Joichi Ito Joichi Ito steps down as the director of the MIT Media Lab and as a member of the board of directors of The New York Times Company. Yesterday, "The New Yorker" wrote that the lab hid its financial links with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein had pleaded guilty of procuring a minor for prostitution in 2008. MIT Media Lab Director Steps Down Over Financial Ties To Jeffrey Epstein © NPR Sources: NPR
