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
In 1970, the average woman in Mexico could expect to have seven children. By 2014, that figure had dropped to around two. Today, it stands at just 1.6 — a number far
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OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman has cautioned that the United States may be underestimating both the scale and complexity of China’s progress in artificial intelligence (AI), while expressing skepticism about Washington’s
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Japan’s SoftBank has agreed to invest $2 billion in Intel, the troubled US chipmaker, as the Trump administration considers taking its own stake in the company, the Financial Times reports. Under the
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The United Kingdom has stepped back from its controversial demand that Apple provide a “back door” to encrypted customer data after pressure from the Trump administration, Financial Times sources report, effectively ending
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Meta and AI start-up Character.ai over concerns that their artificial intelligence chatbots are being marketed as therapists and mental health support tools
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A team of Chinese surgeons has successfully saved the life of a man whose head was nearly severed in a freak accident involving a robotic arm. The rare and complex operation was
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A Chinese technology company is racing to create what could become the world’s first humanoid robot capable of full-term pregnancy. Kaiwa Technology, based in Guangzhou, announced plans to integrate an artificial womb
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The rise of artificial intelligence is transforming human resources departments across major companies, as executives weigh productivity gains against potential job losses, according to a report in the Financial Times. At RingCentral,
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The UK’s national AI institute, the Alan Turing Institute, is facing a growing crisis, with insiders citing infighting, accusations of a toxic culture, and claims that its leadership has failed to deliver
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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has pledged to make jobs for citizens the government’s top priority, as the trade-dependent city-state confronts mounting risks from rising global protectionism and the disruptive potential of
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