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25 Fields Medalists Just Declared War on AI. Mathematics May Never Be the Same.
Is AI destroying mathematics? The fury of 25 Fields Medalists and the crisis of mathematical subjectivity September 8: OpenAI announced that the Navier-Stokes equations had been solved. September 11: 25 Fields Medalists published a joint protest. September 12: News emerged that OpenAI was attempting the Riemann Hypothesis and P vs NP.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
He Left OpenAI and Anthropic Because They’re Betting Your Life on AI
Betting the Fate of All Humanity 1 On September 8, 2026, a 27-year-old Briton posted a tweet on X. His name was Jacob Coxon. Over the previous three years, he had done model pretraining at OpenAI and then Anthropic, and he was one of the core contributors to the GPT-4o system card. Earlier this year, he left OpenAI for Anthropic because he identified with Anthropic's reputation for safety. Four months later, he resigned. Not just leaving Anthropic, but leaving the AI industry altogether.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
You’re Still in the Loop: 10 Frontier Engineering Principles for the AI Agent Era
Frontier Engineering: Ten Principles for Software Engineers in the Age of AI Agents At eleven p.m., you are still waiting on a chat window.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
The $200 Button Went Gray: OpenAI’s Quiet Admission That AI Agents Broke the Subscription Model
The gray button on the $200 tier: why OpenAI paused Pro 20X On September 10, 2026, Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI's VP of Product and Platform, posted a statement on X that ran under a hundred words. ChatGPT Pro's $200 tier was pausing new subscriptions and plan upgrades. The reason was restrained. He said the plan "puts the most pressure on our systems," and the company hoped to make "the smallest possible adjustment."
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
He Walked Away From a Fortune Two Months Before It Vested. What He Said About AI Should Terrify You.
The Whistle On September 8, 2026, Jacob Coxon shut down his Anthropic laptop. He left a worn keyboard cover on his desk. Its edges had already curled. He had put it on when he joined OpenAI three years earlier, then carried it to Anthropic. He never replaced it.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
Apple’s Foldable iPhone Is Finally Here. The Real Fight Isn’t About the Crease.
At around 2 a.m. Beijing time on September 10, Apple announced the foldable phone it had been rumored to be working on for years. The iPhone Duo folds like a book. When closed, the outer screen is about 5.4 inches. When open, the inner screen is about 7.6 inches, close to an iPad mini. The 256GB China model costs 15,999 yuan. The top 2TB version costs 26,499 yuan. It is the most expensive iPhone.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
Samsung Says China Stole 620 DRAM Steps. The Blueprints Tell a Different Story.
620 process steps On July 27, 2026, CXMT listed on the STAR Market. It rose 465% at the open, reaching a market value of 3.28 trillion yuan and surpassing ICBC. First-day turnover was 141.2 billion yuan.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
The iPhone 18 Pro Is Better. That Is Not Why It Costs More.
iPhone 18 Pro price increase: the upgrade did not hold it up. Memory and storage chips did. After Apple’s fall 2026 event, the iPhone 18 Pro starts at 9,999 yuan and the Pro Max at 10,999 yuan. The top configuration reaches 21,499 yuan. The previous Pro started at 8,999 yuan and the Pro Max at 9,999 yuan. Each rose by 1,000 yuan.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
Apple’s First Foldable Costs $2,200. It’s a Work Phone, Not a Toy.
Apple's First Foldable: Competent, Not Revolutionary Apple opened its foldable chapter on September 10, 2026. The iPhone Duo starts at 15,999 yuan in mainland China and reaches 26,499 yuan for the 2TB model.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
Samsung Called Apple’s Foldable “Reheated Leftovers.” Then Its Own $2,899 Tri-Fold Died in 90 Days.
In the early hours of September 10, 2026, while Apple’s event was still underway, Samsung’s official U.S. X account fired off its first post. It called the iPhone Duo a “Sims sequel.” Then came the second: “So far, so same.” The third was screenshotted most: “Wait until you’ve finished reheating our leftovers.”
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
They Solved a 90-Year-Old Math Problem in 88 Hours. Then the Accusations Started.
Compute Power, Poaching, and the “Data Original Sin” That Cannot Be Ruled Out On September 8, OpenAI’s server cluster finished what may have been the most expensive weekend sprint in the history of mathematics.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01
I Let GPT-6 Astra Rewrite Red Alert 2 for 14 Days. It Never Stopped.
Where GPT-6 Astra is strong: a few cases that run On the night of September 6, a repo called ra2.exe started running. The plan had three stages: Pre-Alpha for UI, Alpha for combat, Beta for Battle.net and multiplayer. About 400 commits a day. No time to read code. Only the screen.
By Jinabout a month ago in 01