A.I.’s First Big Math Breakthrough Is Not What It Seems

Last month, OpenAI announced that its latest version of ChatGPT had solved a major math problem, one that had stumped experts ...
Morning Overview on MSN

After flattening parts of the Midwest, the severe-storm threat shifts into the Northeast

Multiple strong tornadoes tore across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on June 11, 2026, flattening structures near ...

Pulling into the cemetery for my dad’s funeral, I remembered one of his classic dad jokes

On a dreary December day, I visited my father’s grave for the first time, in the cemetery that folks were dying to get into. While I don’t really believe my dad’s spirit is on that cold hilltop, I ...
Indiatimes

SSC CGL 2026 Notification out: Registerations under way— Check exam pattern and syllabus

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has begun the registration process for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2026. The recruitment drive is expected to fill around 12,256 vacancies across ...
Scientific American

Math Puzzle: Build the matchstick polygon

Assuming that a match is one unit of length, it is possible to place 12 matches on a plane in various ways to form polygons with areas that have integral values. On this page are two such polygons: a ...
New York Post

Math teacher at top CA school accused of adding vile questions to exam papers

A math teacher at a top San Francisco school has been placed on leave after allegedly adding fat-shaming and misogynistic questions to students’ tests. Tom Chan, who has worked at Lowell High School ...
KTLA

California math teacher accused of sexist, fat-shaming quiz questions

A teacher at an elite high school in San Francisco has been placed on indefinite leave after allegations of sexist and fat-shaming questions included on ninth-grade Algebra I quizzes, according to ...
AOL

125 Math Trivia Questions for Kids and Adults

Question: What fraction represents the odds of flipping a coin four times in a row and each time it landing on heads? Answer: 1/16. Question: Binary number systems, often found in computer programming ...
The New York Times

These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they perform. By Siobhan Roberts A few weeks ago, a high school student emailed Martin ...
CoinDesk

Polygon Labs said to have laid off 60 staff following new $250 million acquisition

Polygon Labs has laid off 60 employees across multiple teams, a source familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. The firm denied reports that it had laid off 30% of its workforce, saying recent changes ...
TheStreet.com

Polygon CEO explains strategy behind $250M acquisition of Coinme, Sequence

Polygon Labs announced on Jan. 13 that it has entered definitive agreements to acquire crypto payment firm Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence. The dual acquisition is worth more than ...