He was close to a huge math breakthrough. Then he got scooped by AI.

A New York University professor questions whether AI agents that solved one of the most complex problems in theoretical ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A.I. May Have Solved a Longstanding Math Problem With a Million-Dollar Prize. It Ignited a Controversy Over Who Gets Credit

OpenAI announced a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem. But could its A.I. models have used data from two mathematicians ...
en.sedaily

Odysseus Had 39.9 Million Ways Home. Math Could Have Picked One

Odysseus had 39.9 million possible routes home. Mathematical optimization solves such problems, and LG CNS has won over 200 ...

OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’

The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field ...
Tech Times

Fermat’s Last Theorem Machine-Checked: Claude Completes in 11 Days What Took Years to Plan

Anthropic published the first complete computer-checked formalization of Fermat’s Last Theorem on September 4, 2026, after ...
Android Authority

Google Messages has another chat problem users didn’t ask for

Google is investigating a bug that splits existing group chats into separate threads with the same participants. Affected users can end up with multiple versions of the same conversation, sometimes ...
Sports Illustrated

Latest Report Puts Rumors About WWE's Programming on ESPN to Rest

Well, that didn't last long. On Tuesday morning, reports began to circulate that ESPN had decided not to renew its content and distribution partnership with WWE. This just as that partnership is ...
The Christian Science Monitor

What if people aren’t the problem?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
USA Today

ESPN's latest studio shuffle will give Pat McAfee more time on-air

Pat McAfee is getting even more time on ESPN's airwaves in 2026. The self-proclaimed "Worldwide Leader in Sports" announced in an Aug. 19 press release that McAfee is joining "Monday Night Countdown" ...
AdExchanger

Google’s Mass Arbitration Problem

If you’ve bought Google Search or display ads at some point over the past decade or so, Ashley Keller thinks Google might owe you money. Ashley Keller is a plaintiffs’ attorney and a founding partner ...
Salon

Flock is just the latest example of using surveillance to stalk women

This story was originally published by The 19th. Flock Safety claims over 5,000 law enforcement agencies use its license plate readers to help locate missing persons, catch thieves and identify ...
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NBC has an $11 billion Peacock problem - and its latest decision makes no sense

Peacock finally had something every struggling streaming service desperately needs: a scripted series that actually grew its audience. Yet despite Ted's success, there are currently no plans for a ...