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Grok 4.5 constructed a counterexample proving hypercontractivity fails on the 4-sphere, closing a decades-old gap in ...

When extreme heat hits, people turn to AC, but what if the grid fails? From France to the US, heat waves are pushing power systems to the limit, raising blackout risks and energy prices when ...

Until charging is as effortless as parking a vehicle at home overnight, infrastructure, and not consumer willingness, may ...

Two TSX software names can profit from the data-centre era without owning a single server farm. The data centre boom isn’t ...

The Miami-based AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth mode last month with a huge claim. It announced that it had ...

The bees had to roll the ball under a blue "flower," then stand atop the moved object to access a sweet treat. Mikko Törmänen / University of Oulu Some bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, a ...

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

Marco Casalaina in cyberpunk visual. Credit: VentureBeat made with OpenAI ChatGPT-Images-2.0 Microsoft used its Build 2026 conference this week to push a clear message: agents are rapidly moving into ...

Contrary to their name, bumblebees are no bumbling oafs. A new study published in Science on Thursday found that these bees utilized tools to solve complex problems to win a sugary treat, even if they ...

Bumblebees faced with a challenge know how to play ball. Buff-tailed bumblebees can figure out on their own how to use a ball as a ladder to nab sugar from an out-of-reach fake flower, researchers ...

Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve ...