Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Networks of pipes and heat exchangers move excess heat from buildings into nearby rivers and lakes. Paris’s district cooling system…
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 University, to pair students with…
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 claims by…
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…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official 32-bit x86 Linux builds of Firefox in 2026. Firefox 144 will be the last regular…
Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have built an AI-powered agent, dubbed A2, that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities in Android apps. Building on prior…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused Canada’s electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate while the government conducts a 60-day review.…
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…
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 cancelling plans for a…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s £ or $3,500 Vision Pro is finding practical use in specific enterprise areas such as CAE’s pilot training,…
