America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy, an early US developer and manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, has announced the immediate cessation of all operations. The company has…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s £3,500/US$3,500 Vision Pro is finding practical use in narrow enterprise niches such as pilot training, kitchen design visualisation…
Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules Summary Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania tested whether classic human persuasion techniques can trick large language models into complying with…
After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus Summary Voyager 1, launched from Cape Canaveral in September 1977, was sent to study…
As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let’s talk about digital presidents-for-life Summary Opinion piece arguing that recent reports of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing ways to extend their lives…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton tells 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, saying Google…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, an AI debate programme developed at Carnegie Mellon, to help calm heated one‑to‑one discussions on…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has widened restrictions on who can use its AI services, blocking companies majority-owned by entities from countries it labels…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A first-of-its-kind global research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed…
