Some mathematical statements feel so intuitive that they seem beyond doubt. Yet in certain cases, proving them has resisted decades — or even centuries — of effort. The gap between intuition and ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s not a sentiment that will come naturally to many given the often eye-watering salaries of those in ...

In a world where data breaches and spying are common, zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are becoming a powerful cryptographic tool that lets you prove that something is true without revealing the secret ...

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The powerful new documentary special “Living Proof” will premiere on Hulu on Dec. 1 in honor of World AIDS Day. The documentary, which honors the lived experiences of Black women with HIV, is produced ...

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Digital identity verification and transaction security platform Proof is launching Certify, a new cryptographically secure digital identity tool. Launched on Thursday, Proof says Certify enables ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 1, 2024 For centuries, students have learned that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the ...