Three economists grabbed a beer. A multibillion-dollar industry was born. The billion-dollar prediction markets industry ...

At the end of 2024, no AI had even managed to place 100th in one of the major competitions. But they have since vaulted up the leaderboards. AIs have already proved that they can make superhuman ...

Plasma -- the electrically charged fourth state of matter -- is at the heart of many important industrial processes, including those used to make computer chips and coat materials. Simulating those ...

We’re already halfway through the first month of 2026, which means a lot of us are side-eyeing those ambitious resolutions we made with full confidence just weeks ago. The motivation may be fading, ...

Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has gone through the roof. In July 2025, OpenAI reported that its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, received over 2.5 billion ...

AMSTERDAM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sales of equipment used to make computer chip wafers will rise about 9% to $126 billion in 2026 and a further 7.3% to $135 billion in 2027, as chipmakers expand capacity ...

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

Substrate, a San Francisco company, is trying to take on powerhouses like the Dutch company ASML. Substrate, a San Francisco company, is trying to take on powerhouses like the Dutch company ASML.

The Mariners lead in the American League West with a three-game margin and are now achingly close to a division title. And if they clinch that this week, it will be their first division title since ...

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Note: This story is outdated. The Reds currently do not possess a magic number for the wild card. The Cincinnati Reds have a new magic number to make the MLB playoffs with six games remaining in the ...