New garbage collector promises a 10% to 40% reduction in garbage collection overhead in real-world programs that rely heavily on garbage collection.

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AxiomProver solved a real open math conjecture using formal verification, signaling a shift from AI that assists research to AI that discovers new truths.

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A marriage of formal methods and LLMs seeks to harness the strengths of both.

Microsoft has patched six exploited zero-days in February 2026 Patch Tuesday, addressing 58 vulnerabilities and triggering ...

TypeScript 6.0 is intended to be the last release based on the current JavaScript codebase, before a Go-based compiler and language service debuts in TypeScript 7.0.

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The pandas team has released pandas 3.0.0, a major update that changes core behaviors around string handling, memory ...

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A 20-year follow-up of the ACTIVE study found that older adults who did speed-based cognitive training, especially with later ...