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24-year-old founder and CEO Carina Hong created Axiom Math in March 2025 and has recruited a team of ten employees, most of whom are from Meta, to build a math-focused AI model. Last fall, Carina Hong ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

Primary schools across the West Midlands are helping children build essential skills they need to succeed throughout their education. But when it comes to how many pupils across the whole of England ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

A maths problem aimed at 12-year-olds has left a parent stumped and asking for help online. Eager to assist their child in working out the answer, the parent, who appears to be from the US, posted the ...

Mathematics brain teasers have long captivated people who enjoy testing their logic and problem-solving skills. Beyond being fun pastimes, they act as stimulating exercises that keep the mind alert ...

DESPITE a five per cent improvement in this year’s CSEC mathematics results Jamaica’s pass rate remains well below pre-pandemic levels, with Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon admitting that ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...

Indiana juniors who took the state-required SAT exam improved their reading and writing scores, while posting a slight improvement in math. The 2024-25 scores on the SAT taken by 81,620 juniors showed ...