America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy, a US company developing sodium‑ion batteries, has announced the immediate cessation of all operations. The shutdown includes its manufacturing facility…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s Vision Pro, priced at about $3,500, is finding practical traction in narrow enterprise niches where high visual fidelity…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion over alleged anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech business. The…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate and neural‑network pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told the Financial Times (reported on Slashdot) that…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has announced broader restrictions that block access to its AI services for companies majority-owned by entities from countries it…
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, as a tool to…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers use Seine water to cool about 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 offshore…
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 developed A2, an AI-powered agent that automates discovery and validation of Android…
