An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex ...

Can you solve the elementary school problem that divided the internet in less than 30 seconds? Test your might in this ...

MBA students in the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business received guidance on the first day of their strategy course this quarter that probably sounded unusual, even somewhat radical: ...

OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to. The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped up everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, ...

When engineers build AI language models like GPT-5 from training data, at least two major processing features emerge: memorization (reciting exact text they’ve seen before, like famous quotes or ...

While delivering his victory speech on Tuesday night, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a statement about the government's role in citizens' lives, sparking concern from critics online.

On Tuesday, November 4, Zohran Mamdani clinched the election for mayor of New York City, capturing just over 50 percent of the vote in a four-way race. Mamdani, a member of the New York State Assembly ...

Neil Kumar of Bellevue, Wash., one of the winners of the city’s Civic Innovation Challenge. (Photo courtesy of Neil Kumar) Neil Kumar has been known to leave a water bottle or a jacket at school or ...

Albany — At the Capital on Wednesday, the New York State Gaming Commission Executive Director asked lawmakers if the current approach to problem gambling goes far enough. "Earlier this year, when I ...

Quantum computers can outperform even the best classical supercomputers thanks to quantum entanglement and superposition, but even they can’t solve some problems. A new preprint study shows how ...