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The $1 Trillion Turning Point: How Holiday 2025 Is Reshaping Consumer Behavior and Retail Strategy

Holiday 2025 reveals an unprecedented surge of shoppers but a stark decline in spending. Executives face a pivotal moment, as consumers prioritize value over sheer volume. The $1 trillion sales milestone coexists with cautious spending, highlighting the need for retailers to embrace AI-driven efficiency and meet evolving customer expectations in this transformative era.

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How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future

AI supports the clean energy transition as it manages power grid operations, helps plan infrastructure investments, guides development of novel materials, and more.

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MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

Industry leaders agree collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies.

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MIT Energy Initiative launches Data Center Power Forum

MIT faculty and MITEI member company experts address power demand from data centers.

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Teaching robots to map large environments

A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings.

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The brain power behind sustainable AI

PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence.

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Creating AI that matters

How the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is shaping AI-sociotechnical systems for the future.

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Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.

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Fighting for the health of the planet with AI

Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.

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New prediction model could improve the reliability of fusion power plants

The approach combines physics and machine learning to avoid damaging disruptions when powering down tokamak fusion machines.

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