Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, an AI debate programme developed by two Carnegie Mellon researchers, to ease heated discussions on…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling network that draws water from the Seine to cool around 800 buildings, including the Louvre.…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A multinational three-month research effort called Expedition 501 drilled up to 1,289 feet into the…
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 created A2, an AI-powered agent that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official Firefox support for 32-bit Linux in 2026. Version 144 will be the final release providing…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump said his administration 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’s government has paused a planned electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate that would have forced automakers…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Content Summary Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, closing its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan and abandoning plans for…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s £/US$3,500 Vision Pro is carving out useful roles in specific enterprise pockets rather than the mass market. Organisations…
