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Tom Lehrer obituary

Singer, songwriter and satirist who eschewed the limelight to return to teaching mathematics

The Guardian - UK

Celebrated musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies aged 97

The mathematician and satirical songwriter was best known for his songs 'The Elements', 'The Masochism Tango' and the Cold War track 'We Will All Go Together When We Go'.

Euronews

Bitcoin Has Shot Up A Whopping 92525% Since Chamath Palihapitiya Called It 'Schmuck Insurance'

Venture capitalist and ‘SPAC King’ Chamath Palihapitiya is taking a victory lap after Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit a new all-time high earlier in July, with a few corrections. In a new X post, the Social Capital founder said, "13 years ago," he urged everyone to put 1% of their net…

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Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies aged 97

Tom Lehrer, a popular song satirist in the Fifties and Sixities, lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching maths at Harvard

The Independent UK

How Homeschooling is Changing Education

Thinking of homeschooling in 2025? Over 300+ million children are already homeschooled - read the article to explore how homeschooling is changing education!

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Oblivion Remastered players are using math to figure out if it truly is "highly likely" Bethesda's RPG remake has just 57 gates "instead of the 60 in the original"

The numbers, Mason! What do they mean?

GamesRadar

Gemini Secures IMO Gold, Draws Rare Praise From Elon Musk as Google's AI Hits New Milestone in User Growth

Google's Gemini AI achieved a historic IMO gold medal, earning rare praise from Elon Musk for its mathematical prowess. Separately, the Gemini app surged to over 450 million monthly users.

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Elon Musk Has Almost 4 Million Times More Money Than You — Here’s What That Looks Like

It's hard to wrap your head around the concept, so GOBankingRates did some math to put it in perspective.

GOBankingRates

Alibaba's Latest AI Model Outperforms ChatGPT, DeepSeek

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) launched an upgraded version of its third-generation Qwen3 family of large language models (LLMs), enhancing its AI capabilities in math and coding to outperform top models from OpenAI and DeepSeek in key benchmarks.

Benzinga

Did Google DeepMind or OpenAI win gold at the world’s most prestigious math competition?

Only 10 per cent of human competitors won gold.

Euronews

$DeepMind and OpenAI just won gold at the world’s most prestigious maths competition$

DeepMind and OpenAI just won gold at the world’s most prestigious maths competition

‘Astonishing’ AI models move closer to achieving human-level intelligence

The Independent UK

OpenAI's New AI Model Solves 5 Out Of 6 Problems On The World's Toughest Math Olympiad—But Critics Say It Stole The Spotlight From Student Geniuses

OpenAI's latest experimental AI model reportedly gave a near-gold performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), but its premature announcement drew criticism for eclipsing the student competitors the contest was meant to honor.

Benzinga

From Belarus to the U.S.: Working Practise Engineering to the Top: A High-Tech Economy Full-Functional Skill Development for Future Success

I was a trained engineer in Belarus who learned from a system that was highly disciplined, analytical, theoretical, and heavily based on physics and math technical train

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'You Never Want To Take The Highest Offer': Robinhood CEO's AI Startup Raises $100M, Hits $875M Valuation With Backing From Kleiner Perkins

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev is stepping beyond trading apps with a new venture: Harmonic AI, a startup aiming to create what it calls "mathematical superintelligence." The company last month announced the closing of a $100 million Series B funding round, bringing its valuation to $875 million.

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The 'gender gap' in math is not innate — something about school drives it

A new study of schoolchildren in France suggests that boys are not innately better at math. Some aspect of schooling appears to drive the "gender gap."

Beating Broke

10 Things You Should Never Buy New—We Did the Math

Are you in the market for a big-ticket item, like a car or phone? Buying brand new may feel satisfying, but it often means overpaying for items that lose value fast. From furniture to tech, these new items can have hefty price tags. Here are 10 things you’re better off…

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“Are You As Smart As A High Schooler?”: Prove it By Scoring At Least 28/36 On This Math Quiz

Welcome to a new math challenge! 🧮 We are about to walk down memory lane… Can you remember what you’ve learned in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade? You probably can’t tell right away, but your knowledge will show as you go through the test. As with every math test, the…

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Emerlyn Abrenica: How a Texas Math Teacher Builds Confidence Through Numbers

Discover how Emerlyn Abrenica, an award-winning math teacher and UIL coach, is boosting student confidence and achievement through research-driven teaching.

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The Mary Sue

‘Start paying with cash’: Toronto woman pays for $65 item at mall with cash. Then she sees what the cashier hands her back

A woman’s experience with a cashier has people questioning whether people’s basic math skills are in a steep decline. Canada-based Viktoriya (@viktoriyaonline) revealed in a TikTok how a cashier’s mistake led her to be $15 richer.

Benzinga

A $900 Trillion S&P 500? Reddit Debates The Math Behind 10% Market Growth Rate For Another 30+ Years

An investor sparked a lively debate on Reddit’s r/stocks after asking a simple but heavy question: How can the SP 500 continue to grow at an average annual rate of 10% for another 30 years?

Fortune

The U.S. debt outlook is so dire it now resembles the student loan crisis, former White House economic adviser says

"I, like many other longtime doves, am joining the hawks, because our nation’s budget math just got a lot more dangerous."

Benzinga

Elon Musk Calls Scott Bessent 'Soros Stooge' Who Can't 'Do Math' After Treasury Secretary Said Tesla CEO Was Polling Badly

Elon Musk lashed out at U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday, calling him "a Soros stooge" and "a political science major who can't even do math" in a post on X.

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“Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?”: Prove It By Scoring Above 29/38

Is your IQ as high as a fifth grader's? This trivia is your opportunity to show off your math skills. Whether math was your cup of tea or your worst nightmare, these questions will make you think about some of the most basic math concepts 🧮 ➕. You might say…

Reason

Florida Can Forbid Transgender High School Math Teacher From Using Feminine Pronouns to Refer to Herself in Class, 11th Circuit Says

The appeals court vacated a preliminary injunction that had been based on her First Amendment rights

MusicRadar

"I want to make something that allows people to express themselves purely and not feel like they’re having to make compromises": Musik Hack on their quest to refine plugin UI design

We sit down with Musik Hack co-founder Sam Fischmann to hear more about the philosophy behind its superb mastering plugin

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