Three weeks ago I shared that Claude had shocked Prof. Donald Knuth by finding an odd-m construction for his open Hamiltonian decomposition problem in about an hour of guided exploration. Prof. Knuth titled the paper Claude’s Cycles.

The story didn't end…

Byte magazine was an early microcomputer magazine, influential in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s because of its wide-ranging editorial coverage.Byte started in 1975, shortly after the first personal computers appeared as kits advertised in the back…

C++26 is bringing some long-overdue changes to assert(). But why are those changes needed? And when do we actually use assert, anyway? At its core, assert() exists to validate runtime conditions. If the given expression evaluates to false, the program aborts.…

Ban includes two exceptions: AI can still be used for translations, and to make minor copy edits

(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. is at the intersection of two troubling trends roiling the technology sector, which has the stock on track for its worst quarterly performance since the global financial crisis two decades ago.First, the software giant is doubling…

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Every wall, floor, barrel, and imp is a div — DOOM rendered entirely in CSS. Using 3D transforms, CSS math functions, @property, clip-path, anchor positioning, and SVG filters to build a fully playable 3D first-person shooter in the browser without Canvas…

Build a game that uses the rpg.actor character registry. April 2026.

American lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration after a Canadian man says U.S. customs officers held him for three hours and forced him to provide a DNA sample before sending him home.

Open source rewrite of the original Civilization 1 Game designed by Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley in year 1991 - rajko-horvat/OpenCiv1

New power bank restrictions will safeguard international aviationToday’s decision from the International Civil Aviation Organization reflects emerging expertise around risks presented by passengers’ lithium batteriesNew lithium battery-powered power bank…

A doctor told the child’s family that his injuries were consistent with ‘signs of torture and cigarette burns’, reports say

When did care homes come to be seen as recession-proof investments? And who pays the price?

Gulf countries are increasingly frustrated with the US over the Iran war, privately questioning American security guarantees and expressing concern about the Trump administration’s apparent lack of strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.

Once you opt out of restrictions on installing apps from unverified developers, Google confirms you can carry that choice over to your next phone.