A team of researchers developed “parallel optical matrix-matrix multiplication” (POMMM), which could revolutionize tensor processing by enabling a single light source to perform multiple operations ...

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Microsoft Math Solver is a free tool that uses AI to recognize both printed and handwritten math. It’s particularly strong with geometric proofs and interactive graphing, and it pulls learning ...

Amanda Silver is a corporate vice president at Microsoft’s CoreAI division, where she works on tools for deploying apps and agentic systems within enterprises.

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Smart people in tech and VC say Jack Dorsey's Block layoffs are "the canary in the coal mine" when it comes to AI job cuts.