Summary Alphabet’s Google has been fined $3.45 billion by the European Commission for anti-competitive conduct in its adtech business. The Commission concluded Google favoured its own online display advertising technologies…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, a Carnegie Mellon University‑developed AI debate tool that pairs students with opposing views for one‑to‑one…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has widened restrictions to block access to its AI services for companies that are majority-owned by entities from countries…
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…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris runs a district cooling network that pumps water from the Seine through pipes and heat exchangers to pull heat…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers at Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed an AI agent called A2 that automates discovery and validation of…
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…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US – Slashdot Summary President Donald Trump said his administration will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end official 32-bit Linux builds for Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the last regular release;…
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…
