As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let’s talk about digital presidents-for-life Content summary This opinion piece from The Register explores recent reports that China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin…
After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus Summary Voyager 1, launched from Cape Canaveral on 5 September 1977, was sent to…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary Alphabet’s Google was hit with a $3.45 billion EU antitrust fine for anti-competitive practices in its adtech business,…
Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton told the Financial Times he expects AI to concentrate wealth in the hands of a small elite while impoverishing most workers. Hinton warned that firms will…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI startup, has expanded restrictions on customers to bar companies that are majority-owned by entities from…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is piloting Sway, an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to pair students with…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers move excess heat from buildings into nearby rivers and lakes. Paris’s district cooling system…
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 by…
Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have built an AI-powered agent, dubbed A2, that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities in Android apps. Building on prior…
