Data flow’s decisive role on the global stage
New research by political science PhD candidate Meicen Sun illuminates the broad economic and political impacts of internet restrictions.
A universal system for decoding any type of data sent across a network
New chip eliminates the need for specific decoding hardware, could boost efficiency of gaming systems, 5G networks, the internet of things, and more.
Who can bend light for cheaper internet?
ARROW, a reconfigurable fiber optics network developed at MIT, aims to take on the end of Moore’s law.
MIT study compares the four largest internet meganetworks
With thousands of satellites, each network could beam down tens of terabits per second, filling gaps left by land-based services.
MIT launches new data privacy-focused initiative
Future of Data, Trust, and Privacy initiative aims to address AI-driven analytics and changing attitudes about personal data.
How MIT OpenCourseWare became an educational resource to millions around the world
Celebrating 20 remarkable years, MIT OCW looks to the future, informed by learning needs underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A remedy for the spread of false news?
Study: On social media, most people do care about accurate news but need reminders not to spread misinformation.
How to reduce the environmental impact of your next virtual meeting
Study uncovers overlooked environmental impacts of internet use by estimating associated carbon, land, and water footprints.
How shared partisanship leads to social media connections
Twitter experiment shows clear self-selection into social media “echo chambers” due to political preferences.
Tackling the misinformation epidemic with “In Event of Moon Disaster”
New website from the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality rewrites an important moment in history to educate the public on the dangers of deepfakes.
Our itch to share helps spread Covid-19 misinformation
Study finds social media sharing affects news judgment, but a quick exercise reduces the problem.
3 Questions: Tom Leighton on the major surge in internet traffic triggered by physical distancing
Mathematician and CEO of web services company Akamai looks ahead to how the pandemic-driven shift to remote working might change society.
Reducing delays in wireless networks
Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly.
The catch to putting warning labels on fake news
Study finds disclaimers on some false news stories make people more readily believe other false stories.
Automated system can rewrite outdated sentences in Wikipedia articles
Text-generating tool pinpoints and replaces specific information in sentences while retaining humanlike grammar and style.