Summary Nobel laureate and neural networks pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warns that AI is likely to concentrate wealth among a small elite while displacing large numbers of workers. In an interview…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary Alphabet’s Google has been fined $3.45 billion by the European Commission for anti-competitive conduct in its adtech business.…
Summary Paris operates a district cooling network that pipes water from the Seine through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings — including the Louvre. The system delivers coefficients of…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, a beta AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon. Sway pairs students with…
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit Summary Anthropic has agreed to put at least $1.5 billion into a class‑action fund to settle a lawsuit…
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 (~393 m) into…
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…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed A2, an AI-powered agent that discovers and validates vulnerabilities in Android…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused Canada’s planned electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate while the government conducts a…
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…
