AI solves Knuth's open problem: "Shock! Shock! I learned yesterday that an open problem I’d been working on for several weeks had just been solved by Claude Opus 4.6... It seems that I’ll have to revise my opinions about 'generative AI' one of these days." www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/paper...

it's interesting how folks on Bluesky talk mostly about the failures of systems like Claude, while some mathematicians and computer scientists like Tao and Knuth are using these systems to solve problems. I think what you get out of these systems depends a lot on what you put in.

Meanwhile Russia continues the infamous ‘human safari’ in Ukraine: This morning Russian drone bombed a civilian car in Ukrainian city of Kherson. A 47 y.o. man who was next to the car suffered a shrapnel wound to the leg, contusion, explosive and closed craniocerebral injuries. He was hospitalised

Italian PM Meloni accused Russia of shattering international law and causing global chaos, stating that the "explosive situation" in the Middle East is a direct consequence of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

NEW: The US and Israel are striking Iran’s drone and missile facilities to reduce the pressure on missile and drone interceptors – a capability the US is denying Ukraine by refusing to provide Tomahawk cruise missiles. Latest assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar030326 More ⤵️🧵1/4

The UN General Assembly has adopted the resolution "Advancing a Comprehensive, Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine." The resolution calls for an immediate ceasefire, respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the exchange of prisoners of war, and the release of all unlawfully detained persons.

Thank you so much for joining the meetings and marches in support of Ukraine this week, and for sharing your support online as well. Watching it feels like a hug 🫂💙💛

⚡️The UN General Assembly just passed a major resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the return of all deported children.

The Air Force stated that over four years of war, Ukrainian air defense has destroyed more than 140,000 aerial targets. Among them: ▪️86 Kh-47M2 "Kinzhal" aeroballistic missiles; ▪️709 "Kalibr" cruise missiles; ▪️2,459 Kh-101 cruise missiles; ▪️13 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles;

🇫🇷🇺🇦 On the fourth anniversary of the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the French lit up the Eiffel Tower in Paris in the colors of the Ukrainian flag as a sign of support "We remain shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine" — Macron

🇺🇦 Ukrainian War Plan from Defense Minister Fedorov 📍Close the sky — 100% detection of air threats and 95% interception of missiles and drones. 📍Stop the enemy on land, sea and in cyberspace — more than 200 eliminated occupiers per 1 km². 📍Deprive Russia of a resource for war — cut off oil revenues.

Omg you guys ! Russian embassy in Seoul took down that disgusting banner ! South Korea MFA ordered them to, reports say. Russia also canceled the march they planned , with 50 or so people and obviously to support the invasion. Canceled ! Maybe democracy has some teeth indeed. Thanks South Korea🇰🇷 🇺🇦

Russia's war against Ukraine didn't start with its full-scale invasion on February 24th 2022, it started with the annexation of Crimea. Here is a compilation of interesting snippets of the Russian state media's coverage over the last decade. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3er...

Seoul glows for Ukraine after demand for Russia to remove pro-war banner. 🧵 1/4 ⬇️

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The Secret Math behind Catchy Melodies : Position-Contents Duality Symmetry uwaterloo.ca/news/media/s...

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Trump is lying about there being a security need for taking Greenland. Trump wants Greenland because the tech bros want Greenland's natural resources.

NEW: CTP-ISW has recorded 89 protests across 21 provinces in Iran since the Jan. 6 data cutoff, incl. 19 in Tehran. The protests continue to primarily take place in western Iran and in smaller, less populated areas. Iran Update, Jan. 7, 2026: isw.pub/IranUpdate01... More Key Takeaways ⬇️ (1/6)

Gasoline supplies in Crimea were supposedly 'improving', yet there’s no fuel at the major ATAN and TES gas stations.

I'm first person in history to find multiple ways to have my enemy to defend themselves using my money. I remain a master strategist.

⚡️Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree appointing Kyrylo Budanov as head of the Presidential Office.

Zelensky stated that Kyrylo Budanov will head the Presidential Office, replacing Andriy Yermak in this position. According to Ukrainian media reports, the Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Ivashchenko, will also take over the HUR, replacing Budanov.

Gen. Budanov congratulates Commander Kapustin on his resurrection, "which is always nice to see". russia paid $500,00 to have Kapustin killed - as reported 27 Dec. 2025. Actually Ukraine's intelligence services faked Kasputin's death & claimed the bounty money, now going to defend Ukraine.

The money will now fund Ukrainian special forces. The month-long operation identified both the Russian planners and hired executors. Budanov welcomed Kapustin back, praising the flawless execution of the op.

Ukraine’s GUR staged the death of Russian Volunteer Corps commander Denis Kapustin, duping Russian intelligence into paying $500,000 for his “elimination.”

See Budanov in the video? Via @kyivpost.com Denis Kapustin, aka White Rex, a Russian national who led the Russian Volunteer Corps & chose to fight AGAINST Russia was reported missing & killed on Dec 27th. Ukraine's HUR deceived Russian security services, kept Kapustin alive. 1/2

Wait, what Denis Kapustin is head of Russian Volunteer Corps on Ukrainian side, who was previously reported as killed in action Turns out he is alive, and it was a 🇺🇦 intelligence operation Here you see Kapustin, Budanov, and a 🇺🇦 intelligence officer discussing it

Saying Kremlin believes a ceasefire will prolong the war admits that we intend to keep invading.

The issue of Donbas is still unresolved, but I think it will be resolved, Trump said.

⚡️ President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s 20-point peace plan is 90% agreed and security guarantees are finalized at a joint press conference with President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy says he agreed to meet Trump and European leaders in Washington in January and that Ukraine is ready for peace.

Trump said Putin told him he wants to end the war and sounded “very serious.” He also said Putin is not agreeing to a ceasefire.

Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed" Right, of course! That’s why they erase our towns from the map, bomb our infrastructure and businesses. To force us to rebuild everything and succeed. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

⚡️ Zelenskyy says Ukraine and the US reached 100% agreement on security guarantees.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Zelensky: Thank you, President Trump, for a wonderful meeting. We had a meaningful conversation on all issues and highly appreciate the progress that the Ukrainian and American teams have made in recent weeks.

Kudos to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for keeping himself together after Trump‘s statement that „Russia wants Ukraine to succeed“. I would have bursted out laughing. But his facial expressions are priceless.

Just came here to tell you the light has returned. Oh how joyful and hopeful it feels, everytime

Just implement and enforce the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 and watch how must different the world will look in 2 months.

To him, it’s a kind of power flex, but in reality he is simply admiring a war criminal in front of the president of the victim nation. It doesn't looks powerful, it looks sadistic and dumb.

About the press conference: Trump is absolutely detached from reality. He doesn’t understand how to end this war or what he is doing. But he visibly enjoys bragging about his relationship with putin and their sweet phone calls in front of Zelenskyy.

🇺🇸 Trump: Putin wants Ukraine to succeed. And Zelensky’s reaction…

I was listening to an interview with Johnny Marr. He shared this quote by Pablo Picasso, which I think is great: “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”

It is a mass grave, and a reminder of who Russia really is.

Now they repaint the walls and pretend nothing happened. As if fresh plaster can bury the screams. As if renovation can overwrite memory. But crimes don’t disappear when you cover them with concrete. Mariupol remembers. Ukraine remembers. The world must remember.