Erdos
A general-purpose AI reasoning model disproved Erdős’s unit distance conjecture — the first famous open math problem solved autonomously by a machine. What it means.
AI & Scientific Discovery
The Reasoning Machine
A Tufts AI that fuses neural networks with logic beat the best robot models 95% to 34% on one percent of the energy. Inside the breakthrough easing AI’s power crisis.
The Magnet Hunter
Scientists trained AI to read 67,573 magnetic compounds and surfaced 25 rare-earth-free candidates – a possible escape from China’s grip on the modern electric motor.
Cold Rush
A neural network screened 1.3 million crystals, ruled out 99.4% of dead ends, and led chemists to two new superconductors. Inside AI’s hunt for zero resistance.
The Robot Hour
Figure now builds a humanoid robot every hour, Amazon has crossed a million machines, and NVIDIA shipped open physical-AI models. Inside robotics’ tipping point.
AI Goes Native
Apple Siri now runs on Gemini with Claude as an option. Microsoft launched its own AI family. Waymo is live in London. In 2026, AI became invisible infrastructure.
The Recursive Machine
Anthropic says Claude writes 80%+ of its production code and warns of recursive self-improvement. 8× more code per day. 76% on hardest tasks. The loop has closed.
Long Memory
Google’s Titans architecture and new AI memory frameworks are solving catastrophic forgetting — the 40-year-old problem that kept AI systems perpetually amnesiac.
Gene Writers
AI models trained on 9.3 trillion DNA base pairs are now writing novel genomes – and the first AI-designed viruses already outperform their natural ancestors.
Body Electric
In April 2026, a Chinese robot ran a half-marathon in 50:26 – faster than any human ever has. What the Beijing race reveals about physical AI today.
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