Month: July 2026

AI Just Solved a Problem Humans Couldn’t Crack for 50 Years. Here’s What Else Happened This Week.

I’ve been watching this industry long enough to know that the real breakthroughs don’t come with press releases and fanfare. They come quietly, in labs and research papers, and they change everything before anyone notices. This week, three of them landed. OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra Solved a 50-Year-Old Math Problem in Under an Hour Let me start with the one… Read more →

The AI That Uses 10,000 Times Fewer Operations

Let me start with the one that actually made me sit up straighter. Northwestern University engineers built a brain-like electronic device that mimics the cerebellum—the part of your brain that handles reflex reactions without you even thinking about it. Here’s the insight: your cerebellum doesn’t waste energy analyzing every moment. It constantly monitors the world for the unexpected and springs… Read more →