Today's headlines spotlight AI's expanding grip on science and industry—from a controversial math breakthrough and trust concerns around OpenAI to fresh funding for AI-powered machining—alongside programming shakeups at Shopify and Microsoft and scientists finally explaining a cosmic particle that wasn't supposed to reach Earth.

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How an AI math breakthrough ignited a controversy | Science | AAAS

OpenAI's multimillion-dollar effort to solve the Navier-Stokes problem has sparked a dispute over who deserves credit for the AI math breakthrough.

OpenAI spent millions to solve the Navier-Stokes problem, but who should get credit?

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CloudNC raises $20m to expand AI tools for precision machining - Engineer Live

CloudNC has raised $20 million in funding to scale its CAM Assist AI tools for precision machining from early adoption to broader commercial use.

The funding round comes as CloudNC moves from early adoption of CAM Assist to broader commercial scale

Alluxa Optics Power NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Mission

Alluxa is providing optical components for NASA's Roman Space Telescope mission.

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UK politics: Visitor levy powers should be in place by March 2028 in England, ministers say – as it happened | Politics | The Guardian

UK ministers say visitor levy powers should be in place in England by March 2028, with the charge calculated as a percentage of accommodation costs rather than a flat fee.

Downing Street gives more details of plan, saying it would be charged as a percentage of accommodation costs, not a flat fee

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