These Mathematicians Are Trying to Educate A.I.
Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they perform.
Day: February 7, 2026
Punjab’s sky filled with kites after 18 years of prohibition
After more than eighteen years of prohibition, the skies over Lahore are once again filled with kites as the city relives the excitement of the Basant festival this weekend, a centuries-old celebration of spring and one of Punjab’s major non-religious…
Haiti’s transitional council disbands with nothing to replace it
With Haiti’s interim authority set to dissolve and no new government in sight, political infighting and deepening gang violence leave the country facing another uncertain chapter.
Trump’s Greenland Threats Rattle the Faroe Islands
Many people in the Faroe Islands, a tiny archipelago in the North Atlantic, want to be their own state. The crisis over Greenland, Denmark’s other territory, has complicated that, for now.
Victims urge tougher action on deepfake abuse as new law comes into force
Campaigners welcome criminalisation of non-consensual AI-generated explicit images but say law does not go far enoughVictims of deepfake image abuse have called for stronger protection against AI-generated explicit images, as the law criminalising the …
The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here’s how I came to love it – NPR
The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here’s how I came to love it NPRSpotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell CIA (.gov)America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together The AtlanticC.I.A. World Factbook End…
Japan’s ultraconservative PM Sanae Takaichi set for a big election victory – NBC News
Japan’s ultraconservative PM Sanae Takaichi set for a big election victory NBC NewsYoung Voters Can’t Get Enough of Japan’s Conservative Prime Minister The Wall Street JournalWill Sunday’s snap election gamble pay off for Japan’s …
French magistrate held for crypto ransom
France has seen a recent spate of cryptocurrency-related kidnappings, and this appears to be the latest case: a 35-year-old magistrate from Grenoble and her 66-year-old mother were found tied up in a garage on Friday morning, 30 hours after being take…
Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military – International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – ICIJ
Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – ICIJ
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0
By R Anil Kumar Bengaluru, February 7, 2026. The Union Budget 2026–27 marked a decisive moment for India’s technology ambitions with the announcement of India Semiconductor Mission 2.0. The new phase signals a clear policy push to deepen domestic semic…