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An anonymous reader shares a blog post: The International Mathematical Olympiad is the world's most prestigious competition for young mathematicians, and has been held annually since 1959. Each country taking part is represented by six elite, pre-university mathematicians who compete to solve six exceptionally difficult problems in algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. Medals are awarded to the top half of contestants, with approximately 8% receiving a prestigious gold medal. Recently, the IMO has also become an aspirational challenge for AI systems as a test of their advanced mathematical problem-solving and reasoning capabilities. Last year, Google DeepMind's combined AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 systems achieved the silver-medal standard, solving four out of the six problems and scoring 28 points. Making use of specialist formal languages, this breakthrough demonstrated that AI was beginning to approach elite human mathematical reasoning. This year, we were amongst an inaugural cohort to have our model results officially graded and certified by IMO coordinators using the same criteria as for student solutions. Recognizing the significant accomplishments of this year's student-participants, we're now excited to share the news of Gemini's breakthrough performance. An advanced version of Gemini Deep Think solved five out of the six IMO problems perfectly, earning 35 total points, and achieving gold-medal level performance.

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Diamond Tankard, the 21-year-old grandchild of Ben Tankard and star of a Bravo reality show, was arrested over a bizarre incident inside a Tennessee Walmart on Friday.

Megan Byron, wife of CEO Andy Byron, is hunkering down at the mansion with relatives after viral footage of her husband kissing his top HR exec forced her to flee 100 miles from home.

The senior medics would pocket the money for being on standby, where they can pass their time gardening, sleeping or watching TV in the comfort of their own home.

Amazon has issued an urgent warning to its 200 million Prime members about a new scam that is catching people off guard, and six ways to fight it.

As US lawmakers wrangle over NASA’s stake in ExoMars, at least the chutes work

video  The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted a successful parachute test for the ExoMars Mars landing rover earlier this month, even as uncertainty looms over US involvement in the project.…

Police are appealing for help to identify three other men who may be able to help with their enquiries and have released CCTV images

Liam Gallagher has blasted Coldplay for exposing a cheating couple at their concert as he reassured Oasis fans there wouldn't any of that 'snidey s***' at his gig.

A teenager accused of murdering a female paddleboarder continued posting on his social media days after allegedly carrying out the horrific crime - and even offered the police help.

Gary Kelly fell from the third floor of the hotel just after midnight on Monday, July 21, in the party resort of San Antonio, where another Scottish holidaymaker also lost his life just a fortnight ago.

Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO, has a simple suggestion for young workers struggling to focus at work or relax: turn off your phone. Schmidt told the "Moonshots" podcast that researchers "can't think deeply" when their phones keep buzzing with notifications. The tech veteran, who spent 10 years running Google and helped build Android's notification system, admitted the industry has worked to "monetize your attention" through constant ads and alerts.

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It has a brand new menu and a 'contemporary' new look

The troubling claim, understood to have been made shortly after a dinner party, has prompted police investigations, The Sun reports.

Former astronaut laments software shutdowns, staff reductions amid ongoing budget squeeze

Interview  "I would say I'm cautiously optimistic, but that probably overstates how I'm feeling."…

The shortest day of your life may come as soon as July 22 thanks to the Earth mysteriously speeding up. Now, NASA researchers may know why it's happening.

The new CEO of Astronomer, Pete Dejoy, issued an extraordinary statement, appearing to suggest he's thrilled about the Coldplay concert cuddling scandal.

The area was once the beating heart of the UK's leather and saddle trade before becoming a 'destination' retail centre with a range of trendy independent stores and top chains.

Hackers are hiding malware inside DNS records, allowing malicious code to bypass security defenses that typically monitor web and email traffic. DomainTools researchers discovered the technique being used to host Joke Screenmate malware, with binary files converted to hexadecimal format and broken into chunks stored in TXT records across subdomains of whitetreecollective[.]com. Attackers retrieve the chunks through DNS requests and reassemble them into executable malware. The method exploits a blind spot in security monitoring, as DNS traffic often goes unscrutinized compared to other network activity.

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A disabled Oasis fan has described the 'biblical' scenes at Manchester's Heaton Park as other fans in the accessible area abandoned their crutches when the Gallagher brothers took to the stage.

The Goop founder, 52, shared a video to Instagram showing her making a tuna salad for husband Brad Falchuk - but she left fans perturbed after appearing to neglect hygiene standards.