The bad version of a good test
Ever since 1952, the largest known primes have all had the form 2n − 1, with one exception in 1989. The reason the largest known primes have this form is that it is easier to test whether these numbers are prime than other numbers. A number of the form 2n
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Read moreEquiom Appoints Vicky Stables as Managing Director of Jersey office
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Read moreHumain planning $10B VC fund to invest in US, European and Asian startups
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Read moreSpaceX’s ninth test flight of Starship launches into space, ends in a spin
SpaceX’s Starship successfully separated from its Super Heavy rocket booster and reached orbit Tuesday evening, but later began spinning and made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Indian Ocean. SpaceX had cleared the surrounding airspace where Starship was coming down, according to the company. The ninth test flight provided a mix
Read moreAnthropic launches a voice mode for Claude
Anthropic has begun to roll out a “voice mode” for its Claude chatbot apps. The voice mode (in beta for now) allows Claude mobile app users to have “complete spoken conversations with Claude,” and will arrive in English over the next few weeks, according to Anthropic’s official account on X
Read moreOpenAI may soon let you ‘sign in with ChatGPT’ for other apps
OpenAI is exploring ways for users to sign in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT account, the company noted on a web page published Tuesday. OpenAI is currently gauging interest from developers who might want to integrate this service into their apps. ChatGPT is quickly becoming one of the largest
Read moreRead-it-later app Pocket is shutting down — here are the best alternatives
Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights.
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