Machine learning & AI
Mistral announced Tuesday that it had raised three billion euros ($3.5 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the French AI firm at more than 21 billion euros.
Sep 8, 2026
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Internet
Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday as he unveiled draft laws reining in big tech.
Sep 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A digital scheduling framework combining machine learning, optimization and blockchain technology could reduce carbon emissions at a lower cost in regional energy systems, according to research in the International Journal ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
From smart vacuum cleaners and doorbell cameras to complex medical equipment in hospitals, many devices around us are connected to the internet. But are we adequately protected against the risks this poses? Legal scholar ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Engineering
It is hard to imagine the modern world without concrete. Enormous quantities are used in construction worldwide, and the production of cement—its main ingredient—generates a great deal of CO₂, a greenhouse gas that accelerates ...
Sep 7, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A new review paper from the Dalton Nuclear Institute at The University of Manchester uses a Tube map design to examine how closing the nuclear fuel cycle—recycling and reusing materials from used fuel—improves the sustainability ...
Sep 7, 2026
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Engineering
Until now, it has been almost impossible to measure the energy density of hydrogen precisely, but a new sensor can register every single molecule. This could lay the foundation for correct accounting in the hydrogen economy.
Sep 7, 2026
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Robotics
Waving flags, "chanting" slogans and marching in circles, around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.
Sep 7, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
The European Union on Monday said it was "looking into" an incident revealed last week during which thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website.
Sep 7, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries power everything from portable electronics to electric vehicles, but their performance gradually declines as repeated charging and discharging alter the interfaces inside the cell. One particularly important ...
Sep 7, 2026
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