OpenAI Just Solved One of the Hardest Problems in Math

Bunch is retiring by year's end following more than a year of tension with Trump over the portrayal of U.S. history at the Smithsonian.

NYC released documents showing what the city knew about toxic air at Ground Zero, when they knew it, and how they acted to limit liability.

More people have died from 9/11-related illnesses than the nearly 3,000 killed on the day of the attacks.

Twelve nations, including the UK, Canada, France, and Norway, will impose trade restrictions on Israel over West Bank settlement expansion.

The UK will stop direct trade with West Bank settlements to avoid being bystanders to further suffering and the destruction of the two-state solution.

Israel accuses the UK of interfering in its sovereign affairs and retaliates by closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem.

The U.S. shares the goal of stability and doesn't want an uptick in violence, but won't do what the UK did.

The Consultative Shipping Group warned that attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and Black Sea are spreading uncertainty and eroding freedom of navigation. International oil prices touched above $99 a barrel after Houthi militants fired drones and missiles at Saudi gas and oil storage facilities.

The Dow fell 1.2%, led by a 10% drop in Amgen after Novartis suffered a setback with a heart disease drug in a clinical trial.

OpenAI says an internal model solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, publishing a 165-page proof after using 10,000 AI agents for about 88 hours.

AI labs are using math to demonstrate that models are becoming increasingly powerful and can now solve problems that sounded impossible not long ago.

Meta launched Muse, a personal AI agent with $20 and $100 monthly tiers, to monetize AI investments as consumer adoption lags behind business applications.

Average users with basic workflows fit within the free plan, while power users organizing small businesses or monitoring live information will push toward paid tiers.

Direct admissions is growing as colleges scramble for top students amid a dwindling pipeline of college applicants.

The process uses a simplified profile based on high school transcripts with no essays or standardized scores, allowing schools to reach students who may never have heard of them. Schools say they are keeping admission standards the same and not watering down the applicant pool, just simplifying the process.