Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year
Microsoft 365 Personal is Now Free For US College Students For a Year Summary Microsoft is offering one year of Microsoft 365 Personal free to US college students. The deal…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System
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…
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit
Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion into a class-action fund to settle litigation brought by a group of book authors, according to court filings reported by Deadline.…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that do…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will stop providing 32-bit Linux builds of Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the final regular release…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations
Natron Energy announced the immediate cessation of all operations, closing its Holland, Michigan manufacturing plant and abandoning plans to build a $1.4 billion sodium‑ion “gigafactory” in North Carolina. The company…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has paused a planned electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate and launched a 60-day review…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro headset is finding meaningful, if narrow, adoption in some enterprise settings. The Wall Street Journal…
Where’s the Fun in AI Gambling?
Where’s the Fun in AI Gambling? Summary On WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast, hosts Michael Calore and Lauren Goode chat with senior writer Kate Knibbs about the growing intersection of artificial…
The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All
The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All Summary Steven Levy profiles Eliezer Yudkowsky, a central figure in the AI “doomer” movement, and lays out his case that advanced…