Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices – Slashdot Summary Alphabet’s Google was hit with a $3.45 billion EU antitrust fine for alleged anti-competitive conduct in…
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 that AI is likely…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic is widening restrictions to block its AI services to companies majority-owned by entities from countries such as China, including…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, a Carnegie Mellon–developed AI debate programme that pairs students with opposing views for one-on-one conversations.…
Summary Paris’s district cooling network uses water from the River Seine and heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings — including the Louvre — delivering coefficients of performance (COP) between…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A major international research expedition (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 litigation brought…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System – Slashdot Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have built A2, an AI-powered agent that automates discovery and validation…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the last regular 32-bit release,…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump said he will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that do…
