OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating
Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work.
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Maya Bennett
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Y Combinator's Garry Tan Wants US Open-Weight AI Labs to 'Distill' Frontier Models, Too
Tan wants smaller, American open-weight AI labs to use the same kind of training techniques on American frontier AI labs, giving the U.S. a more robust set of open-weight options that aren't Chinese.
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A 1990s Thriller With an Unforgettable Twist Ending Is Now Streaming for Free
A 1990s thriller with an unforgettable twist ending that isn’t The Sixth Sense is currently streaming for free in the United States.
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Could Endless Storms Like Those in The Legend of Zelda Ever Plague Earth?
The thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy earthly physics, but real storms cannot last forever, atmospheric scientists say. Earth’s weather systems redistribute heat, moisture and electrical charges, and even the strongest storms eventually fade unless constantly refueled. Some real-world phenomena, such as the Intertropical Convergence Zone and Venezuela’s Catatumbo lightning, come closer to persistent storms.
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2026's Viral Record-Breaking Horror Backrooms Is Officially Undefeated on Streaming
The viral record-breaking horror Backrooms, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, is undefeated on streaming. Find out more here.
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Gold’s Pristine Surface Tied to Atom Rearrangement, Calculations Suggest
Atoms on gold’s surface rearrange into a geometry that hinders oxidation, quantum calculations indicate. Without that rearrangement, gold would begin to oxidize in seconds, researchers report.
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