Imperial College London launches UK’s first AI, economics and policy master’s degree
Imperial Business School and Imperial College London's Department of Computing launched the MSc AI, Economics and Policy on July 28,...
Month: August 2026
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $1 billion, taking total funding to $4 billion
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) raised $1 billion in additional equity financing, the Devens, Massachusetts-based company announced on July 30, 2026....
Schneider Electric and BRPL deploy India’s first SF6-free smart grid pilot in Delhi
Schneider Electric has partnered with BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) to deploy what the companies describe as India's first RM...
Harvard researchers build an AI toy to study how it changes children’s play
Researchers at the Harvard Child-Centered AI Lab have built their own AI-enabled toy and started testing it with children in...
FAO and Smart Africa launch third Innovate Africa Challenge for AI farming tools
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Smart Africa Secretariat opened the third edition of...
What Makes a Puyallup Truck Accident Team Strong in the Courtroom
Picture merging onto SR-512 near Puyallup behind a truck loaded with produce from the valley. That truck weighs more than...
Schneider Electric to acquire grid-resilience AI startup AiDASH for $350 million
Schneider Electric disclosed on July 31, 2026 that it has agreed to acquire AiDASH, a satellite- and AI-powered grid-risk monitoring...
FSU researchers build GridFusionX AI model to forecast power grids across regions
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and Florida State University's Center for Advanced Power Systems published a new AI...
EU AI Act’s education deadline arrives, but Digital Omnibus defers most rules to 2027
August 2, 2026 was the date the EU AI Act originally set for high-risk AI obligations to take effect, including...
Eolian breaks ground on Ohio’s largest battery storage project for AI data center hub
Developer Eolian announced on July 29, 2026 that it has broken ground on Flint Grid, a 200-megawatt, 1.06-gigawatt-hour battery energy...
Antora Energy closes $550 million thermal battery funding round to scale US production
California-based Antora Energy said on July 30, 2026 that it has closed a $550 million Series C thermal battery funding...
University of Chicago study finds sustainability reports swapped data for “puffery”
A working paper by University of Chicago Law School assistant professor Hajin Kim, published June 30, 2026 with co-authors Ningzi...
Osceola County schools give students Microsoft Copilot access, launch AI Fellows Program
The School District of Osceola County, Florida, will give students aged 13 and older access to Microsoft Copilot as the...
IU International University study finds AI lifts student efficiency
IU International University of Applied Sciences, based in Erfurt, Germany, published its "University Experience Study 2026" on July 22, 2026,...
Claros Technologies raises $55 million to scale PFAS destruction technology
Claros Technologies, a Minneapolis-based developer of PFAS destruction technology, announced on July 28, 2026, the close of a $55 million...
Antares raises $470 million to deploy nuclear microreactors to military bases
Antares, a nuclear fission energy company based in Torrance, California, raised $470 million in Series C funding announced July 27,...
