Is the Sum of Three Cubes Solved for the Number 33 by a Planetary Supercomputer?

[kaliprasad]

https://www.quantamagazine.org/sum-of-three-cubes-problem-solved-for-stubborn-number-33-20190326/

has the details

 

[I like Serena]

Additionally, the number 42 was solved just a little bit later.
It's already mentioned in the article you refer to as an Editor's Note.

So a planetary supercomputer solved the problem of the number 42, finally giving meaning to Life, the Universe, and Everything.