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Agent-EvalKit: A Systematic Approach to AI Agent Evaluation

AI agents require evaluation beyond output-level testing to catch failures in tool usage and data fidelity. Agent-EvalKit integrates with AI coding assistants to provide infrastructure for full execution path evaluation, generating targeted test cases and improvement recommendations.

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.

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.

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.

Empower Incident Triage with Amazon Quick and New Relic

Amazon Quick and New Relic streamline incident triage by creating a custom assistant agent for faster resolution and reduced risk. The agent orchestrates investigation, root cause analysis, and task creation in a single prompt, improving mean time to resolution.