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Fields medallists warn that mathematics and AI companies want different things

Twenty-five Fields medallists have publicly objected to treating mathematics as a training ground for models. The mathematician Stéphane Mallat adds a reminder: a proof nobody understands is worth very little.

Five hundred milliseconds from pitch to screen: how much data a broadcast produces

A Chinese sports-market analysis offers numbers that explain why broadcasting has become part of the measurement infrastructure: an F1 car carries more than 300 sensors and generates over 1.1 million data points per second.

No more vague eco-labels: Brussels moves to police green claims

The European Commission wants every green claim backed by science and open to verification, and a 2024 directive bans blanket slogans. 85 percent of large brands still do not disclose how much they produce.

Rail and wire: from 27 September 1825 to the telegraph that caught a murderer

Model-based scouting: two thousand data points a match, and a comparability problem

Guangdong digitizes its intangible heritage: from archive to game and livestream

Cloudflare blocks mixed bots by default on ad pages from September 15

Interview: when AI learns to write GPU operators, what is left for engineers

Creator mental health enters the conference agenda

Food safety: 866 million illnesses a year and China's inspections

Design awards are rewriting their criteria. Durability now counts as much as form

Rejewski and Enigma: rebuilding the machine in 1932, handing it over in 1939

China sets a 60 trillion yuan retail target as restaurant chains close outlets

Goal-line technology: 250,000 pounds per stadium and one loud mistake

A barrier above Mars limits mixing in the atmosphere

A model that predicts the end of life can do harm even when it is accurate

Online fashion returns: what happens to the clothes you send back

Chinese model Mureka V8 beats Suno V5 and claims a new music genre

Recycled fabrics and smart textiles: where the bottleneck is

Chinese Super League: referees to speak into a microphone, with 3D offside planned for 2027