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AI’s Hidden Water Bill Raises New Questions for Big Tech
As companies race to build artificial-intelligence infrastructure, researchers and communities warn that the sector’s true water footprint is far larger than many corporate disclosures suggest. The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is forcing a new environmental question into public view:…
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Washington’s AI Reversal Exposes a New Fight Over Frontier Technology
The U.S. decision to restore access to Anthropic’s Fable model ends a weeks-long standoff, but it opens a larger battle over who should decide when artificial intelligence becomes too powerful to release. The U.S. government’s decision to lift restrictions on…
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Medicine Moves to the Wrist as AI Wearables Enter a New Health-Care Era
From fall-detection bracelets in Rome to AI-guided smart rings and Medicare-backed digital health pilots, connected medical technology is shifting care toward continuous monitoring, prevention and earlier intervention. A new generation of medical technology is beginning to change where health care…
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IBM Pushes Chipmaking Beyond the Nanometer Barrier
The company’s new transistor architecture could reshape the future of AI computing, promising denser, faster and more energy-efficient processors within the next decade. IBM has unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough that could influence the next generation of artificial intelligence hardware,…
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AI’s Memory Boom Turns Chipmakers Into the New Power Brokers
As demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerates, memory-chip producers are capturing huge profits while AI companies and cloud providers absorb rising costs. The artificial intelligence boom is creating one of the most dramatic shifts in the technology economy: the money…
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Europe’s Drone Race Moves Beneath the Waves
Safran’s planned acquisition of Exail Technologies shows how sea drones are becoming a strategic priority as governments invest in autonomous defense systems. French aerospace and defense group Safran is moving to acquire Exail Technologies, a specialist in sea drones and…
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Meta Bets on Affordable AI Glasses to Bring Wearable Computing Mainstream
The company’s new $299 smart eyewear line marks a sharper push into personal AI, as tech giants race to make artificial intelligence part of everyday life. Meta Platforms has unveiled a new range of AI-powered smart glasses starting at $299,…
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Federal Scrutiny Intensifies After Deadly Tesla Crash Into Texas Home
The crash that killed 76-year-old Martha Avila has renewed questions over Tesla’s driver-assistance technology and how safely it operates beyond controlled road conditions. U.S. federal investigators have opened a second inquiry into a fatal Tesla crash in Katy, Texas, deepening…
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Meta Halts Workplace AI Tracker After Employee Backlash
The company paused an internal data-collection program after staff warned that monitoring keystrokes, mouse activity and screen content raised serious privacy and security risks Meta has paused an internal employee-monitoring program designed to collect workplace computer activity for artificial intelligence…
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Washington Raises the Stakes in the Global Quantum Race
New U.S. measures to accelerate quantum computing and protect digital infrastructure signal a sharper contest with China and Europe over the next generation of strategic technology. The United States has moved to accelerate its quantum-computing ambitions, unveiling new measures aimed…
