Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic said it will block access to its AI services for companies majority-owned by entities from countries it labels as…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, an AI-driven debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to try to ease…
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 watercourses. Paris’s district cooling system pumps Seine…
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 seabed 20–30 miles off…
Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion into a class-action fund to settle litigation brought by a group of book authors, according to a Deadline report summarised by…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers at Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed an AI-driven agent, A2, that automatically discovers and validates vulnerabilities in…
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 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 for a 60-day review and…
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…
