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What’s behind the bid to ban TikTok?

The app's connection to China is a security concern for many, but others worry about the blowback from efforts to restrict its use.

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No lithium? No problem, says Woburn battery startup

Alsym's founders say they’ve built a new kind of rechargeable battery that delivers the performance of lithium ion cells at half the cost.

Will the Supreme Court slam the brakes on social media?

The high court agreed this week to hear two cases, setting up a dramatic challenge to the most important federal law governing the Internet — Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act.

Organ transplant startup thinks inside the box

Cambridge-based Paragonix Technologies' system for transporting donor hearts has been used in more than 2,000 heart transplant cases in the US and Europe.

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MIT device senses breathing patterns to spot Parkinson’s disease
The new system could become a vital tool for helping scientists and drug companies develop better treatments for the severe and incurable disease of the nervous system.

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As EV sales soar, it’s back to school for car techs
Vocational high schools and community colleges, the traditional training grounds for auto technicians, are gearing up for EVs, which are simpler to maintain than cars that run on internal combustion engines.

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‘An economic stimulus boon’: Local tech companies seek CHIPS Act money

As the federal government begins handing out massive subsidies to boost the US semiconductor industry, Massachusetts companies are well-placed to cash in.

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What is web3, and why are people talking about it?

While it’s one of the hottest topics in tech, real-world products and services based on web3 technologies are largely nonexistent and are probably years away.

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Stamp-size ultrasound patch could be a diagnostic game-changer

MIT engineers say their system allows real-time monitoring over an extended period of time.

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How to help your smartphone beat the heat

As temperatures approach triple digits, you might see an overheat warning on your phone, or even a notice that it’s shutting down to avoid permanent damage to the hardware. Don’t let it come to this.

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For more drivers to go electric, EV chargers must level up

It’ll take a lot more fast charging stations to persuade many people to consider going electric. But they aren’t being installed fast enough.

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Somerville startup brings the EV charger to you

SparkCharge created a smartphone app that will summon an electric van stocked with vehicle chargers.

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Could the fall of Roe v. Wade boost digital privacy?

Lawmakers and activists fear that if the decision is overturned, states that adopt tough abortion restrictions could use location data to track down those who obtain or perform abortions.

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MIT, Harvard scientists find AI can recognize race from X-rays — and nobody knows how

As artificial intelligence is increasingly used to help make diagnostic decisions, the research raises the unsettling prospect that AI-based health systems could generate racially biased results.