Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year
Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year Summary Microsoft is offering Microsoft 365 Personal free for one year to eligible US college students. The…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A three-month global research expedition (Expedition 501) has recovered freshwater from beneath the Atlantic seabed…
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit Summary Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion into a class-action fund to settle litigation brought…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed an AI-powered agent, A2, that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official 32-bit Linux (i686/x86) support for Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the final regular…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump announced he will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that do…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has paused a planned federal mandate that would force automakers to meet minimum…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, closing its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan and abandoning plans for a…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is finding practical, high-value uses in narrowly defined enterprise settings despite its steep price. The…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline, dubbed Auto Exploit and developed by two Israeli security researchers, uses large language models (notably Anthropic’s Claude-sonnet-4.0),…