Issue #80
Morning Roost: 35 Innovators Under 35 and the AI Terms to Know
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Today's digest features this year's 35 Innovators Under 35, including founders working on energy-recycling chips, forward-planning AI agents, cheaper and cleaner steel, and age-reversal technology aimed at restoring sight. We also cover a rundown of AI terms worth knowing, including opaque recurrence.
1 of 6 · MIT Technology Review
The Download: our 35 Innovators Under 35 this year
MIT Technology Review released its 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2026, highlighting young researchers and entrepreneurs across science and technology. The annual feature profiles individuals whose work points to future developments in their fields.
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This founder is teaching chips how to recycle (their energy)
Vaire Computing, cofounded by CTO Hannah Earley, is developing chips based on reversible computing, a technique that recycles energy typically lost as heat during calculations. The approach challenges the long-held assumption that waste heat is an unavoidable byproduct of computation.
Read the full story →3 of 6 · TechCrunch AI
Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know
A new glossary defines key AI terms and slang that have emerged alongside the technology's growth. The reference aims to help readers understand important vocabulary they may come across.
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This AI entrepreneur is developing agents that can plan ahead for the unexpected
Danijar Hafner has launched a stealth-mode AI startup in San Francisco focused on developing agents capable of planning ahead for unexpected situations. The company's name and full details remain undisclosed.
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This founder is making cheaper, cleaner steel
A startup is developing a new steelmaking process aimed at producing steel more cheaply and with lower emissions than traditional blast furnaces, which have changed little since the 1850s. The approach targets the chemical reactions used to remove oxygen from iron ore.
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This geneticist’s age-reversal tech could help restore sight
Geneticist Yuancheng (Ryan) Lu is developing age-reversal technology aimed at treating age-related blindness, work motivated in part by a family history of vision loss. His research at the Whitehead Institute focuses on applying cellular reprogramming to restore sight.
Read the full story →That's today's roundup. See you tomorrow morning.
Morning Roost Issue #80