Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Content Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to help de-escalate…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling system that pumps Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings, including…
Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year Summary Microsoft is offering a one-year free subscription of Microsoft 365 Personal to college students in the…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A three-month Expedition 501 drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30 miles off…
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 resolve claims by…
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 vulnerabilities…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will stop providing 32-bit Linux builds of Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the final regular release…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that do…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused Canada’s proposed electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate and opened a 60-day review of…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, shutting its manufacturing site in Holland, Michigan and abandoning plans for a…
