OpenAI has claimed to have solved one of the most celebrated problems in the history of mathematics: the “existence and smoothness” problem of the Navier–Stokes equations, one of seven Millennium Problems identified
Japan is on the verge of a major breakthrough in medicine, thanks to years of work on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) — a type of cell that can be turned
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In a major development for neurological medicine, two groundbreaking studies published in Nature have shown that stem-cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease are safe and show early signs of effectiveness. The research, carried
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In a historic move, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finalized the world’s first global pandemic treaty—without the participation of the United States. As reported by Nature, the treaty establishes a framework
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Colossal Biosciences, the Texas startup aiming to resurrect the woolly mammoth, is also seeking to own it—legally. As reported by MIT Technology Review, the company has filed a sweeping patent application that
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The AI-powered, intuition-first approach to coding is gaining momentum. But is it ready for prime time? In February, OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy introduced the internet to a new kind of software development:
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Artificial intelligence, once a far-off dream discussed in stuffy lecture halls, is now making chart-worthy beats. According to a recent deep dive from MIT Technology Review, new AI models—especially diffusion-based systems—are creating
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The Pentagon has entered a new chapter in its AI journey—one defined by the deployment of generative AI in real-world military operations. As reported by MIT Technology Review, the U.S. Department of
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A group of US professors has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to its threat to withhold $8.7 billion in federal funding from Harvard University. The lawsuit, backed by
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A new wearable device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help visually impaired individuals navigate their surroundings is showing early signs of promise, outperforming traditional white canes in controlled trials. As reported
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A bold and unconventional technology is gaining traction among physicists aiming to reshape the future of particle physics. Known as wakefield acceleration, the technique offers the potential to shrink massive particle colliders
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