The news that grabbed the artificial intelligence community, and the popular imagination, on Tuesday, was the announcement by the San Francisco-based research institute OpenAI that it had taught a ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking you need to be a genius—or at least really, really lucky—to solve a Rubik’s Cube. After all, it took Hungarian professor Ernö Rubik, a full month to solve his famous ...

You’d be forgiven for assuming that this video was the work of a talented animator, a visual effects artist, or an illusionist. But the only magic at play here is magnets and a magnificent execution ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scramble a Rubik’s cube, and you will create one of 43 quintillion ...

You seemed so amazed by the "magician" who swallows a Rubik's Cube, swirls it around in his stomach and when he vomits it back up, the Rubik's Cube is solved. Actually, it's not such a mysterious ...

To win the World Cube Championships -- a place where top competitors can solve the frustrating (to the rest of us) Rubik's Cube puzzle in under 10 seconds -- Max Park deftly flipped the squares into ...

Rochester, N.Y. — A unique celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube took place on Saturday at the Strong National Museum of Play. Talented speedcuber Thompson Clarke visited the ...

Solving a Rubik's cube is maybe one of the most mind-boggling ways to distract your mind, but actor Joel Courtney swears by it as a way to free your mind — all it takes is time, patience, and a little ...

A machine has taught itself to solve a Rubik’s Cube without human assistance, according to a group of UC Irvine researchers. Two algorithms developed by the researchers, collectively called Deep Cube, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For those outside the fold, the Rubik’s cube is cognitive ...