How medieval chess created a space in which players, regardless of race, could engage as equals

In the medieval European imagination, racial difference was often highly polarized. Black people were perceived either as ...

AI has mastered chess, so humans are changing the rules of the game

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest ...
PCMag

The Power of Plain English: Build Professional Apps With Base44

With the arrival of the Base44 vibe-coding platform, natural language could be the new language of software development.
Popular Science

Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves

🛍️ Amazon Big Spring Sale: 100+ editor-approved deals worth buying right now 🛍️ By Andrew Paul Published Feb 26, 2026 2:28 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred ...
The Verge

ByteDance’s next-gen AI model can generate clips based on text, images, audio, and video

Seedance 2.0 can take camera movement, visual effects, and motion into account. Seedance 2.0 can take camera movement, visual effects, and motion into account. is a news writer who covers the ...
9to5google

YouTube Music adding ‘AI Playlist’ with text-based playlist generation

Google has announced that YouTube Music is adding a new “AI Playlist” feature that lets users generate new playlists through text prompts, but it’s only for Premium subscribers. Rolling out now, “AI ...
Jane's Information Group

Stella Tecnologia conducts test flight of turbine engine-based UAV

The Albatroz tactical UAV fitted out with a combustion engine, seen here at Stella's plant in March 2025. (Victor Barreira) Brazilian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) specialist Stella Tecnologia ...
Search Engine Land

OpenAI moves on ChatGPT ads with impression-based launch

OpenAI is preparing to launch impression-based ads inside ChatGPT as early as February, marking a faster-than-expected step into advertising. What’s happening. According to a report, OpenAI is already ...
The New York Times

Months After a Tragedy, the Chess World Remains Divided

The death of Daniel Naroditsky exposed the conflicts between the game’s traditional wing and its many online stars. The death of Daniel Naroditsky exposed the conflicts between the game’s traditional ...
Reuters

Norway's Carlsen claims sixth world rapid chess title in Qatar

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Magnus Carlsen won his sixth world rapid championship title at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Qatar on Sunday. The Norwegian finished the tournament with 10.5 ...
Inverse

A Strange Twist On Chess Makes For An Excellent Roguelike Strategy Game In Shotgun King

Shotgun King is a surprisingly clever strategy game that’s also a silly twist on chess. Punkcake Délicieux In Shotgun King, you play as a mad tyrant fighting to put down a rebellion in his dominion — ...
WXII 12 NEWS

VIDEO: Man finds exotic python in SUV engine in Tennessee

What a Tennessee man thought was car trouble turned out to be a secret passenger under his hood — a long, yellow python.But this type of snake isn't native to the U.S. Several days ago, Jesse Hodge ...