Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has announced it will block its AI services from companies that are majority-owned by entities in countries it designates…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, an AI debate programme developed at Carnegie Mellon, which pairs students holding opposing views for…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers pump Seine water to cool around 800 buildings in Paris, including the Louvre. The…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A multinational Expedition 501 drilled up to 1,289 feet into the Atlantic seabed off Cape…
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 at Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed an AI agent named A2 that automates discovery and validation of…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla announced it will end 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. Firefox 144 will be the final regular 32-bit release, with…
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 planned electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate and launched a 60-day review…
Content Summary Natron Energy — a US pioneer in sodium-ion batteries — has announced the immediate cessation of all operations. The company has shut its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan,…
