Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has expanded restrictions on who can use its AI services, blocking companies majority-owned by entities in countries it considers…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is piloting Sway, an AI-powered debate tool developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to try to ease…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris’s district cooling system uses Seine river water, heat exchangers and a 100 km pipe network to cool about 800…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A first-of-its-kind global expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30…
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 at Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have built A2, an AI-powered agent that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla announced it will end 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the last 32-bit release; ESR 140…
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…
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…
