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Tech & Startups

An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest unsolved problems

TechCrunch · US

For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics. Anthropic hasn't solved it — but the company's …

Geopolitics

Shenzhen-based AI mathematician Yurii Nesterov wins top prize in applied maths

South China Morning Post – World · China

When Russian-born Belgian mathematician Yurii Nesterov reached retirement age in 2023, he found himself at the centre of a technological storm. The accelerated…

Geopolitics

‘Discouraged’ at university, maths star Wang Hong spurs Chinese education debate

South China Morning Post – World · China

Many young students in China have been inspired by the achievement of Wang Hong, the first Chinese woman to receive the Fields Medal – the world’s most prestig…

Geopolitics

Fields Medal: Hong Wang makes history as star mathematicians claim 2026 honours

The Hindu – World · India

Wang has become the third woman to win the Fields Medal, after Maryam Mirzakhani and Maryna Viazovska; Wang and Deng are also the first Chinese nationals to wi…

Geopolitics

Fields Medallists highlight new wave of Chinese scientists leading global research

South China Morning Post – World · China

Two Peking University alumni made history by winning the Fields Medal this week, a victory spotlighting a broader wave of young high-achieving Chinese scientis…

Geopolitics

Fields Medal win: Wang Hong, Deng Yu are first Chinese nationals to score top maths honour

South China Morning Post – World · China

For the first time, China has produced Fields Medal winners educated on its own soil – and two at once. Chinese mathematicians Wang Hong and Deng Yu took the h…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?

South China Morning Post – World · China

An award-winning mathematician has called for Asia to set up its own maths union after Hong Kong lost out to Glasgow to host a top international meeting in the…

Engineering

What it Means to Be a Mathematician When AI Does the Math

IEEE Spectrum · Global

In the mid-noughties, when music by the Killers and Franz Ferdinand blared out of every pub and nightclub I passed, I spent my days and nights struggling throu…

AI / Deep Tech

Super Mario is mathier than you think

MIT Technology Review · Global

Here’s a problem you probably didn’t solve in school: You’re an ambitious young plumber from Brooklyn in a world inhabited by violent human-size mushrooms call…

Geopolitics

How Middle East conflict is rewriting your kitchen math — Explained in 10 charts

Times of India – World · India

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are directly impacting household budgets, driving up prices for everyday essentials like cooking oil, milk, and bread.…

Geopolitics

Cost of war: Prices rise, darker days loom

Times of India – World · India

Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the article: • Determine monthly installment amounts for loans using a calculator. • Estimate returns on Systema…

Geopolitics

Brace for price rise after fuel hike; inflation may increase 10-25 bps

Times of India – World · India

Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the article: • Determine monthly installment: Calculate loan payment amounts with ease. • SIP returns estimation…

Geopolitics

Meet Grigori Perelman: Math genius who rejected $1M prize and medal

Times of India – World · India

Here is a summary of the article in 4 clear bullet points: • The TOI Science Desk is a team of journalists dedicated to covering scientific news and discoveri…

Tech & Startups

The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple

Wired · Global

Take a group of runners circling a track at unique, constant paces. Answering the question of how many will always end up running alone, no matter their speed,…

Geopolitics

Explained: Iran’s ‘math warning’ on oil — what ΔO_BSOH>0 ⇒ f(f(O))>f(O) means

Times of India – World · India

- TOI World Desk's team provides global news with accuracy, depth, and timeliness. - They deliver round-the-clock coverage of diverse international events an…

Geopolitics

Chinese AI solves decade-old maths problem in hours, with no human intervention

South China Morning Post – World · China

A Chinese artificial intelligence framework has autonomously resolved an open problem proposed more than a decade ago by a US mathematician, according to the P…

AI / Deep Tech

This startup wants to change how mathematicians do math

MIT Technology Review · Global

Axiom Math, a startup based in Palo Alto, California, has released a free new AI tool for mathematicians, designed to discover mathematical patterns that could…

Geopolitics

Things ‘I do not like’ drove me to quit US for Hong Kong: top mathematician Ngo Bao Chau

South China Morning Post – World · China

World-leading Vietnamese mathematician Ngo Bao Chau has said his decision to leave the US was not just the result of the worsening academic environment there, …

Tech & Startups

You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

Wired · Global

Who needs a supercomputer when you can calculate pi with a box of sewing needles?

Geopolitics

Pi Day 2026: significance of the mathematical constant π

The Hindu – World · India

March 14 is celebrated globally as Pi Day as the first digits of the mathematical constant π, 3.14159, match the date 3/14

Tech & Startups

ChatGPT can now create interactive visuals to help you understand math and science concepts

TechCrunch · US

On Tuesday, OpenAI introduced dynamic visual explanations, a new ChatGPT feature that allows users to see how formulas, variables, and mathematical relationshi…

Geopolitics

China’s award-winning mathematician Wan Daqing leaves California for Chongqing

South China Morning Post – World · China

For mathematical genius Wan Daqing, life is no longer a competition between China and the United States. Instead, he has encountered the rivalry of universitie…

Engineering

AI and Humans Verify Fields Medal Proof for the First Time

IEEE Spectrum · Global

When Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska received a Fields Medal—widely regarded as the Nobel Prize for mathematics—in July 2022, it was big news. Not onl…

Geopolitics

More advanced maths students needed for science, tech sectors: Hong Kong committee head

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong must more than double the number of secondary school pupils studying advanced maths to ensure a sufficient pipeline of students pursuing science and …

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