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Streamline AI Evaluation with Agent-EvalKit

Agent-EvalKit offers a comprehensive evaluation infrastructure for AI agents, tracing tool usage and data fidelity. It integrates with popular AI coding assistants and provides detailed improvement recommendations based on code analysis. Effective evaluation requires measuring multiple dimensions of agent quality, with a combination of code-based and large language model evaluators yielding the...

Jinhua Zhao appointed head of Urban Studies and Planning

Jinhua Zhao appointed head of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning, known for shaping global mobility systems and bridging research with policy. Zhao's work with leading transportation agencies worldwide and founding of MIT Mobility Initiative highlight his impact on shaping future mobility solutions.

MIT affiliates awarded prestigious 2026 Hertz Fellowships

The Hertz Foundation awarded fellowships to MIT students Annika Marschner, Alvin Q. Meng, Zachary S. Siegel, and Matthew Wanta, providing 5 years of financial support for groundbreaking research. Recipients gain autonomy and access to a network of over 1,300 fellows, leading to collaborative breakthroughs in science and technology fields.

Summer Sale: Save Big on GeForce NOW Memberships!

GeForce NOW summer sale offers up to $70 off 12-month memberships, providing instant access to high-performance cloud gaming on any device. Excitingly, Guild Wars 3 is coming to GeForce NOW, enhancing the MMORPG experience for gamers.

Nuclear Cooling: A Sustainable Solution for Data Centers

Ferveret, founded by Reza Azizian and Matteo Bucci of MIT, is revolutionizing data center cooling with its waterless, energy-efficient system. Their Adaptive Phase Cooling solution improves computational power efficiency by 15% and allows data centers to get 35% more tokens from AI models.

Building Safety for Robotaxis

Robotaxis are becoming a reality with driverless rides in cities worldwide, thanks to collaborations like Uber and Autobrains in Munich, Foxconn in Taiwan, and VinFast in Southeast Asia. NVIDIA's Halos Operating System is revolutionizing robotaxi safety with a certified OS foundation and standardized interfaces for AI-driven vehicles.