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Anthropic's quiet proof shakes a pillar of computer science
News Oct 29, 2026

Anthropic's quiet proof shakes a pillar of computer science

Hours after OpenAI announced it had overturned the exponential time hypothesis, rival Anthropic revealed its own model had reached the same result on the same day, by a different route and with a very different rollout.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
A biocomputer that runs on living, multiplying bacteria
News Nov 4, 2026

A biocomputer that runs on living, multiplying bacteria

Researchers have built a living biocomputer in which bacteria explore microscopic channel networks to solve hard mathematical problems, multiplying as they work to boost computing power.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
OpenAI says its models produced three research results and tests new ways to share them
News Oct 27, 2026

OpenAI says its models produced three research results and tests new ways to share them

OpenAI announced AI-generated proofs in mathematics, computer science, and physics, and is experimenting with expert-led collaborations to turn raw model output into verified scientific understanding.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Dijkstra Dethroned? Breaking the "Sorting Barrier" in Directed Graphs
Community Dec 16, 2025

Dijkstra Dethroned? Breaking the "Sorting Barrier" in Directed Graphs

After 66 years, Dijkstra falls. A July 2025 breakthrough shatters the sorting barrier, proving faster shortest paths in directed graphs are possible without sorting everything and rewriting algorithmic theory forever

Foziya 3 min read
Open Superconductor Challenge Invites Laptop-Based Materials Screening
Mindbytes Sep 29, 2026

Open Superconductor Challenge Invites Laptop-Based Materials Screening

An open competition seeks better ways to screen potential superconductors, while keeping computational rankings distinct from experimentally confirmed discoveries.
Linsey Smith 1 min read
The Age of Grown-Up Technology
Community Jan 28, 2026

The Age of Grown-Up Technology

The ACM Fellows 2025 point to the arrival of a more responsible, more resilient and more self-aware form of technology

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 2 min read
Breaking the Sorting Barrier: How Networks Are Being Re-imagined
Community Nov 12, 2025

Breaking the Sorting Barrier: How Networks Are Being Re-imagined

Shatter the sorting barrier: New hybrid algorithm reimagines network navigation, slashing computation time for real-time routing in traffic, internet, and beyond. Efficiency redefined.

Samuel Fikadesilassie 2 min read
SWI Group Raises €800 Million to Expand Transatlantic AI Infrastructure
Mindbytes Oct 12, 2026

SWI Group Raises €800 Million to Expand Transatlantic AI Infrastructure

The institutional capital increase gives SWI fresh funding to expand data centers and AI compute infrastructure across Europe and the United States.
gizmo guru 1 min read
Faster AI Search With Sparcent’s Sparse Indexing
Mindbytes Oct 12, 2026

Faster AI Search With Sparcent’s Sparse Indexing

Sparse indexing gives demanding neural search systems a speed boost.
gizmo guru 1 min read
AI Inference Price Breaks Below $1 Per Million Tokens
Mindbytes Sep 2, 2026

AI Inference Price Breaks Below $1 Per Million Tokens

Silicon Data's benchmark index hit $0.97 on August 31—a record low and less than half the summer peak as the AI price war intensifies.

Linsey Smith 2 min read