Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers use river water to cool buildings in Paris, including the Louvre. The district cooling…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, a Carnegie Mellon-developed AI debate programme that pairs students with opposing views for one-to-one conversations…
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…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A multinational research effort, Expedition 501, drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed A2, an AI agent that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump told reporters he will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the last regular 32-bit…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy, the US company developing sodium-ion batteries, has announced the immediate cessation of all operations. The shutdown includes its manufacturing site…
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 and launched a 60-day review of…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is starting to deliver measurable value in a handful of enterprise niches even though it…
