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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 ...

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Super Micro Computer faces deteriorating profit margins and slowing revenue growth amid intensifying competition from Dell, HPE, and Foxconn. SMCI's lack of captive financing and other factors put it ...

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BART trains didn't run for seven hours because of a computer equipment problem. This is the fourth major BART outage issue since May. Commuters were left to find alternative modes of transportation ...

BART trains were unable to start running early Friday morning after a computer equipment problem shut down the system, according to the transit agency. "A computer equipment problem following network ...

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