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Recently in Japan, two new cases brought by plaintiffs whose profiles reflect the cross-regional and cross-generational nature of climate change issues have joined the caseload. One is the Youth Climate Case for Tomorrow, brought by younger generations and filed before the Nagoya District Court in August 2024. This case is unique not only as the […]
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Chart: A record two-thirds of car sales in China are now electric vehicles
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close NEV record Impact of Hormuz NEV demand down Exports surge For the first time, new-energy vehicles (NEVs) made up 67% of new car sales in China in September, according to the latest data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The figures show that NEVs, which include […]
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Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MIT
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At the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) 75th Anniversary Symposium, speakers celebrated the school’s value and contributions, while exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming many aspects of teaching, research, and society. The symposium was held Sept. 24-25 in the Linde Music Building’s Thomas Tull Concert Hall. Scholars, students, staff, and alumni […]
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Block Unveils Dessa, a Full-Duplex Speech Model Trained on Conversation
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Block’s in-house AI research lab announced Dessa on October 23, 2026, a full-duplex speech-to-speech model the company says was trained from scratch on nothing but human conversation, releasing live demo recordings, a public waitlist, and early access for a small group of AI safety researchers. The announcement paired Block’s Dessa page with a post on […]
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At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AI
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Legal scholar Martha Minow delivered this fall’s Compton Lecture at MIT on Thursday, examining the civic foundations of democracy — and describing how artificial intelligence is undermining it, but could be used to help reinforce traditional U.S. governance. “It’s not a good time for democracy or constitutionalism,” said Minow, who is the 300th Anniversary University […]
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Dayforce to Acquire Ribbon AI to Bring Conversational Interviews Into Agentic Recruiting
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For employers filling hundreds of frontline positions, the first interview can become the slowest part of the hiring process. Dayforce is moving to automate more of that work through an agreement to acquire Ribbon AI, a recruiting technology company whose conversational voice and video AI screens candidates and helps recruiters identify whom to interview next. […]
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UK Establishes AI Biosecurity Lab Backed by OpenAI and Anthropic
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The UK government is establishing the AI Biosecurity Lab, backed by £100 million of government funding and up to £200 million in company commitments from OpenAI and Anthropic, the Cabinet Office announced on October 24, 2026. The announcement said advances in AI are creating unprecedented opportunities for scientific discovery but are also changing the biological […]
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CCS rules have sidelined biomethane carbon removals, says new report
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An agricultural biogas facility in the Czech Republic. Capturing CO₂ separated during biomethane production could provide an additional revenue stream for operators Previous carbon capture allocation arrangements have excluded many smaller biomethane producers from opportunities to store biogenic CO₂, potentially overlooking a relatively low-cost source of greenhouse gas removals, according to a new report from […]
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Solvent-free carbon capture project selected for €14.6m EU support
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Carbon capture technology developer Nuada has been selected for €14.6 million in EU Innovation Fund support for a first-of-a-kind installation in France, marking a step towards commercial deployment of its electrically driven, solvent-free CO₂ capture process. The SCALA project will deploy Nuada’s AdSpire technology at a biomass cogeneration plant operated by energy services company Idex […]
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Connected gas detection deployed at UK biogas plant
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VIDA bioenergy’s Wormslade facility Biomethane producer VIDA bioenergy has equipped workers at its Wormslade facility in the UK with connected gas detectors that combine personal gas monitoring, lone-worker protection and emergency communications. The company has selected G8 portable gas detectors from Blackline Safety to help manage occupational hazards associated with biogas production, including exposure to […]
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Experts: How are climate scientists using artificial intelligence?
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Unpacking Upstate Opposition: Combatting Renewable Energy Myths
New York’s Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) has generated opposition from rural and agrarian communities where renewable energy infrastructure is proposed. Some of that opposition is fueled by misinformation about the impacts of renewable energy projects on wildlife, farmland, and property values, among other issues. This blog rebuts three of the most common […]
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Treasury Proposes Rules to Expand Outbound Tech Investment Curbs
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on October 22, 2026 that would expand the Outbound Investment Security Program, adding new technology sectors and countries of concern to the restrictions governing certain U.S. investments abroad. The proposed rule implements the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act, which Congress passed […]
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NVIDIA Details Kazakhstan GPU Deployments and Robotaxi Plans
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NVIDIA said Kazakhtelecom, Kazakhstan’s largest telecommunications company, has deployed 400 NVIDIA H200 and 480 NVIDIA B300 GPUs in Astana and Almaty, with plans to deploy more than 1,000 additional GPUs at each of two further sites next year. The figures appeared in an October 22, 2026 post bylined to NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredian and […]
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Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mind
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Generative artificial intelligence models are rooted in ideas of mid-20th century engineers who thought some amount of irrationality was essential for a machine that could think like a human, contends Benjamin Lindquist, an assistant professor in the MIT History Section, who holds an MIT Schwarzman College of Computing shared position with the Department of Electrical […]
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Polish Research Institute NASK, OpenAI Reach Deal on AI Safety Work
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OpenAI and Poland’s NASK National Research Institute have signed an agreement to explore collaboration on AI safety, security and technical research, OpenAI announced on October 23, 2026. OpenAI said the partnership will bring together expertise from both organizations to better understand emerging risks, strengthen safeguards, and explore how advanced AI can contribute to a more […]
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What Actually Happens When You Run a Spark Job?
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Introduction As datasets grow, processing them efficiently on a single machine can become challenging due to limitations in CPU capacity, memory, and storage throughput. Apache Spark addresses these challenges by providing a distributed data processing engine that can divide workloads into partitions and execute tasks in parallel across CPU cores and multiple machines. However, Spark […]
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Grid operator cleared of blackout cover-up allegations but investigation exposes internal concerns
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Maintaining electricity system stability is becoming increasingly complex as Britain moves towards a more decentralised energy system. An independent investigation into allegations that Britain’s electricity system operator concealed evidence of blackout risks during a June heatwave has found no evidence of wrongdoing, but raised concerns about the relationship between frontline engineers and senior management. The […]
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