The controversy over AI-generated proof of a millennium problem is escalating. Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI of academic fraud. CEO Sam…
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OpenAI researcher allegedly pressured mathematician to drop Anthropic co-author from math breakthrough paper
Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster says OpenAI pressured him after his AI-assisted progress on the Navier-Stokes equations leaked. The company allegedly…
ASML locks in TSMC, Samsung, and Intel while Huawei races to break its grip
ASML has won over Samsung, TSMC, and Intel to switch to larger photomasks, which should boost the throughput of its newest EUV machines by 40 percent.…
Patagonia has what AI data centers want, including no resistance so far
Argentina’s Patagonia is drawing attention as a possible site for large AI data centers. The article Patagonia has what AI data centers want, including no…
Meta drops AI usage from engineer performance reviews after “tokenmaxxing” backfires
Meta will no longer judge its engineers by how much they use AI tools. The article Meta drops AI usage from engineer performance reviews after…
Mistral AI raises 3 billion euros in Europe’s largest-ever tech funding round despite lagging behind rivals
Three years after launch, Mistral AI has closed a 3 billion euro Series D round, pushing its valuation past 21 billion euros. The article Mistral AI…
Anthropic reportedly signs $517 billion in compute deals after Dario Amodei warned rivals about reckless risk
Anthropic signed compute contracts worth up to $517 billion in eleven months but still trails OpenAI’s $750 billion plan through 2030. In early 2026, CEO…
GPT-6 Astra beat Portal start to finish without human help in under 24 hours
GPT-6 Astra beat the puzzle game Portal entirely on its own in about 24 hours, with zero human help after the initial goal was set. Developer cozyblaze…
ChatGPT claws back web traffic share to 55.5 percent as Gemini’s brief comeback fades
ChatGPT has pushed its share of AI chatbot website traffic back up to 55.5 percent, according to Similarweb. Year-over-year, though, its lead shrank…
AI-designed drug appears to turn back the body’s biological clock in early trial
A study in Nature Biotechnology suggests that rentosertib, a drug designed with AI by Insilico Medicine, may reverse markers of biological aging. Six…