What is telecommunications (telecom)? Summary Telecommunications (telecom) is the electronic exchange of information—voice, data and video—over significant distances. It covers a wide set of transmission technologies and infrastructures such as…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for allegedly abusing its market power in the online…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton tells the Financial Times he expects AI to concentrate wealth among…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary San Francisco-based Anthropic has widened its restrictions to block access to its AI services for companies majority-owned by entities from…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is piloting Sway, a Carnegie Mellon‑developed AI debate tool that pairs students with opposing views for one‑to‑one conversations…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers use 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 first-of-its-kind Expedition 501 drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30 miles off…
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 a lawsuit…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers at Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed an AI-driven agent, dubbed A2, that automates discovery and validation of…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end support for 32‑bit Linux builds of Firefox in 2026. Firefox 144 will be the last standard…
