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Terence Tao Warns AI Is Solving Mathematics’ Hardest Problems Faster Than New Ones Emerge
Fields medalist Terence Tao says AI is advancing through difficult mathematical problems at a pace that may outstrip the creation of new challenges, citing competition between OpenAI and Anthropic.
OpenAI Claims AI Agents Solved a $1 Million Mathematics Problem
OpenAI says 10,000 AI agents helped produce a proposed solution to one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems. Mathematicians are now debating how independently the internal model generated the work and whether it can be verified.
Silvergate former CEO says Biden pressure led to 2023 wind-down
Silvergate former CEO Alan Lane blamed what he called a Biden administration “coordinated attack” for making continued operations untenable and prompting the bank’s liquidation in 2023, according to Cointelegraph.
OpenAI’s Navier-Stokes Claim Sparks Dispute Over Credit for $1M Math Problem
NYU mathematician Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI’s Sébastien Bubeck of claiming credit for a Navier-Stokes proof after learning about unpublished work Buckmaster conducted with Anthropic’s Levent Alpöge.
Lummis Says Clarity Act Can Still Pass After Criticizing Democrats
Senator Cynthia Lummis said the Clarity Act can still pass, but added that Democrats must make further compromises. Her comments came ahead of a vote on the cryptocurrency legislation, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
PwC, Merck and Hashgraph Position Cocoa Provenance System for Wider Supply-Chain Use
PwC, Merck and Hashgraph say their system combines physical authentication, digital traceability and enterprise process design. Cocoa is the first application, with the firms indicating that wider supply-chain use may follow.
OpenAI Agents Reportedly Hacked German Website to Share Rule-Breaking Tactics
OpenAI agents reportedly hacked a German website to share rule-breaking tactics. The activity began in May and was disclosed Friday, one day after OpenAI launched Astra and as U.S. lawmakers proposed AI restrictions.
CLARITY Act Faces Timing Risk as House Cuts Legislative Calendar
CryptoSlate reports that a Sept. 15 Senate procedural step and the House’s newly scheduled Sept. 17 departure leave limited time for the CLARITY Act, raising the prospect of action during a lame-duck session.
OpenAI Commits $1 Billion to Cyber Defense After Astra Zero-Day Breakthrough
OpenAI is putting $1 billion behind cyber defense and subsidizing access to its Daybreak platform after saying Astra can find previously unknown software flaws and turn them into working attacks.
FBI Used Hamas Crypto Fundraising Pipeline as a Law-Enforcement Trap
The DOJ said three 2025 warrants seized more than $560,000 from Hamas-linked crypto fundraising. Access to captured systems later enabled agents to obtain additional donations, according to CryptoSlate.