Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Earlier this year, a slightly balding man in spectacles, a black T-shirt, and bright high-top ...

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As a journalist who covers AI, I hear from countless people who seem utterly convinced that ChatGPT, Claude, or some other chatbot has achieved “sentience.” Or “consciousness.” Or—my personal favorite ...

Squaring — multiplying a number by itself — seems harmless, but repeat it long enough and it becomes a mathematical explosion. What begins as 2² quickly turns into 2⁴, 2⁸, 2¹⁶ — racing past the limits ...

A new report suggests that Dwayne Johnson is “heartbroken” over The Smashing Machine’s box office numbers. This report comes from insider Rob Shuter. On #ShuterScoop, Shuter said a source told him the ...

Dwayne Johnson’s latest film wasn’t exactly a “smash” hit. In fact, it was the lowest opening weekend of the blockbuster action star’s career. Johnson starred in “The Smashing Machine,” an arthouse ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Russia’s war machine is unraveling. From drones to missiles, explosives to basic vehicle parts, critical shortages are crippling its ability to fight. Years of overconfidence, sanctions, and outdated ...

A man died on Thursday from his injuries after the chain around his neck caused him to be pulled into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at a medical building in Westbury, New York. Newsweek ...