Vermont students are ‘well below’ proficiency goals in math and English, according to state report

A majority of Vermont’s students are “well below” math and English language arts proficiency goals, while the state’s public education system “is not yet consistently delivering strong and sustained ...
IEEE

A 10.8–14.5-GHz Eight-Phase 12.5%-Duty-Cycle Nonoverlapping LO Generator With Automatic Phase-and-Duty-Cycle Calibration

Abstract: A 10.8–14.5-GHz eight-phase 12.5%-duty-cycle nonoverlapping LO generator is proposed for 60-GHz eight-path-filtering subsampling receivers. A four-stage ring oscillator (RO) is followed by ...
International Rescue Committee

5 urgent problems the world faces in 2026

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...
Wired

A New AI Math Startup Just Cracked 4 Previously Unsolved Problems

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...
Wall Street Journal

Microsoft’s Pivotal AI Product Is Running Into Big Problems

Microsoft’s MSFT-2.58%decrease; red down pointing triangle Copilot chatbot has become central to its artificial-intelligence strategy as the company’s close partnership with OpenAI diminishes. But the ...