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Even with the TikTok divest-or-ban law officially in effect since January, the app has only shut down service in the US for one day. Now, The Information reports that an …

This Block-Stacking Math Problem Has a Preposterous Solution You Need to See to Believe In principle, this impossible math allows for a glue-free bridge of stacked blocks that can stretch …

BBC It’s pitch black and we’re crawling along a secret underground tunnel beneath a high street in Hull. We pass rotting beams propped up precariously by stacked breeze blocks. A …

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 03: A view of a billboard that displays the current U.S. National debt at 36 Trillion dollars on December 03, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by …

It has become almost impossible to browse the internet without having an AI-generated video thrust upon you. Open basically any social media platform, and it won’t be long until an …

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing. Take addition. It’s a straightforward operation: One of the …

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – MAY 25: Brentford manager Thomas Frank looks on during the Premier League … More match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brentford FC at Molineux on May 25, …

America’s electric grid has a problem. What’s the fix? Grant Faint/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Grant Faint/Getty Images America’s electric grid has a problem. What’s the fix? Grant Faint/Getty …

The flash crash is probably the most well-known example of the dangers raised by agents—automated systems that have the power to take actions in the real world, without human oversight. …

There are too many planes in the sky. In 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supervised nearly 16.8 million flights in American airspace — half a million more than the …