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. Firefox 144 will be the final regular release…
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 is finding practical, paid use in particular enterprise niches rather than the mass market. A…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations
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…
The Uncanny Valley: Navigating The Challenges Of AI In Recruitment [Guest Newsletter Editor]
The Uncanny Valley: An AI Interview Experience Gone Awry While specific details about Simon Sharwood’s AI job interview experience are not available, the concept of the uncanny valley in AI-powered…
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 conduct in its adtech business, following a complaint from the European Publishers Council. The regulator found that Google…
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley
Summary The Register’s Simon Sharwood tried an AI-hosted interview from startup Job Bolt, which uses human-like avatars to ask prewritten questions and summarise answers for recruiters. The experience felt more…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has moved to block access to its AI services for companies that are majority-owned by entities from countries it…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’
Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton told the Financial Times that AI risks concentrating wealth among a small elite while impoverishing most workers. He warned that firms will use AI to replace…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling network that pumps Seine water through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings, including the…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, an AI-driven debate tool developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to try to reduce…