Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is piloting Sway, an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon, to help de-escalate heated student…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris’s district cooling network uses Seine river water to cool around 800 buildings, including the Louvre, by transferring building heat…
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…
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 both discovery and validation of…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. The last standard 32-bit release will be Firefox…
Trump to Impose Tariffs on Semiconductor Imports from Firms Not Moving Production to US Content Summary President Donald Trump told reporters he will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies…
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 for a 60-day review and…
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 shelving plans for a…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is finding practical, paid use in specialised enterprise scenarios rather than the mainstream consumer market.…
