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The power of App Inventor: Democratizing possibilities for mobile applications

May 16, 2024

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In June 2007, Apple unveiled the first iPhone. But the company made a strategic decision about iPhone software: its new App Store would be a walled garden. An iPhone user wouldn’t be able to install applications that Apple itself hadn’t vetted, at least not without breaking Apple’s terms of service. That business decision, however, left…
Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2024

Apr 25, 2024

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Eight MIT faculty members are among the 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced April 24. One of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, the academy is also a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to academy…

Category: Media Lab

The power of App Inventor: Democratizing possibilities for mobile applications

Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2024