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What it means when AI helps solve complex math problems
What it means when AI helps solve complex math problems
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Monday through Friday, Marketplace demystifies the digital economy in less than 10 minutes. We look past the hype and ask tough questions about an industry that's constantly changing.
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- What it means when AI helps solve complex math problems · 9 minIn September, OpenAI said that its models had solved one of math's famous Millennium Prize problems. Then, the lab dropped more than 700 papers tackling another 400 complex…
- Political pressure could complicate Anthropic's IPO · 13 minAnthropic formally filed to go public this week and about a third of its paperwork is dedicated to potential risks — including political ones. We'll get into it on today's “Tech…
- AI infrastructure is making smartphones pricier · 5 minConsumer electronics and AI data centers need memory chips. But there are only a handful of companies in the world that make them. The surge in demand has caused memory shortages…
- The tech behind spooky season · 11 minHalloween haunts have long relied on a little technical wizardry to bring their terrors to life —from lighting and animatronics to digital decorations. But these days, the…
- Only in San Francisco: A picnic about AI's potential risks · 5 minUrgent concerns about losing control of AI have burst into the national conversation recently after the OpenAI hack of the open-source AI platform Hugging Face, the high-profile…
- When ChatGPT writes your obituary · 8 minDonna Guthrie had obituaries on her mind after her brother passed away in May. She recently celebrated her 80th birthday and started wondering how she might be remembered. So…
- iPhone Duo's crease is put to the test · 12 minApple's long-awaited iPhone Duo launched this week, and everyone has the same question: can you see a crease? Joanna Stern, founder of media company New Things, has been putting…
- Behind the screens: What it’s like to interview an AI news agent · 13 minAt Alaska News, you can find stories about the new summer sales tax rate in Juneau, a man ticketed for killing a bull moose out of season and about 20 other hyperlocal items a…
- Bumble didn't find its match on the stock market · 10 minWhen Bumble went public five years ago, the dating app known for being a friendlier place for women was valued at $14 billion. But the dating business, the tech industry and the…
- How easy is it to game AI search results? · 7 minMore and more people are turning to chatbots to search the web. But researchers are finding these systems can be gamed. We wanted to understand more about how AI chatbot search…
- Using generative AI for election-related research · 5 minYou might say the 2026 midterms are the first big AI election. The technology has become a key political issue, it’s a significant source of fundraising and it’s also helping…
- AI borrowing slowdown raises questions about investor exposure · 13 minIt's been a bit of a rocky week in tech markets, particularly for companies heavy on debt. We'll get into it on this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” Plus, the…
- Regulating the tech sector in the AI era · 9 minEurope may have weeks of paid vacation, quaint walkable cities and incredible, affordable local wines. But there's something the continent lacks (besides ice cubes and AC)…
- Is AI solving the right problems for consumers? · 13 minNew AI features are quickly rolling out in the apps we use every day — from Google’s AI-generated search summaries to Meta’s Muse agent. But there's a big gap between what these…
- Colleges are training the next generation of content creators · 8 minAn increasing number of schools are offering classes and even majors and minors in the art of influencing. Charlie Randall is a senior pursuing a double major in theater and…
- Talking with AI ghosts of loved ones · 10 minThere's a growing market for AI models that promise to recreate the experience of interacting with a lost loved one. They're sometimes called generative ghosts, and they're the…
- Trump names his new AI task force the "Super Intelligence Force" · 16 minPresident Donald Trump named a new superhero-sounding AI task force this week dubbed the “Super Intelligence Force.” It's led by Jay Clayton, the new AI Czar and also director of…
- How a Meta AI prompt changed one mom’s approach to online privacy · 10 minIt started when Kalie Robins posted an Instagram video with her kid. Meta's built in AI chatbot, Muse, started prompting her to ask questions about her daughters and personal…
- AI spending takes center stage ahead of midterms · 8 minOpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife recently backed out of a planned $25 million donation to Leading the Future, an artificial intelligence-focused political action…
- What could slowing the AI frontier mean for the economy? · 13 minThe AI industry appears to be getting more serious about safety. Leaders of top companies signed a non-binding agreement at the White House Sept. 30, laying out standards and…
