BOSTON (AP) - Like a lot of high school students, Kevin Tran loves superheroes, though perhaps for different reasons than his classmates. “They’re all insanely smart. In their regular jobs they’re ...

Getting into tech without a degree is possible. In 2026, the hardest part is proving you can do the work. A lot of the advice ...

As artificial intelligence becomes a bigger part of everyday life, some people are embracing it while others worry about ...

Liam Price just cracked a 60-year-old problem that world-class mathematicians have tried and failed to solve. He’s 23 years old and has no advanced mathematics training. What he does have is a ChatGPT ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. More than 8000 students abandoned advanced mathematics in last year’s Higher School Certificate, ...

The U.S. high school graduation rate is among the highest in years, with 86 percent of seniors attaining a diploma after four years of study. The rate should be a reason to crow. But it isn’t. The ...

In a significant development for mathematics and artificial intelligence, a Chinese research team has claimed that its AI system has independently solved a long-standing mathematical problem, marking ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The tipping point came in the summer of 2025. That July, several artificial intelligence models solved five out of six problems at the International Mathematical Olympiad, an annual challenge for some ...

One of the most bitterly contested proofs in modern mathematics may be on the verge of being untangled. Two projects, both aiming to use a computer program to cast new light on the controversy, are ...

The ongoing RAM shortage is but one of many reasons to direct creative curses at the rise of generative AI—and while sending RAM prices into the stratosphere pales into comparison with some of the ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...