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An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human.

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The 2025-26 FBS bowl schedule begins on Saturday, Dec. 13 when Boise State faces Washington in the LA Bowl. The Huskies are 8 ...

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A Purdue computer science student Maddox Schmidlkofer made DuckMath, a site for unblocked games in high school. Four years ...

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Math students may not blink at calculating probabilities, measuring the area beneath curves or evaluating matrices, yet they often find themselves at sea when first confronted with writing proofs.

Using cutting-edge algorithms and exascale supercomputers, researchers have created the most realistic simulations yet of matter flowing into black holes. Building on decades of research, a group of c ...

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff field is set. The 12-team College Football Playoff field was unveiled on ESPN on Sunday afternoon. Indiana earned the No. 1 overall seed, while Miami was the last ...