Australian actor Martin Grelis, who appeared in the 1999 first installment of The Matrix film series, has died at the age of 57. “Martin was a bright spark who lit up every room he was in—a talented ...

The idea that reality—the universe, our world, and everything we perceive—is a simulation has fascinated philosophers and scientists for millennia, but new findings suggest that the theory, despite ...

One of the fundamental operations in machine learning is computing the inverse of a square matrix. But not all matrices have an inverse. The most common way to check if a matrix has an inverse or not ...

Dozens of machine learning algorithms require computing the inverse of a matrix. Computing a matrix inverse is conceptually easy, but implementation is one of the most challenging tasks in numerical ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike ...

More powerful engines made the Matrix's 2009 redesign feel more eager to drive. We measured an impressive 27 mpg overall from the optional 2.4-liter four-cylinder; all-wheel-drive remained an option.

ChatGPT has already wreaked havoc on classrooms and changed how teachers approach writing homework, since OpenAI publicly launched the generative AI chatbot in late 2022. School administrators rushed ...

One scene reflects the themes — A.I., fake news, transgender lives and Gen X — that make the film a classic. By Alissa Wilkinson Neo, the hero of “The Matrix,” is sure he lives in 1999. He has a green ...

The Glitch in the Matrix phenomenon is an uncanny experience that seemingly can’t be explained rationally. As its name suggests, it’s inspired by a scene in 1999 sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix. Here, ...