While beating an AI at a board game may seem relatively trivial, it can help us identify failure modes of the AI, or ways in which we can improve their training to avoid having them develop these ...

Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board. But he doesn't just want parents to teach their kids the game. Here's why he thinks chess should be required in every classroom.

Perplexity wants to be more than just an answer engine. On Wednesday, it launched Personal Computer, a new AI agent tool that can turn a spare Mac into a locally run AI system, pitching it as “a ...

It's worth knowing whether you're just playing a game you like — or maybe also improving your brain chemistry.

AI doomsters believe that AI will quickly become better at “everything.” That may not be true, but what if it is? What does that mean most immediately for the arts, where AI slop is already permeating ...

Ten years after a milestone victory, AI now dominates Go training. Players are figuring out what that means for the game.

Perplexity launches Computer, a $200-per-month AI agent that orchestrates 19 models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — raising big questions about profitability, platform risk, and the future of ...

To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...

In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain. Many such truces have held the title ...

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2026 with 324 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.

The chess prodigy's rise to stardom unfolds in director Rory Kennedy's new film 'Queen of Chess' Yves Forestier/Sygma via Getty; Courtesy of Netflix Judit Polgár's rise to chess stardom is documented ...

Framed as a sports tale, “Queen of Chess,” directed by Rory Kennedy, recounts the life of Judit Polgar, who battled sexism as much as rival players. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for ...