GPT-5.4 Pro cracked a conjecture in number theory that had stumped generations of mathematicians, using a proof strategy that ...

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DFG and Polish FNP present award to researcher from Jena and researcher from Poznań / Award ceremony to take place in Warsaw in June ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has unveiled Muse Spark, its first AI model developed by Meta ...

Over 84% of U.S. spot bitcoin ETF assets sit with a single custodian. Analysts warn the concentration could rattle a $77 ...

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Tech elites are enriching themselves by plundering STEM institutions—and offering researchers scraps.

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