Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has largely been flat at about $25bn over the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC have…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website Summary In a 2020 video Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged that the company would aim to operate carbon-free 24/7. By mid-2025 Google’s sustainability…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has extended restrictions on access to its AI services to cover companies majority-owned by entities from countries such as…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate and neural‑network pioneer Geoffrey Hinton tells the Financial Times he expects AI to…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion (about €3.2bn) for anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech operations,…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris’s district cooling system, which pipes water from the Seine to cool around 800 buildings including the Louvre, is facing…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, which pairs students with…
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 resolve litigation…
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 major international research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have built A2, an AI agent that automates discovery and validation of vulnerabilities…