Neowin News Feed for: Math

DeepSeek launches new math-oriented model to solve secrets of the universe

Paul Hill — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:14:02 +0000

DeepSeek has launched a new math-facing model that will help humans unlock new math discoveries to better understand the universe. Read more...

Google's NotebookLM now supports native LaTeX rendering

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:18:01 +0000

Google's NotebookLM now natively supports LaTeX equation rendering across chat, flashcards, and quizzes. Read more...

A near 200 year old math problem has finally been cracked

Sayan Sen — Tue, 13 May 2025 14:16:01 +0000

A couple of smart scientists have finally managed to crack a mathematics problem that is nearly 200 years old. Read more...

Google Search and Lens add more features to solve math and science problems

Anushe Fawaz — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:28:02 +0000

Users, especially in the field of academics, can now get help from new capabilities in Search and Lens by Google. The latest updates solve equations, integrals, and word problems more easily. Read more...

Duolingo wants to teach more than languages and its starting with maths and music

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:08:01 +0000

Duolingo has announced that it's bringing maths and music lessons to its app. The new subjects will first arrive for iOS users before expanding more widely. The subjects can be accessed in the app. Read more...

OpenAI develops LLM that uses a chain of thought like humans

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 May 2023 21:50:01 +0000

OpenAI is currently researching process supervision, a method for reducing the number of hallucinations produced by LLMs. It has had success with maths datasets but needs to be tested generally. Read more...

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News Staff — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:00:01 +0000

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News Staff — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:46:01 +0000

With today's highlighted deal, you can save $80 off a lifetime subscription to over 50 educational apps for your kids! Grammar, comprehension, colors, animals, geography, math, and more Read more...

Latest OneNote update solves those algebraic equations for you

Justin Luna — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:04:01 +0000

A new update for Microsoft's OneNote app now includes an 'ink math assistant.' The feature solves written math problems by the user, and teaches them step-by-step how the equation was solved. Read more...

Instant equation solver PhotoMath finally makes its way to Android

Jett Goldsmith — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 03:36:01 +0000

After many months of waiting from Android users, instant math equation solver PhotoMath, has finally arrived on the platform. The company behind the app says it's the most powerful version yet. Read more...

Microsoft is hoping you'll count on its new Math app for Windows Phone

Usama Jawad — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a math-learning app for Windows Phone users which it hopes will help teachers and students to approach the subject in a more engaging and interesting way. Read more...

PhotoMath on Windows Phone lets you solve math problems instantly

Jett Goldsmith — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:02:01 +0000

PhotoMath, a camera-based app on Windows Phone and iOS, utilizes photo recognition to instantly display the results of almost any mathematical expression you point your phone at. Read more...

Slow News Saturday: Google flubs on basic math problem

Brad Sams — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:55:28 +0000

A small bug in Google's search engine has been uncovered that causes the search engine to provide the wrong answer to a basic math problem but Microsoft's Bing engine can compute it correctly. Read more...

Google launches 34 button calculator for search results

John Callaham — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:32:38 +0000

Google has now added a 34 button calculator feature in its search engine, allowing users to interact with Google in some new and interesting ways besides just generating answers to questions. Read more...

Word 2007 Add-in: Microsoft Math

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:26:47 +0000

The Microsoft Math Add-in for Microsoft Office Word 2007 makes it easy to create graphs, perform calculations, and solve for variables with equations created in Word. The Microsoft Math Add-in adds computational and graphing capabilities... Read more...

Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Math 3.0

Tue, 15 May 2007 23:22:43 +0000

According to an independent survey commissioned by Microsoft Corporation, 77% of teachers and 73% of parents claim math and science are the most difficult homework subjects for students, yet only 36% of parents feel capable... Read more...

Sun researchers: Computers do bad math

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 04:18:24 +0000

On Feb. 25, 1991, during the first Gulf War, a Scud missile hit U.S. Army barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 U.S. soldiers. The barracks was defended by a Patriot missile defense system, which... Read more...