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French mathematician Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields Medal winner, said he cried after an OpenAI breakthrough in mathematics. He was speaking during a video conference organised on 8 October by the French Mathematical Society, according to Le Monde.
Source: Kassataya
Chinese astronomers have discovered pulsar J1856−0039, a binary neutron star system with the lowest total mass ever measured for this type of object. Detected using the FAST radio telescope and reported in Physical Review Letters, the discovery could help test general relativity and study extreme astrophysical phenomena, according to the team led by Han Jinlin of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Source: Alwihda Info
The 2026 JEPPC government exhibition in Burkina Faso welcomed nearly 200,000 visitors, with 700 exhibitors on more than 140 stands dedicated to national dishes and products. The Ministry of Digital Transition won first prize among 28 institutional stands assessed, according to the results presented at the closing ceremony by Minister Pingwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo, reports Lefaso.
Source: Lefaso
After the loss of AngoSat-1 in 2018, Russia supplied Angola with a replacement satellite, AngoSat-2, launched on 12 October 2022, around two years later than the announced deadline. The spacecraft, built by Russian company ISS Reshetnev, is now active, Reuters reports.
Source: 24haubenin
Microsoft and POST Luxembourg have inaugurated a new Azure Extended Zone in Luxembourg, strengthening the local deployment of Microsoft’s cloud services. The inauguration took place on Monday in the presence of Luxembourg’s Minister for the Economy, according to Lessentiel.
Source: L’essentiel
Smartphones now complement the viewing of sports competitions, enabling spectators to check statistics, actions, reactions and scores during matches. This shift concerns football, basketball and streaming in particular, according to Corbeau News Centrafri.
Source: Corbeaunews Centrafrique
The Gen J Foundation has presented its Innovation Pact 2026-2031 to move from analysing challenges to delivering concrete projects and better connect innovation stakeholders in Morocco. The 2025 National Innovation Survey, conducted with the Moroccan Observatory of Management Practices, found that 25% of the companies surveyed generated more than 30% of their turnover from recent innovations, according to Le Matin.
Source: Le Matin
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