Archives — September 2026

“Mathematics should no longer be seen as an exclusive territory reserved for a select few.” In welcoming Hugo Duminil-Copin to École Polytechnique, Bruno Bellier, Acting President and CEO of the École, emphasized the importance of making mathematics more accessible and of better understanding the processes that lead to discovery and knowledge. A specialist in probability theory and statistical physics, Hugo Duminil-Copin is a professor at the University of Geneva and the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES). He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2022. In De l’autre côté du tableau noir – Les mathématiques à visage humain, co-authored with psychologist Emmanuel Sander, he explores how emotions, intuition, curiosity, and the willingness to make mistakes can contribute to learning mathematics. Speaking to students and members of the École’s leadership, Duminil-Copin chose to focus on the process of doing mathematics rather than solely on its results. His own experience illustrates this approach.

The French publisher is continuing its reorganization after establishing no fewer than five creative houses to house its franchises. This week, Ubisoft made yet another change. As a result, Creative House 2 has become Massive Entertainment and now oversees the Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, and The Division. New intellectual properties such as March of Giants are also falling under this umbrella. The entity will have "clear responsibility for the development and long-term growth of its brands. "

Foxconn Technology (2354. TW) held its Q3 2026 earnings call on September 30, unveiling first-half operating results and its strategic roadmap. The company's Q2 2026 EPS rebounded to NT$0.63, a marked improvement from NT$0.47 in Q1 and NT$0.38 in the same period of 2025. However, Q2 consolidated revenue of NT$30.34 billion (approximately $952.3 million) declined 26.4% year-over-year, primarily due to a high base effect from gaming console products. Management noted that July and August revenue showed a clear rebound, with monthly revenue growing 37.5% and 58.4% year-over-year, respectively. In terms of product mix, thermal modules benefited from AI-related product shipments that began ramping up in the second half of 2025, with first-half 2026 revenue growing 48% year-over-year and revenue share rising from 14% in Q1 to 16% — a key driver of structural improvement. The company also announced that its Louisville, Kentucky manufacturing base is expected to begin trial production in Q4 2026, initially targeting high-margin, low-volume, high-mix core ICT products and advanced AI devices, with a goal of reaching breakeven within one to two years of production launch.

Consider the high risks of making a chatbot — or an influencer — your doctor. At American Council on Science and Health, Mauro Proença warns against relying on such sources for medical advice. The story he reports is certainly sobering: A research team decided to set up popular chatbots with deliberately false information: In an article published in Nature, journalist Chris Stokel-Walker highlights how badly Large Language Models can confuse correct with incorrect information. Someone entering symptoms of sore, itchy, pink-tinted eyes over the past 18 months might have been told by several popular chatbots that they had “bixonimania,” a supposedly rare condition tied to blue-light exposure and said to cause 1% eyelid coloration (hyperpigmentation). It sounded manageable. It also didn’t exist.

Media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment has greenlit an adaptation of Raphael Montes’s “Uma Mulher No Escuro” (“A Woman in the Dark”) for Globoplay. The project will be led by Banijay’s Brazilian scripted label, A Fábrica, and is developed in partnership with the author’s development studio Casa Montes. The project was known to be in development at A Fábrica. Its Globoplay greenlight looks set to be announced at an Spotlight, “Inside Banijay’s Fiction Strategy: the Motor og Global IPs ” held on Sept. 30 afternoon at Madrid’s Iberseries & Platino Industria.

Gary Doss, a longtime real estate agent in Big Bear Lake, California, says sellers need to have "a tough conversation. " Vacation homes were once real estate's hottest play. Now they're a nightmare to sell.

One of the digital platforms that defined the social media landscape of the 2010s is planning a Hollywood comeback. Upworthy, which originally gained viral fame thanks to its positive, uplifting articles and photo galleries before shifting toward a more social-first content strategy after it was sold to Good Worldwide, is launching a studio.

