This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 10)

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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 10) Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. A person is silhouetted by strands of LED lights Image Credit Caleb Jack on Unsplash Share ‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI ReleaseSiobhan Roberts | The New York Times ( $) " T a l kin g t o ma t h e ma t i c ian s a f t er t h ere l e a se, i t i sc l e a r t ha t i t i s ahi g h l yco n f l i c t in g e n v i ro nm e n t, m o t i v a t in g a w i l d r an g eo f re a c t i o n s ... .^{'} T h eso l u t i o n s ann o u n ce m e n t, [Dr . B r i d so n] a dd e d,^{'} w i ll b ee x c i t in g f or man y, f r i g h t e nin g f oro t h ers, an dd e v a s t a t in g f orso m e .^{'} I na ll c a ses,^{'} h es ai d,^{'} t h es t r ugg l e t o w res tl e h u man u n d ers t an d in g f ro m t h e ma c hin es ’ f or ma l i t i es w i ll u n l e a s h g re a t er ambi t i o n f or w ha tw e a c hi e v e d (w or kin g w i t h A I a g e n t s) in t hi s n e w er a o f ma t h e ma t i cs .^{'} " [Op e n A I^{'} s M a t h S o l u t i o n s A re n ’ tM ee t in g t h e F i e l d ’ s St an d a r d s Y e t] (h ttp s : // t ec h cr u n c h . co m /2026/10/08/ o p e nai s - ma t h - so l u t i o n s - a re n t - m ee t in g - t h e - f i e l d s - s t an d a r d s - ye t /) T im F er nh o l z ∣ T ec h C r u n c h " Op e n A I f e ll s h or t o f ... s t an d a r d s [c a ll e df or b y ana d v i sory g ro u p o f e l i t e ma t h e ma t i c ian s], p a r t i c u l a r l y w h ere t h e ma t h e ma t i c ian se m p ha s i ze d t h e n ee df or h u man u n d ers t an d in g o f ama t h e ma t i c a l res u lt . T ha t ’ ses p ec ia ll yco n cer nin g a f t er an e wp a p er hi g h l i g h t e d g a p s b e tw ee n t h e na t u r a ll an gu a g e an df or ma ll ye x p resse d so l u t i o n t o ami ll i o n - d o ll a r p ro b l e m os t e n s ib l yso l v e d b y Op e n A I ’ s m o d e l s ." [C an cer Va cc in es A re t h e N I H ’ s N e x t ‘ B i g B e t ’] (h ttp s : // www . n y t im es . co m /2026/10/09/ sc i e n ce / c an cer - v a cc in es - nih - bi g - b e t . h t m l) G ina Ko l a t a ∣ T h e N e w Y or k T im es ($ ) “The vaccines are treatments that are unique to each patient by prompting the immune system to attack a patient’s specific cancer. The injections teach the immune system’s T cells to home in on aberrant proteins found on a patient’s tumor and nowhere else.” SpaceX Makes Big Play to Become a Wireless CarrierPatience Haggin and Drew FitzGerald | The Wall Street Journal ( $) "SpaceX reached a deal to buy cellular spectrum licenses from investment firm Grain Management, its biggest move yet into a wireless market dominated by traditional telecom companies. ...The spectrum could serve SpaceX’s stated ambition of moving its Starlink satellite service beyond broadband into the wireless market to compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon." [Aligning AI With Human Goals Might Be Impossible, Says AI Prof. Stuart Russell](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/aligning-ai-human-goals-might-impossible-says-ai-prof-stuart-russell)Rocket Drew | The Information ($ ) “As a result, the AI industry’s decision to pursue large language models ‘could easily be a $10 t r i ll i o nmi s t ak e,^{'} h es ai d . I t co u l d b e t ha t^{'} p u rs u in g a t ec hn o l o g y p a t h t ha t c ann e v ers u pp or tt h e gu a r an t eeso f s a f e t y t ha tw e w i ll n ee d w h e n sys t e m s b eco m es u ff i c i e n tl yc a p ab l e t o b eo f re a ll y hi g h v a l u e t o u s — i t ’ s a w ro n g t u r n t ha tw e t oo k,^{'} so f u r t h er in v es t m e n t in t h ese m o d e l s i s^{'} t h ro w in gg oo d m o n ey a f t er ba d,^{'} h es ai d ." [O r a c l e, B ro a d co man d Sp a ce XS ee k Bl oc kb u s t erDe b t De a l s t o P a y f or A I C hi p s] (h ttp s : // www . w s j . co m / t ec h / or a c l e - b ro a d co m - an d - s p a ce x - see k - b l oc kb u s t er - d e b t - d e a l s - t o - p a y - f or - ai - c hi p s - 848 e 8032) A ni ss a G a r d i zy, M a tt Wi rz, an dJ u s t in B a er ∣ T h e Wa llSt ree t J o u r na l ($ ) “Cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services and Oracle have traditionally financed computing hardware through their own cash flows. For their AI build-outs, the companies issued hundreds of billions of dollars of bonds, pushing the public debt market to its limits. Now, some buyers are turning to Wall Street investment firms to help fund purchases totaling tens of billions of dollars per deal.” At 194, Jonathan the Giant Tortoise Knows About AgingMonique Brouillette | The New York Times () “The scenarios sound like science fiction: Police officers accessing data contained in suspects’ brains to forcefully extract information, or to predict if offenders might plan to commit future crimes. But the secretary general of the United Nations warned on Thursday for the first time that neurotechnologies are advancing so rapidly that governments’ ability to access and manipulate people’s brains could one day pose a threat to fundamental human rights.” Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and FamilyLily Hay Newman | Wired ( $) "^{'} T h ese [A I a ss i s t an t] t oo l s a re a c t i v e l yso l i c i t in gu sers t o pl ug t h e i r w h o l e l i v es in — t h e i re mai l s, c a l e n d a rs, f inan c ia l in s t i t u t i o n s, e v ery t hin g in or d er t o b e h e lp f u l a ss i s t an ce,^{'} B o g e n s a ys .^{'} T ha t ’ s d r ama t i c a ll y m ore in f or ma t i o n t han p eo pl e mi g h t ha v eo t h er w i se g i v e n t oso m eo f t h eseco m p ani es . T h e b re a d t h o f a ccess t o in f or ma t i o n t ha tt h ese t oo l s ha v e w i lll e a d t o aba ll oo nin g o f w ha tt h ey kn o w ab o u t u sers .^{'} " [Wh o Ow n s t h e M oo n ?] (h ttp s : // www . n y t im es . co m /2026/10/04/ w or l d / a s ia / w h o - o w n s - m oo n . h t m l) S e l am G e b re ki d an ∣ T h e N e w Y or k T im es ($ ) “The Outer Space Treaty declared that countries could not claim outer space ‘by means of use or occupation.’ Space exploration, the treaty said, should benefit all countries. …But nearly 60 years after the treaty was ratified, some questions still need answers. What jurisdiction can a state claim on a moon base? Can a company profit from the moon’s wealth? Can a nation or a company set up a perimeter and keep others out?” Related Articles The Dawn of the Age of the Exoskeleton We’ve Always Copied Nature. Now We Can Search It. 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