Can you figure out easy-looking math sum in 30 seconds by remembering the special rule?

The answer to this mathematical brain teaser is NOT 40 - can YOU solve it in 30 seconds by remembering the special rule?
IEEE

A Fixed-Time Proximal Gradient Neurodynamic Network With Time-Varying Coefficients for Composite Optimization Problems and Sparse Optimization Problems With Log-Sum Function

Abstract: This article presents a novel proximal gradient neurodynamic network (PGNN) for solving composite optimization problems (COPs). The proposed PGNN with time-varying coefficients can be ...
IEEE

Design of a Quantum Walk Circuit to Solve the Subset-sum Problem

Abstract: Search algorithms based on quantum walks have emerged as a promising approach to solve computational problems across various domains, including combinatorial optimization, and cryptography.
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This math problem has never failed, not once

The Collatz Conjecture is defined by a rule simple enough for a child to follow. No matter what number you start with, the process always appears to end the same way — and it has never been observed ...
National Review

Newsom Has His Own Massive State Fraud Problem

California’s scandal dwarfs Minnesota’s. Tim Walz perp-walked himself out of the Minnesota governor’s race this past week, beset by evidence that fraudsters have plundered his state’s federally funded ...