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…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is finding practical, paying use in targeted enterprise settings rather than mass-market success. The Wall…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton told the Financial Times that AI is likely to concentrate wealth…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech business, following a…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has expanded restrictions on who can use its AI services, saying it will block access for companies that are…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, an AI-driven debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to try to ease…
Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year Summary Microsoft is offering a free one‑year Microsoft 365 Personal subscription to college students in the United…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris runs a district cooling network that pumps Seine water through heat exchangers to cool about 800 buildings, including the…
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 first-of-its-kind Expedition 501 drilled up to 1,289 feet (≈393 metres) into the Atlantic seabed…
