KIST’s Lee Jong-Won Wins Korea Science Award for KAPEX Humanoid
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South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea named Lee Jong-won of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology on November 4, 2026 as the November Korea Science and Technology Award recipient for developing KAPEX, an AI humanoid built with domestic core technologies. The monthly honor recognizes one researcher […]
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Wastewater’s hidden emissions
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Direct measurement of GHGs presents opportunities to optimise plant processes. As water utilities pursue net zero, there is clearly an appetite for acquiring a better grasp of the quantities of greenhouse gases being released by treatment processes and sewer networks. Envirotec reviews monitoring guidance and other relevant developments on display at the recent IWA World […]
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3M agrees $7.35bn settlement over PFAS personal injury claims
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Firefighting foam being cleared from a surface. Historical use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams has prompted extensive litigation over alleged harm to human health and contamination of the environment. US industrial conglomerate 3M has agreed to pay $7.35 billion to settle personal injury claims linked to exposure to PFAS chemicals in firefighting foams, potentially resolving claims […]
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AI analysis reveals shortfall in aerosol recycling
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Baled aluminium drinks cans awaiting recycling. Aluminium aerosol cans are significantly less likely to be recovered during recycling operations than drinks cans, according to new research using AI to analyse waste streams. Conducted by waste intelligence company Greyparrot, the analysis found that aluminium aerosols achieved a sorting success rate of 68%, compared with 85.3% for […]
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Ancient submerged forests support thriving marine ecosystems
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A small crab shelters among marine organisms on the seabed of Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago. (Image: BCSS Ocean Observatory) Ancient peat deposits formed by coastal forests thousands of years ago are supporting unexpectedly diverse marine ecosystems off Mozambique, according to research showing that the submerged habitats share many fish species with neighbouring coral reefs. The study, […]
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Ofwat-funded smart alarm project reports hitting key milestones
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Water utility control room operators monitor network data and alerts. A project exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve alarm management in water utility control rooms has reached several development milestones, including the completion of its technical design and a first draft of industry guidelines. Smart Alarm Management (SAM), a collaborative, Ofwat Innovation […]
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Interactive: Who wants what at the COP31 climate change summit
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Just transition Climate finance Adaptation and mitigation Global stocktake and NDCs Action agenda and other issues Delegates will soon gather in the Turkish resort city of Antalya for UN climate negotiations, against a backdrop of war, energy crisis and climate extremes. At COP31, nations will try to […]
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NVIDIA Expands City AI with Shared Infrastructure and Digital Twins
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NVIDIA announced on November 3, 2026, that it and its partners are expanding physical and agentic AI services for cities worldwide, spanning resident assistance, traffic management, urban planning and industrial operations. The projects combine shared computing infrastructure, AI agents and digital twins while keeping local governments in control of sensitive data processing and use. The […]
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Apple Watch Audio Intelligence Enters Developer Beta Testing
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TechCrunch reported on November 2, 2026 that Apple’s Audio Intelligence features for Apple Watch are rolling out to developers in the iOS 27.3 beta, including Live Rewind and Siri Recap. A broader public beta is planned before the features become generally available. Apple introduced the package in its September 9, 2026 Apple Watch Series 12 […]
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Spencer West Begins Firmwide Rollout of Harvey’s Legal AI Platform
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Harvey announced on November 3, 2026, that international law firm Spencer West has selected its legal AI platform for a firmwide rollout. The deployment covers more than 360 partners across 25 jurisdictions and follows a pilot and an extensive evaluation of the legal AI market. The rollout is now underway across Spencer West’s international practice. […]
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Nordic Semiconductor Combines Wi-Fi and Edge AI in nRF71 Chips
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Nordic Semiconductor announced the nRF71 Series on November 3, 2026, describing low-power chips for battery-operated devices that combine Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, Thread, application processing and on-device AI support, with up to 20 times lower standby power than its current nRF70 Series Wi-Fi products. One Chip for Application and Connectivity The first chips are the nRF7120 […]
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Pudu Robotics Unveils TOMO S Mowers With Self-Sharpening Blades
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Pudu Robotics unveiled the PUDU TOMO S Series on November 3, 2026, bringing the commercial-robotics company into residential lawn care with a mower line built around automated rotary-blade sharpening. PUDU describes TOMO S as the world’s first self-sharpening rotary-blade robotic mower. Its SharpLoop system automatically sharpens the blades at the charging station when needed, creating […]
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Budget brownfield exemption raises concerns for nature recovery
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The exemption would apply to brownfield sites of up to 1.5 hectares (image credit: Stephen Richard McAdam / Shutterstock). Plans to exempt smaller brownfield housing developments from biodiversity net gain requirements have prompted concerns about habitat protection and investment in nature recovery, even as the Government prepares to extend the scheme to major infrastructure projects. […]
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Envision Deploys SST-Based 800V DC Power at Ulanqab AI Data Center
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Envision said on Nov. 2, 2026, that an integrated 800-volt direct-current (800V DC) power system is now powering live computing workloads at its Galaxy AI data center campus in Ulanqab, China, a deployment the company described in its announcement as the world’s first commercial use of such a system in a large-scale AI data center. […]
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TIER IV Leads Autoware 2.0 Ecosystem for AI-Defined Vehicles
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TIER IV announced on November 2, 2026 that it is spearheading Autoware 2.0 initiatives in collaboration with the Autoware Foundation and the global open-source community, the same day the foundation released version 2.0 of the open-source autonomous driving software with new support for end-to-end AI and hybrid driving stacks alongside established rule-based modules. TIER IV […]
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RWS Closes £22.4M Enterprise-Value Deal For Acolad Parent Acogroup
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RWS announced on November 2, 2026 that it has completed its acquisition of Acogroup, the parent company of language and content services provider Acolad, at an enterprise value of £22.4 million, following the completion of social consultation and all regulatory approvals. RWS, a global AI solutions company headquartered in Maidenhead, UK and listed on the […]
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EASE Raises $9.5M Equity to Scale AI Medical Devices in South Africa, Ghana
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EASE Holdings BV, a Netherlands-based medical equipment-as-a-service provider, has secured US$9.5 million in additional equity from AAFC Group Inc, a U.S.-based investor in emerging-market asset-backed finance, to scale its operations in South Africa and Ghana, the company announced on November 2, 2026. The investment brings EASE’s total equity to US$24 million. Combined with its debt […]
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Marble Cognition Raises $3.75M Pre-Seed to Build AI Coworkers That Learn by Observing
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The hardest part of automating office work often happens before an AI agent takes its first action: figuring out what employees actually do. A workflow might cross an inbox, a spreadsheet and several business applications, with its exceptions understood by the team but never captured in a formal specification. Marble Cognition has raised $3.75 million […]