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OpenAI's chief executive on stage in front of a large, colorful OpenAI logo (Picture Alliance/Getty Images via The Conversation).

722 OpenAI Math Papers, 300 Results Formalized, No Referee's Verdict Yet

OpenAI's 719 machine-made math papers come in three tiers of confidence, and Lean coverage swings from nine in 10 families in combinatorics to one in five in algebraic geometry. Here is what a "solved" headline actually means.

Science  · 9 Oct 2026, 12:59  · Daniel Okafor
A bowl of fresh strawberries, the fruit behind AI's viral letter-counting test.

Why ChatGPT Still Can't Count the Letters in a Word

Two years after the “strawberry” meme went viral, ChatGPT and other chatbots still miscount letters — and the reason is architectural, not a bug anyone can simply patch.

Tech  · 6 Sep 2026, 12:30  · Daniel Okafor
An electronic board tracking South Korea's KOSPI index, which fell more than 8% on Friday, June 26, 2026.

Seoul market halts trading as Apple price hikes deepen AI selloff

A 20-minute trading halt in Seoul, Apple down 6% in New York, and a wobble under the AI trade that has carried Asian markets all year.

Business  · 26 Jun 2026, 12:22  · Priya Raman
Signage bearing the Oracle Corporation logo.

Oracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in a Year as It Funnels Cash Into AI

A securities filing shows Oracle’s headcount fell to 141,000 from 162,000 in a year. The company named its own AI as a factor while pouring billions into data centres.

Business  · 23 Jun 2026, 10:01  · Priya Raman

ChatGPT Reaches 1 Billion Monthly App Users as Public Mood on AI Sours

Sensor Tower estimates OpenAI's chatbot became the fastest app ever to hit one billion monthly users, even as graduates jeer AI at commencements and rivals Claude and Meta AI grow several times faster.

Tech  · 12 Jun 2026, 21:38  · Daniel Okafor