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) has recovered freshwater from beneath the Atlantic seabed…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris runs a district cooling network that draws Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings, including…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, an AI-powered debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to help de-escalate heated…
Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have developed an AI-powered agent, A2, that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities in Android apps. Building on prior work (A1)…
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…
Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Summary Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is pausing a planned mandate that would have forced automakers to meet minimum…
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 Summary Mozilla has announced it will drop 32‑bit Linux builds of Firefox in 2026. Version 144 will be the last regular release offering…
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…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is finding practical, paid use in specific enterprise niches rather than broad consumer markets. The…
