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Summaries are not the original full articles. ## MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy's Genesis Mission DevFeed: [MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy's Genesis Mission]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Office of the Vice President for Research Published: 2026-07-23T12:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [MIT AI News]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Supercomputing](), [systems]() Tags: [administration](), [ai](), [artificial-intelligence](), [center-for-computational-science-and-engineering](), [chemical-engineering](), [department-of-energy](), [department-of-energy-doe](), [doe](), [eaps](), [engineering](), [faculty](), [funding](), [genesis](), [genesis-mission](), [industry](), [initiative](), [laboratory-for-nuclear-science](), [manufacturing](), [mathematics](), [mechanical-engineering](), [mission](), [national-security](), [nuclear-science-and-engineering](), [physics](), [plasma-science-and-fusion-center](), [projects](), [quantum](), [quantum-computing](), [quantum-systems](), [research](), [research-laboratory-of-electronics](), [school-of-engineering](), [school-of-science](), [science](), [supercomputing](), [us]() ### AI overview MIT researchers will contribute to 15 collaborative projects selected for funding under Phase I of the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission. The projects apply AI, supercomputing, quantum systems, and scientific instruments to research areas including energy, materials, fusion, and national security. Funding remains pending completion of award negotiations. ### Source excerpt Initial research projects advance national priorities across natural resources, manufacturing, nuclear physics, and more. ## Building The New York Times Product Team: The Right Team for the Job DevFeed: [Building The New York Times Product Team: The Right Team for the Job]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: The NYT Open Team Published: 2026-02-11T21:42:32Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [New York Times]() Topics: [Product Management](), [Users](), [Artificial Intelligence]() Tags: [ai](), [leadership](), [mission](), [product](), [product-management](), [skills](), [teams](), [users]() ### AI overview The article introduces The New York Times product team, describing how product managers with varied professional backgrounds use product strategy, analytical rigor, communication, leadership, and execution skills to address reader, business, and organizational needs. ### Source excerpt Illustration by Giacomo Bagnara By Nikki Larson, Erica Vendetti and Michael Beach Our mission is simple: We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Accomplishing that mission requires each of us to build trust, seek out different perspectives, collaborate respectfully, and continuously strive to deliver the very best in all we do. But what exactly does that mean for Product Managers (PMs)? How do we earn and maintain trust with tens of millions of global readers in an era of misinformation? Where are new readers finding and developing a daily habit with our original reporting? How can Product unlock growth opportunities for our business? How can we help readers connect with their passions by building products like Games, The Athletic or Cooking? How do we use AI to responsibly advance our mission? How do we scale our systems to support breaking news? PMs at The New York Times solve a variety of problems for our readers, our journalists, other product and functional teams. To meet the evolving needs of our almost 12 million subscribers, we rely on a Product team with a wide range of unique backgrounds. It takes creativity and expertise from people in every part of the company to fulfil our mission. So it's not uncommon for our PMs to have started their careers in roles outside of product. To build a world-class Product team, we've hired both PMs by trade as well as those who were previously dancers, consultants, entrepreneurs, journalists, strategists, operations specialists, and engineers. Our diverse experiences fuel the analytical rigor, creativity, communication skills, leadership, and execution skills needed to excel in getting to know our users' needs and leading teams to build solutions to meet them. This post will help introduce you to PMs whose backgrounds outside of Product Management help them excel in their current roles at The New York Times. One guiding framework, many possible solutions While our PMs work on products across the entire busi ## The NixOS Foundation Board Announced DevFeed: [The NixOS Foundation Board Announced]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: NixOS Published: 2025-03-10T11:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [NixOS Announcements]() Topics: [NixOS](), [Nix]() Tags: [2025](), [community](), [contribute](), [mission](), [nixos](), [onboarding](), [operational](), [operations](), [structured](), [team]() ### AI overview The NixOS Foundation announced its new board on March 4, 2025, marking the first board rotation under its new constitution. The board includes roles covering leadership, administration, legal affairs, treasury, and community support, with onboarding and operational work planned next. ### Source excerpt A New Chapter for the