Professional services firm KPMG has pulled a report titled, “Redefining excellence in the age of agentic AI,” after numerous organizations said the report’s claims about their AI usage were untrue.

Research group GPTZero identified a number of inaccuracies in the report, which was published in October 2025. GPTZero told the FT that the inaccuracies stemmed from AI hallucinations. In other words, the professional services firm appears to have used AI to help write a report about AI. 

UBS, the UK’s National Health Service, Swiss Federal Railways, and Transport for London all told the FT that the report’s claims about their AI usage were either untrue or misleading. A KPMG spokesperson said the firm removed the report from its websites while conducting its own investigation.

“We expect all our people to follow our guidelines on the responsible use of AI, including human oversight to validate content and verify independent sources,” the spokesperson said.

Last month, EY withdrew a report on loyalty rewards programs that appeared to include fake footnotes and AI hallucinations.

Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have built a jacket that pulls drinkable water directly from the air, offering a potential solution for hikers, soldiers, agricultural workers, and emergency responders who operate far from reliable water sources.

How the jacket collects water

The jacket’s fabric is made from a biomass-derived hydrogel that draws in ambient moisture and channels it to detachable harvesting units. Those units sit inside a foldable collector piece, where sunlight heats them to release the water for collection. In lab testing, the jacket yielded between 400 and 900 ml of water per day, roughly 14 to 30 ounces, depending on humidity. Compared with conventional water-harvesting materials, the textile performed three to ten times better at scale, according to the researchers.

The team’s work, published in Science Advances, addresses a design gap that has limited atmospheric water harvesting to stationary devices like panels and sorbent beds. By engineering the transport pathway directly into the fiber, the fabric moves water from vapor in the air to liquid on the fiber surface and into the textile without the bulk of a standalone unit.

A separate record and a broader ambition

Alongside the jacket research, the same team published a second paper in Nature Water detailing a solar-powered harvesting device that set a new output record: 1.3 liters of clean water per day in both arid and semi-humid climates, equating to 4.3 liters per kilogram of moisture-capturing material per day. Field tests took place in the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico and in Austin, Texas.

The researchers see both the fabric and the device as part of a wider push to bring atmospheric water harvesting to the regions that need it the most, including parts of North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Future applications could extend to backpacks, tents, and emergency shelters.

Wearables usually fall into one of two camps: devices that track your health or gadgets that bombard you with notifications. Acer’s new Aspire Badge is trying something different. Instead of monitoring your steps or mirroring your phone, it’s essentially a tiny digital billboard you can wear — and it comes with a few surprisingly practical safety tricks.

Unveiled as part of Acer’s latest product lineup, the Aspire Badge is aimed squarely at students, kids, and young creators who want a new way to express themselves. Think of it as a modern evolution of the pins, badges, and stickers that people have used for decades to show off their personality.

A wearable canvas for the social media generation

The Aspire Badge features a small display that can showcase images, animations, and other visual content. Through a companion smartphone app, users can wirelessly send content to the badge over Bluetooth and change what’s displayed whenever they want. 

That flexibility is what makes the device interesting. One day, it can display custom artwork, a favorite character, or a personal logo. Next, it can show an animation or a message. It’s a simple idea, but one that feels tailor-made for a generation that spends much of its time creating and sharing content online. Acer says the badge can be worn in multiple ways, including as a pin, on a lanyard, or attached magnetically, making it more of a fashion accessory.

More than just a screen

What elevates the Aspire Badge beyond being a novelty gadget is its focus on safety. The device includes an emergency alarm, a night flash mode designed to improve visibility in low-light conditions, and an SOS feature that flashes Morse code. This could prove useful for younger users walking home after dark, attending events, or simply wanting an extra layer of visibility.

At a starting price of $49.99 in North America, the Aspire Badge sits comfortably in impulse-buy territory. Whether it becomes the next must-have accessory remains to be seen, but Acer deserves some credit for experimenting with a wearable that isn’t trying to replace a smartwatch. Instead, it’s betting that self-expression and peace of mind can fit into the same tiny screen.