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Google DeepMind Introduces Aletheia: The AI Agent Moving from Math Competitions to Fully Autonomous Professional Research Discoveries

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Google DeepMind team has introduced Aletheia, a specialized AI agent designed to bridge the gap between competition-level math and professional research. While models achieved gold-medal standards at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), research requires navigating vast literature and constructing long-horizon proofs. Aletheia solves this by iteratively generating, verifying, and revising solutions in natural language. […]

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The quiz that keeps families connected | Brief letters

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Saturday quiz | Avoiding AI | Size matters It was lovely to read Sabrina Olson’s letter (6 March) on the quiz as it has been a family ritual for us for years. It kept us all connected through our children’s time at university, then moving into their own homes, and in some cases working abroad.

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With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’

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Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating supportWith the first primaries of the US midterm elections now under way, the cryptocurrency industry is injecting millions of dollars into congressional races across the country, with particular emphasis on Illinois, which has attracted the bulk of the campaign

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Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure?

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More than 1,000 local tech jobs have recently been cut, with companies citing AI productivity gains. But that’s not the full story, experts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeresa Lim has one of the most recognisable voices in Australia. For 23 years, she has been the voice behind radio and

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AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan

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Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverageThe videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Another shows US soldiers being held at

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Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war

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Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but howThe standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the tech industry to once again grapple with the question of how its products are used for war – and what lines

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Psychographics: Learn How To Laser-Target Content With AI

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Traditional wisdom tells us to market to consumers based on gender, age, income, and marital status. Characteristics known as demographics. But while this type of data can help, it only captures half the story.  In the age of AI, you also need to consider psychographics. By the end of this article, you’ll not only know

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Google AI Introduces ‘Groundsource’: A New Methodology that Uses Gemini Model to Transform Unstructured Global News into Actionable, Historical Data

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Google AI Research team recently released Groundsource, a new methodology that uses Gemini model to extract structured historical data from unstructured public news reports. The project addresses the lack of historical data for rapid-onset natural disasters. Its first output is an open-source dataset containing 2.6 million historical urban flash flood events across more than 150

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AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say reseachers

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University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to childrenIt was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play centre about her family, her drawing of a heart to represent them and what makes her happy. She even offered a

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‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up

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Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social mediaThe first-ever jury trial over the potential harms of social media wrapped up on Thursday. Lawyers for Meta and YouTube have argued their platforms are safe for the vast majority of young people, while lawyers for a

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