Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is piloting Sway, an AI-mediated debate programme developed at Carnegie Mellon, to ease campus tensions over highly charged…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling system that uses Seine river water, via networks of pipes and heat exchangers, to cool…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A three-month, first-of-its-kind global research effort called Expedition 501 drilled up to 1,289 feet into…
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…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney developed A2, an AI-powered agent that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities in…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. Firefox 144 will be the last release to provide…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US – Slashdot Summary President Donald Trump said his administration will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has paused a planned electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate while it conducts a 60-day…
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…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is starting to find practical, paid use-cases in specific business areas rather than broad consumer…
