Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has expanded restrictions on access to its AI services, saying it will block companies majority-owned by entities from countries…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to see if it…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Key Points • Paris pipes Seine water to cool about 800 buildings, including the Louvre, via a district cooling network. •…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A multinational, first-of-its-kind research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed…
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 Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have created an AI-powered agent, dubbed A2, that automates discovery and validation of…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year – Slashdot Summary Mozilla has announced it will stop producing 32-bit Linux builds of Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the final…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump told reporters he will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused Canada’s proposed electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate while the government conducts a 60-day…
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…