When walking her roommate’s dog in New York City, Sofía Landi, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Elizabeth Buffalo at the University of Washington, noticed something funny. One day, the dog came across a slice of pizza on the ground, and on every walk after that, the dog dragged her back to the same street corner. “He had learned a map of the streets of New York, but he also learned a map of what matters in those streets,” Landi remembers.

This updated chart collection uses federal labor data to compare jobs and wages in the health care sector with the rest of the economy. Health sector employment has grown steadily while job growth in other non-farm sectors has plateaued. Over the past year, the health sector added 378,500 jobs—a 2% increase—compared with 0.2% growth in non-health, non-farm employment. Health care wage growth has slowed slightly compared to other industries over the past three years. Health care jobs now account for 11.6% of all non-farm jobs, up from 10.7% a decade ago. Since 1990, health sector employment has grown over three times as much as all other non-health, non-farm employment sectors, increasing most in outpatient settings (up 40% since August 2016.)

Gary Rosenberg, PhD, professor and Pilsbry Chair of Malacology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, third from right, and BEES students during a fieldwork experience. The students are, from left to right, Kylie Watermolen, Abby Holmberg, Kai Doron, Rachel Jean-Charles and Afomiya Esayas. Photo courtesy the College of Arts and Sciences. For nearly two centuries, most visitors encountered the Academy of Natural Sciences through its museum. But beyond the public galleries, a scientific enterprise has been — and continues to be — at work.

It has been announced that Massive Entertainment will now be Ubisoft’s Creative House 2, taking the lead on Tom Clancy’s The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell, alongside new original IP, including March of Giants. The announcement follows Ubisoft’s ongoing restructuring, which will see the French publisher cut an additional 180 million euros in its “third and final phase” of restructuring. Previously, Ubisoft said this would be 200 million euros; however, Insider Gaming understands that this has been cut to 180 million euros.

Dante Pettis was recently re-signed by the San Francisco 49ers, who originally drafted him back in 2018.

Hanke: It's about the jobs of tomorrow. Research must be translated more into value creation. Research and Technology Report 2026 shows Austria's strong starting position. Focus on key technologies, technological sovereignty and effective research funding.

Only about 500 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was roughly 3% of its current age, some of the first stars and galaxies had already begun to shine. Astronomers have generally expected that much of the gas around these young galaxies would still have been nearly pristine, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium, the basic elements that dominated the newborn cosmos. New evidence suggests that picture may be incomplete. A study led by astronomers at the University of Arizona and published in Nature Astronomy indicates that early galaxies were already sending heavier elements such as carbon and oxygen into surrounding space much sooner than expected.

A study released Tuesday suggests young Canadians are more likely to feel hopeless about the future of democracy in Canada than older residents. The Statistics Canada study found about a quarter of respondents aged 25 to 44 were “not at all hopeful” when asked to think about the future and about how democracy works in Canada. In comparison, those 65 and older were more likely to feel very hopeful (about 18 per cent) than not at all (about 10 per cent) about democracy’s functions. The vast majority of those 15 and older were a little or somewhat hopeful about democracy in the country. The study used data from a survey series conducted from 2022 to 2024 with a targeted sample size of about 70,000 people about democracy, their confidence in institutions and information, as well as their voting behaviour. Story continues below advertisement

BusinessThe chief executive officer of Stelco’s American parent company says “we will defend ourselves” if Ottawa files a lawsuit after Stelco announced it will idle production at a steel mill in HamiltonCleveland-Cliffs CEO says he supports both Trump and Canadian steel workersJeff Lagerquist · CBC News · Posted: Sep 30, 2026 11:32 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 2Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A company sign marks the entrance to the Stelco Hamilton Works Production facility in Hamilton. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will use 'all powers' at its disposal to pursue Stelco's U. S. owners 'to the fullest extent of the law' over job cuts. (Patrick Morrell/CBC)The chief executive officer of Stelco’s American parent company says "we will defend ourselves" if Ottawa files a lawsuit after it said it will idle production at a steel mill in Hamilton, resulting in up to 500 layoffs, due in part to the bitter trade war between Canada and the U. S.