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Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance along curved surfaces. While working on one theorem, they ran into an unexpected roadblock: Their argument depended on a strange formula from number theory, but they were unable to solve or justify it. In the end, Chen and Gendron wrote a paper presenting their idea as a conjecture, rather than a theorem.Chen recently spent hours prompting ChatGPT in the hopes of getting the AI to come up with a solution to the…
Most live-service games don’t get as many chances as Overwatch has gotten, but most of them aren’t made by Blizzard, which can afford to fumble, refocus, and rise from the ashes. The problem any game that’s gone on for 10 years faces is that different versions of it exist in the minds of everyone who’s ever played it. If you stopped pushing payloads during the height of the game’s domination, you may have a rosy image in your mind of a game that doesn’t really exist anymore. Those of us who came in later have only really known Overwatch as…
Blizzard is running a series of showcases for several of its major franchises and on Wednesday, it was time for Overwatch to step up to the plate. That’s Overwatch, by the way, and not Overwatch 2. The studio is formally nixing the number from the game’s name.”Overwatch is more than just a digit: it’s a living universe that keeps growing, keeps surprising, and keeps bringing players together from around the world,” the Overwatch team said in a statement. “This year marks a huge turning point in how the development team envisions the future of Overwatch, so we are officially dropping…
The JBL Charge 5 is one of the best portable Bluetooth speakers. With a durable, relatively compact build and great audio, it checks all the boxes. The new Charge 6 builds on that success, introducing very welcome upgrades in key areas. Oh, and it’s also on sale at a killer price right now. JBL Charge 6: 35% off at Woot $129 95 $199 95 $70 off (35%) If you want an epic discount on a superb Bluetooth speaker, now’s your chance to grab the JBL Charge 6. The model is going for a whopping 35% off at Woot right now,…
Mistral AI has released a new family of AI models that it claims will clear the path to seamless conversation between people speaking different languages.On Wednesday, the Paris-based AI lab released two new speech-to-text models: Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 and Voxtral Realtime. The former is built to transcribe audio files in large batches and the latter for nearly real-time transcription, within 200 milliseconds; both can translate between 13 languages. Voxtral Realtime is freely available under an open source license.At four billion parameters, the models are small enough to run locally on a phone or laptop—a first in the speech-to-text field,…
NASA is leveraging expertise, capabilities, and partnerships across its centers to make Artemis campaign and deep space exploration safer, more reliable, and efficient. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, contributions include technical leadership, unique flight-testing capabilities, and management of a key technology program that advances critical exploration concepts. Artemis II is an upcoming challenging test flight, and the lessons learned will directly prepare NASA to return humans to the surface of the Moon on Artemis III and beyond, as well as send the first astronauts – Americans – to Mars. As preparations continue for the Artemis II…
If you’re looking to up your privacy game on the internet in the new year, you can do so for a little less than usual thanks to ExpressVPN’s latest deal. Its two-year plans are up to 81 percent off right now: the Advanced tier is on sale for $88 for two years, plus four additional free months. The Basic plan is where you’ll see the biggest discount: it’s $68 for two years, plus the same four additional free months.We’ve consistently liked ExpressVPN because it’s fast, easy to use and widely available across a large global server network. In fact, it’s…
Fallout’s second season on Amazon was bigger, that’s for sure. But was it better? Well, I’m not as sure about that. It depends on how you define “better.” At the very least, there was a lot happening. The first season of Amazon’s live-action adaptation of Bethesda’s Fallout franchise had plenty of moving parts, too, but for the most part, it was focused on our three main characters—The Ghoul, Lucy, and Maximus—venturing out into the wasteland in search of answers. Their stories intersected as we learned more about the Ghoul’s connections to the past. By the end of that season, our…
The iPhone Flip is the next hot thing in the smartphone world. I was all hyped and excited about the first Apple foldable, but the news about a clamshell iPhone caught me off guard! And I think this model makes much more sense than a big, expensive, book-style iPhone Fold.According to Mark Gurman, Apple is looking into the idea of a clamshell iPhone to expand the foldable portfolio of the company when it arrives. This rumor has been corroborated by Korean market research firm Stone Partners.The alleged iPhone Flip is supposed to offer a more affordable and compact form factor,…
The most hyped tech is often also the most expensive: flagship smartphones, ultra-powerful gaming laptops, immersive VR headsets and the like. But it would be wrong to assume that those are the only pieces of technology worth gifting. You don’t have to drain your wallet to get someone a cool gadget that will both be useful and make their lives easier. There are more solid, affordable gadgets out there now more than ever, but that also means you’ll discover some junk along the way. We’ve collected our favorite pieces of tech under $25 that make great gifts and help you…