Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit
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 a…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A first-of-its-kind Expedition 501 drilled as deep as 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30 miles…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US
Summary President Donald Trump said his administration will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies that do not shift production to the United States. Speaking at a White House dinner…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Content Summary Mozilla has announced it will drop 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
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, including closure of its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan, and has abandoned…
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 has paused Canada’s planned electric-vehicle (EV) sales mandate and launched a 60-day review of…
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 starting to find real, practical use in specific business areas rather than as a…
The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All
The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All Summary Steven Levy profiles Eliezer Yudkowsky and the community of “doomers” who argue that advanced AI poses an existential threat to…
Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk
Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk Summary Dark Reading reports that a wave of ransomware and other cyberattacks has hit state and local governments just as federal cybersecurity…
UltraViolet Expands AppSec Capabilities With Black Duck’s Testing Business
UltraViolet Expands AppSec Capabilities With Black Duck’s Testing Business Summary UltraViolet Cyber has acquired the Application Security Testing (AST) services arm of Black Duck, adding penetration testing, red teaming, threat…