Month: May 2026
‘Electricity with zero emission’ — Chinese scientists aim to transform “dirty” coal with a new fuel cell that doesn’t burn anything and produces clean power well beyond the Carnot cycle limit
ZC-DCFC converts coal into electricity without combustion or turbines Xie Heping’s system bypasses Carnot limits with direct electrochemical conversion Coal powder reacts inside fuel cells to instantly generate electricity For more than a century, coal has carried an environmental stigma which few other energy sources share. The familiar image of…
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Apple will pay $250 million for failing to deliver its AI-powered Siri on time
The proposed settlement is the result of a class action lawsuit filed in California. Source
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Google Home’s Gemini AI can handle more complicated requests
Google Home users can now ask Gemini to complete more complex, multi-step tasks and combine multiple tasks in a single command. Google has updated Gemini for Home to Gemini 3.1, which it says will improve the smart home assistant’s ability to interpret and act on requests. The upgrade will also…
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Anthropic reportedly agrees to pay Google $200 billion for chips and cloud access
This five-year deal is one of many circular agreements keeping the AI sector afloat. Source
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Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri
Since the launch of Apple Intelligence, we have introduced dozens of features across many languages that are integrated across Apple’s platforms, relevant to what users do every day, and built with privacy protections at every step. These include Visual Intelligence, Live Translation, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Clean Up and many more.…
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Xbox is ditching Microsoft’s Copilot AI
The AI assistant is no longer coming to consoles and will be removed from the Xbox mobile app. Source
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