OpenAI Just Solved One of the Hardest Problems in Math
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What top headlines are covered in the WSJ PM edition on September 8?
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A dozen nations say they'll impose trade restrictions on Israel over its expansion of settlements in the West Bank. Plus, OpenAI says it solved one of the hardest problems in math.
They've been able to show that these models are becoming increasingly powerful and can do lots of stuff that would have sounded really improbable and even impossible not all that long ago.
And a growing number of colleges are admitting students who didn't even apply directly. It's Tuesday, September eighth. I'm Alex Osolev for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News? The top headlines and business stories that move the world today. We begin this evening in Washington, where Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III announced that he's retiring and will leave by the end of the year. Bunch is the first African-American and the first historian to lead the institution, which is the world's largest museum and research complex.
Why is Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch resigning and what tensions led to his departure?
His departure follows more than a year of tension with President Trump over the way US history is portrayed at the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian's governing board of regents is expected to name an acting chief. In New York City, officials have released documents that detail what the city knew about the toxic conditions around Ground Zero after the September eleventh terrorist attacks. It will be twenty-five years since September eleventh this Friday. New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani said today that more people have died from related illnesses than the nearly 3,000 who were killed on that day.
People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air.
First responders and others who lived and worked in the area around the World Trade Center site have suffered from respiratory illnesses and chronic conditions, including cancer, as a result of their exposure. Researchers have found that first responders and other workers at the World Trade Center site are more likely to have leukemia than the average person.
These are documents that show what the city knew about the toxic air around Ground Zero, when they knew it, and how they acted to limit liability. They contain details about DEP's response. They show how asbestos was found nearly everywhere that inspectors tested, and they will help New Yorkers access the health care they need.
The documents are now on a public portal operated by the city, and more documents will be added to it over the next year. Twelve countries said today that they would impose new trade restrictions on Israel over the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. The UK was the first country to announce the measures. Speaking at the House of Commons today, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the country would stop direct trade with the West Bank settlements.
Which countries are imposing new trade restrictions on Israel over West Bank settlements?
We refuse to be bystanders to further suffering and to the destruction of the two state solution.
The other countries included Canada and European nations like France and Norway. Israel accused the UK of interfering in its sovereign affairs and retaliated by saying it would close the British consulate in East Jerusalem and expel British representatives from the US led coordination center for post war Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Florida that the UK had alerted the Trump administration to its plans before the announcement. Rubio said that the US wouldn't do what the UK did, but that Trump hadn't commented yet.
We share the goal of stability. We don't want to see uh some uptick in violence or an uptick in in uh conflict or tensions in the West Bank at a very tenuous time in the region. There's always tenuous times.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What top headlines are covered in the WSJ PM edition on September 8?
0:00–1:32
2
Why is Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch resigning and what tensions led to his departure?
1:32–3:19
3
Which countries are imposing new trade restrictions on Israel over West Bank settlements?
3:19–4:59
4
How did recent market moves affect the Dow and biotech stocks like Amgen and Novartis?
4:59–6:42
5
What does WSJ Science of Success columnist Ben Cohen say about OpenAI’s Navier‑Stokes breakthrough?
6:42–8:12
6
How is Meta’s new AI agent Muse designed to help everyday users?
8:12–9:18
7
What is ‘direct admissions’ and how are colleges using it to recruit students?
9:18–10:11
8
How can listeners share their questions about higher education on the WSJ podcast?
10:11–11:12
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