Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary San Francisco-based AI company Anthropic has expanded restrictions to block its services from companies that are majority‑owned by entities from…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Sway is an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University that pairs students with opposing views for…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Content summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers use Seine river water to cool about 800 buildings in Paris, including the…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A first-ever international research mission, Expedition 501, drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed…
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 claims…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have created an AI agent, dubbed A2, that automates discovery and validation of…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official 32-bit Linux (i686) builds of Firefox in 2026. Firefox 144 will be the last regular…
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 has paused Canada’s planned electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate while the government conducts a 60-day…
America’s First Sodium‑Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, including closure of its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan, and the cancellation…
