‘Shop in China’ travel boom risks complicating PBOC’s yuan math
Foreign visitors to the capital city of Beijing spent an unprecedented 50.6 billion yuan in 2025 A SURGE in foreign travellers strolling in Beijing’s Summer Palace and binging on…
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The Math on AI Agents Doesn’t Add Up
The big AI companies promised us that 2025 would be “the year of the AI agents.” It turned out to be the year of talking about AI agents, and kicking the can for that transformational…
Trump Officials Admit Math Error in Plan to Gut SNAP Funding
Representative Nancy Pelosi is making room for a new generation of Democrats. The former House speaker announced Thursday she will retire at the end of her current term. She will exit when…
Dr. Oz Fails Obvious Math Question Trying to Defend Trump Drug Prices
“As much as it’s our wish or aspiration, we have decided not to bring it this stage to the Knesset, because now on the table, we have huge efforts to everything that Trump’s plan will be…
Google did the math on AI’s energy footprint
Ever wonder how much energy it takes when you ask an AI to draft an email, plan a vacation, or role-play as a friend? Google just shed some light: The company calculated the energy, water,…
Trump Fumbles Basic Math Concept Trying to Brag About Drug Prices
Jonathan Thompson, executive director and CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association, told NBC the move was “inappropriate behavior of a partner organization,” adding, “We’re all on the…
Trump Fails Basic Math Problem Trying to Brag About Drug Prices
Introduced by Representative Thomas Massie, who has a habit of actually standing up to Donald Trump, the bill aims to “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all…
Trump Treasury Secretary Reveals Administration’s Unhinged Budget Math
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly succeeded, as GOP leaders say the president’s centerpiece…
The Download: AI’s role in math, and calculating its energy footprint
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk has turned on Trump He called Trump’s domestic policy…
What’s next for AI and math
This year, a number of LRMs, which try to solve a problem step by step rather than spit out the first result that comes to them, have achieved high scores on the American Invitational…
Trump Education Secretary Gets Embarrassing Math Lesson in Hearing
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing New Jersey’s acting Attorney General Alina Habba and a Department of Homeland Security special agent on allegations of false arrest and malicious…
Even Fox News Grilled Treasury Secretary on Budget Bill Math
The Trump administration doesn’t want you to trust independent analysis of their “big, beautiful” tax bill. The bill—now headed to the Senate—proposes cutting upward of $880 billion from…
Top Democrat Reveals the Sick Math of Republicans’ Budget Bill
Republicans are forcing through the president’s “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill despite opposition from within their party, and despite opposition from the American public. While…
Why today’s youth need more math, logic, and grammar skills
The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay…
These 30 Designer-Vibe Zara Buys Just Saved Me $24,246 (Yes, I Did the Math)
Shopping online for a living means that my brain is basically a catalog for every important fashion item that's worth knowing about right now. If there's a buyworthy fashion item somewhere…
Low math and English scores mark the nation's report card, California and L.A. included
Instead of hoped-for improvements from pandemic-era campus closures, math and English test scores of fourth- and eighth-graders largely held steady or declined nationwide — results that…
Woman's convoluted "hair math" calculation before shower goes viral
A woman's "hair math" dilemma has divided the internet, sparking a debate about how often women should wash their locks. Kathrin Downs (@kathrin_downs) shared a relatable conundrum on…