Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, a conversational AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to help cool…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling network that draws water from the Seine via heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings,…
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 Summary A multinational research effort, Expedition 501, drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30…
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 claims from…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have built an AI agent, called A2, that automates discovery and validation of…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the last regular release…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that are…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Canada’s new government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has announced a 60-day review and a pause of…
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…
