible to a variety of infections. To try to overcome that decline, researchers at MIT and the Broad Institute have found a way to temporarily program cells in the liver   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Post-COP30, more aggressive policies needed to cap global warming at 1.5 C * The latest United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP30 ) concluded in November without a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels and without significant progress in strengthening national pledges to reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions. In aggregate, today's climate policies remain far too unamb  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Software Defined Architecture Gains Traction in Real World Distributed Control Systems Applications * Many Distributed Control Systems suppliers have released a new generation of offerings in which the industrial control system is virtualized and "software-defined" to a much greater degree than in previous models. Many of the leading global DCS vendors have briefed ARC   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Teen builds an award-winning virtual reality prototype thanks to free MIT courses * When Freesia Gaul discovered MIT Open Learning's OpenCourseWare at just 14 years old, it opened up a world of learning far beyond what her classrooms could offer. Her parents had started a skiing company, and the seasonal work meant that Gaul had to change schools every six months. Growing up in sma  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Chemists Develop Unique Tool for Studying RNA Fluorescent method is best yet for observing the mysteries of RNA inside the cell, in real time and in color * An innovative three-color method for capturing images of mRNA inside live mammalian cells has been developed by UMass Amherst chemists. Because RNA is both incredibly important to human life and health and poorly un  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Climate Safe Havens Could Be One of Eath's Best Defenses Against Global Warming--But How Well Do They Work? UMass Amherst leads major international effort to increase species' chances of survival * From Maine's Acadia National Park to the wilds of Australia--and in thousands of places in-between--geological conditions exist that slow the effects of climate change on the local ecology  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Lopez-Cevallos, Pinto-Alvarez Co-Author Chapter for New Textbook on Global Health and Healthcare Systems Daniel Lopez-Cevallos, associate professor of community health education in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, and a team of researchers that includes doctoral candidate Mariana Pinto-Alvarez, have contributed a chapter to the textbook "Health and Healthcare Systems: A Global V  more