This result is much more relevant than either Perelman's proof of the Poincare Conjuncture or Wiles' proof or Fermat's Conjuncture, both of which got huge coverage in the mainstream media. If you think this is relevant to "no one but computer scientists" you are naive about the ramifications of the result.
The proof is unverified but most qualified sources say it is one of the best efforts in many years, it could even be the proof. This was the #1 news in most technical blogs yesterday.
The thing is, we can't talk about any result yet. So far, we only have a paper which didn't even underwent peer-review. I'm sure it will get enormous media coverage, but not sooner than it gets published.
The proof is unverified but most qualified sources say it is one of the best efforts in many years, it could even be the proof. This was the #1 news in most technical blogs yesterday.