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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

A computer issue sparked a ground stop that affected Delta flights on Friday morning. The ground stop was in effect until around 9 a.m. Friday, when it was changed to a “ground delay,” per the Federal ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

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Another chaotic day of travel for BART commuters caused by a computer equipment issue extended nearly into Friday afternoon before the transit agency resumed full service following a full-system ...

All BART stations reopened for service late Friday morning after a computer problem shut down train service systemwide for hours, according to the transit agency. Starting at 4:30 a.m., issues arose ...