Mathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’
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What’s the largest couch that can turn a corner? After 58 years, we finally know
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Inside the NSF’s Effort to Scour Research Grants for Violations of Trump’s Orders
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil
Trump EPA Spending Freeze Continues despite Court Orders
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Two judges have ordered the Trump administration to lift a freeze on spending, including at the Environmental Protection Agency. But nonprofits and states still can’t get money for contracts that are backed by the Inflation Reduction Act
Four Chinese AI startups to watch beyond DeepSeek
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The meteoric rise of DeepSeek—the Chinese AI startup now challenging global giants—has stunned observers and put the spotlight on China’s AI sector. Since ChatGPT’s debut in 2022, the country’s tech ecosystem has been in relentless pursuit of
The Download: understanding dark matter, and AI jailbreak protection
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How the Rubin Observatory will help us understand dark matter and dark energy We can put a good figure on how
How Bad Are COVID, Flu and RSV This Winter?
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COVID levels may have peaked but flu is still high; RSV is on the way out
Three things to know as the dust settles from DeepSeek
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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. The launch of a single new AI model does not normally cause much of a stir outside tech circles, nor does it
How the Rubin Observatory will help us understand dark matter and dark energy
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MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. We can put a good figure on how much we know about the universe: 5%
Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn’t Know Something
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An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction
Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn't Know Something
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An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction