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OpenAI claims its model solved a famous geometry problem that has eluded the world’s greatest mathematicians for 80 years — a breakthrough hailed as evidence of the bot’s creativity and “intuition.” ...

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The day when a quantum computer can crack commonly used forms of encryption is drawing closer. The world isn’t prepared, experts say.