NixOS Foundation On March 4th, 2025, we welcomed a new NixOS Foundation Board -- marking the first-ever board rotation under our newly established constitution. Change is always a big step, but we believe this one is for the better! With clearly defined roles and a more structured approach, the Foundation is set up for success in supporting the Nix & NixOS ecosystem. Following a thorough selection process, carefully coordinated with the Steering Committee, the new board members are: President/Chair: Ron Efroni Rotman (continuing role) (@ron) Secretary: Silvan Mosberger (@infinisil) Director of Legal Affairs: Ryan Trinkle (@ryantrinkle) Treasurer: Maximilian Habryka (@lassulus) Director of Community Support: Sebastian Kraus (@ra33it0) This team is at the heart of the Foundation's mission -- to strengthen and support the Nix & NixOS community. A Huge Thank You To everyone who participated -- whether by nominating, giving feedback, or simply showing support--your engagement made this possible. Seeing so many community members step up to contribute has been truly inspiring! What's Next? Legal Handover - The transition process with the KVK in Utrecht is underway. Onboarding & Operations - In the coming weeks and months, we'll focus on getting the new board fully onboarded and operational. Looking forward to an exciting future -- together! ## The Importance of an Engineering Vision (High-Purpose Environments, Part 2) DevFeed: [The Importance of an Engineering Vision (High-Purpose Environments, Part 2)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) Published: 2023-05-13T05:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Tobias Mende]() Topics: [Statement]() Tags: [culture-high-purpose-environments-engineering-excellence-organizational-design](), [engineering](), [leader](), [mission](), [organizations](), [strategy](), [teams](), [values](), [vision](), [work]() ### AI overview This article explains how a clear engineering vision, mission, strategy, guiding principles, and values can help teams make progress and support leadership without relying on hierarchy or power. It defines the distinctions among vision, mission, and strategy and presents examples. ### Source excerpt The Importance of an Engineering Vision (High-Purpose Environments, Part 2) Have you ever seen organizations and teams spinning in circles, having endless discussions, and never seeming able to make progress? Have you witnessed environments where every decision was made by a leader in the hierarchical sense? Or even worse, by someone able to exert a specific power and overrule others? ## Why Small Teams and Passion Matter in Building Computing Systems DevFeed: [Why Small Teams and Passion Matter in Building Computing Systems]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2019-02-13T15:09:26Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Jessie Frazelle]() Topics: [Computing](), [trust]() Tags: [computing](), [intel](), [mission](), [moore-s-law](), [personal](), [power](), [recognition](), [small](), [team](), [trust](), [x86]() ### AI overview This opinion article reflects on the early era of garage-built personal computers and argues that small, mission-aligned teams can create impactful computing systems. Drawing on The Soul of a New Machine, it emphasizes passion, accomplishment, self-fulfillment, expertise, and trust over power or recognition. ### Source excerpt From the Intel x86 Manual: In the mid-1960s, Intel cofounder and Chairman Emeritus Gordon Moore had this observation: "... the number of transistors that would be incorporated on a silicon die would double every 18 months for the next several years." Over the past three and half decades, this prediction known as "Moore's Law" has continued to hold true. Moore's Law is coming up a lot lately in the context of coming to an end. It's kind of been a running joke for quite some time though so I think there is still a bit of skepticism around claiming it's ending. However, Moore's Law ending can mean a lot of different things for the future of computing. Golden Age of Garage Computer Builders Personally, I look back on the golden age of computers as the time when people were building the first personal computers in their garage. There is a certain whimsy of that time fueled with a mix of hard work and passion for building something crazy with a very small team. In today's age, at large companies, most engineers take jobs where they work on one teeny aspect of a machine or website or app. Sometimes they are not even aware of the larger goal or vision but just their own little world. Back in the garage computer building era (or so I will call it), a very small group of people aligned on a mission could create something bigger than themselves and have immense impact. This is more aligned with how startups work, in my opinion, in that small groups of people with the same end goal build something together. Soul and Passion This break I read The Soul of a New Machine, thanks @bcantrill for the recommendation. (He also wrote an amazing blog post on it.) In the book, a small team built an entire machine. The book really hit home for me on so many levels. The team wasn't driven by power or greed, but by accomplishment and self-fulfillment. They put a part of themselves in the machine therefore producing a machine with a soul. The chapter 15 of The Soul of a new Machine is so powerfu