Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, a beta AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, which pairs students…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris runs a district cooling network that pumps Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings, including…
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…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A multi‑national, first‑of‑its‑kind research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have created an AI agent, named A2, that automates discovery and validation of…
President Donald Trump said his administration will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that do not shift production to the United States, announcing the threat ahead of a White…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla announced it will end official 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. The final regular release that will provide 32-bit Linux…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused a planned federal mandate that would have forced automakers to meet minimum…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Content summary Apple’s high-end Vision Pro (priced at about $3,500) is finding practical enterprise uses in specific industries rather than…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy, the US firm developing sodium-ion batteries, has announced the immediate cessation of all operations. The closure includes its manufacturing plant…
