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OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produced a proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture in under an hour, using 64 subagents working in parallel. The conjecture had remained unsolved for 50 years. Mathematician Thomas Bloom calls the proof surprisingly elementary but criticizes the lack of citations for known prior work. The bigger question remains: Does AI just recombine existing knowledge, or does it create something new? The article OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra reportedly solves a 50-year-old math problem in under an hour appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →Nvidia decided to hide the hotspot temperature on its RTX 50 series, but internal diagnostic tools, such as Nvidia's own "MODS," can still read it. The resulting data reveals how some GPUs can overheat and throttle easily, which could be why the sensor was kept hidden in the first place.
Read original →Interest in brain-computer interfaces is rising as it promises to help people with compromised neural abilities.
Read original →A Cambridge study found that Boko Haram uses AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to plan attacks, build explosives, and maintain weapons. ISIS operatives have been training the group's commanders on how to bypass safety filters since 2023. Given that the study found safety filters repeatedly failed to prevent misuse, voluntary self-regulation by AI providers clearly isn't enough. The article Terrorist groups are using every major AI chatbot for attack planning and weapons development appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →If you're a music maker of a certain age, then you probably once dabbled with a pirated copy of a little app called Fruity Loops. These days it's called FL Studio, and Constantin Koehncke, is the man responsible for shepherding the pioneering digital audio workstation (DAW) through the modern age. As CEO of Image Line, the company behind FL Studio, Constantin has overseen the introduction of a number of AI-powered features like stem separation and its Gopher chatbot. Before taking the reins of Image Line in 2022, Constantin was the head of Native Instruments, where he spearheaded the shift towards digital services, did a stint in marketing, … Read the full story at The Verge.
Read original →With 2026 a bit more than half over, Berkshire Hathaway's B shares are down 1.8% year-to-date and 12.4 percentage points behind the S&P 500's 10.7% gain.
Read original →The Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence has released Orca, a world model that predicts abstract world states instead of tokens or pixels. Trained on 125,000 hours of video without a single action label, Orca matches the specialized π0.5 on five robotics tasks and could help ease the field's chronic data shortage. The article China's Orca world model matches specialized robotics systems without ever seeing a single action label appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →A Brazilian gamer who lost his Microsoft account and all his digital games has won a court order requiring the company to return them.
Read original →Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 scored 51 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, up eight points in three months. In coding, it edges past GLM-5.2 with a score of 71.3 at a lower cost of $0.26 per task. The hallucination rate dropped from 73 to 38 percent. The article Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 outperforms GLM-5.2 in coding and costs slightly less appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE has received its first price cut since launching outside China, making the 1440p-focused RDNA 4 graphics card a more compelling alternative to Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 16GB.
Read original →Following the launch of ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 Sol, OpenAI has acknowledged significant issues: excessive compute usage, a confusing transition to the desktop interface for chats and projects, an unclear distinction between Codex and ChatGPT Work, and regressions in existing workflows. In some cases, GPT-5.6 Sol reportedly deleted data on its own that the user had not authorized. The article OpenAI admits it "didn't get everything quite right" with ChatGPT Work launch and scrambles to fix UX and costs appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →ChatGPT is hiring a dedicated product manager to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults, according to a job posting.
Read original →For years, AstraZeneca has commanded one of the richest valuations among large European pharma companies on the assumption that it consistently delivers results.
Read original →Apple is suing OpenAI over systematic employee poaching and the alleged theft of trade secrets tied to unreleased products. According to the complaint, more than 400 ex-Apple employees now work at OpenAI, including former iPhone design chief Tang Tan. The lawsuit hits OpenAI right as it's building out its own hardware division, with its first product not expected to ship until 2027 at the earliest. The article Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly running a "coordinated campaign" to steal trade secrets through poached employees appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →Microsoft's carbon emissions jumped 25% in FY2025 as AI data center expansion outpaced sustainability gains, despite progress in water conservation and waste reduction.
Read original →The two companies entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024 when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone's operating system.
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