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TechCrunch May 20, 2026 at 20:28 Startups Rising Hot

OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time

OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.

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May 20, 2026 at 20:28 TechCrunch

OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time

OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its...

May 20, 2026 at 19:05 Hacker News

An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry

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May 20, 2026 at 17:24 TechCrunch

OpenAI barrels towards IPO that may happen in September

A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping...

May 20, 2026 at 17:24 TechCrunch

OpenAI barrels toward IPO that may happen in September

A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership, and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to preppin...

May 20, 2026 at 16:24 Hacker News

OpenAI Is Preparing to File for an IPO Soon

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May 20, 2026 at 08:05 SecurityLab

4000 закрытых репозиториев и ценник в 50 тысяч долларов. TeamPCP утверждает, что украла внутренний код GitHub

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