06/02/2025

Energy & Green Tech

UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors

Britain's Labour government on Thursday said changes to planning laws will speed up the country's rollout of mini-nuclear reactors aimed at providing cheaper and cleaner energy.

Automotive

Volvo Cars anticipates bumpy 2025 as demand slows

Sweden's Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Group, said Thursday that annual profits rose in 2024 despite a final quarter slowdown but that the outlook for this year is tougher.

Engineering

268 new alloys: AI speeds up search for aerospace materials

Skoltech and MIPT researchers have sped up the search for high-performance metal alloys for the aerospace industry, mechanical engineering, and electronics. The team's machine learning-driven approach serves as a fast-track ...

Business

Google halts workplace diversity push

Google parent company Alphabet has stopped making diversity and inclusion a workplace priority, according to a filing Wednesday with US regulators.

Machine learning & AI

AI risks 'disaster' without 'cast-iron guarantees': Expert

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems must come with "cast-iron guarantees" against mass harm to humans, especially as the likelihood of their integration into weapons grows, a leading expert has told AFP.

Automotive

Honda-Nissan merger talks 'basically over': source

Nissan's board is in the process of abandoning merger talks with Honda and could be open to other partners, a source close to the matter told AFP on Thursday and local media reported.

Machine learning & AI

South Korea ministries, police block DeepSeek access

South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek's access to their computers, after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information.

Machine learning & AI

Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris

Global experts began debating the threats and promise of artificial intelligence (AI) at a gathering in Paris on Thursday and Friday, ahead of a summit of world leaders on the fast-moving technology.

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