Entrepreneurship

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Replit CEO Amjad Masad on bringing the next 1 billion software creators online

Freethink spoke with Masad about the future of software development, the outsized power of Silicon Valley, and the absurdity of the AI extinction theory.

Stephen Johnson

A man experiencing both failure and success on a tennis court.

Psychology

How to find success with the 4 conditions of “intelligent failure”

Intelligent failure occurs in a low-risk environment and leads to growth or new knowledge. To fail intelligently, follow five strategies.

Kevin Dickinson

Construction

Cleaning up one of the world’s most commonly used substances

C-Crete has created a more sustainable cement binding material that could significantly reduce the industry’s CO2 emissions.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office

How Grant Sabatier saved $1 million in 5 years

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“Financial Independence, Retire Early” - How the FIRE movement is helping a generation retire in their 30s.

Entrepreneurs

This company is tackling Kuwait’s ‘tire graveyard’ problem by tire recycling

Kuwait wants to build 25,000 new houses on the site of a former tire graveyard. Here's how they're going to do it.

Ahmed Hagagy

Series| Hack the Dream

This family ditched the suburbs for an RV—and have no regrets

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In partnership with Million Stories

Could you rewrite the American dream in an RV?

Clean Energy

This battery may solve renewables’ energy storage problem

Flow batteries are a type of liquid battery that has the potential for large-scale, long-term energy storage. Researchers have found a new material for flow batteries and it looks a lot like molasses.

Teresa Carey

Robotics

These robotic suits supercharge human workers

This new wearable robotic suit from German Bionic, can boost human strength, and it is powered by artificial intelligence

Teresa Carey

Inventions

How should we measure innovation?

Researchers have come up with a new method for measuring the impact of an innovation.

Scotty Hendricks

Fashion

Denim is a dirty business, but biotech bacteria are cleaning it up

The indigo dye in denim is problematic because it is derived from petroleum. But a new startup is cultivating bacteria that generate the same iconic blue, without the need for hazardous chemicals.

Teresa Carey

Employment

Package free store offers work for neurodiverse employees

Opening in North Carolina, Part & Parcel is a package free grocery store that strives to decrease single-use packaging waste and offer inclusive employment.

Teresa Carey

Blockchain

Billionaire plans to build a block-chain Facebook alternative

Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt is funding Project Liberty, a new blockchain-based technology that decentralizes users’ social media data.

Teresa Carey

Entrepreneurs

Resume-bot goes viral. Lands multiple job offers

A marketing professional decided to think creatively and create a resume-bot. It helped him land 14 interviews and 11 job offers.

Teresa Carey

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