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Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface ...

Loek van Wely discusses chess, politics, and the Global Chess League, reflecting on challenges and rising talents in the ...

This week, a long-standing mystery of how lupus is linked to the Epstein-Barr virus has been solved, the first radio ...

World Cup chess, which will give Candidates spots for top-3 finishers, resumes at Resort Rio in Goa on Tuesday after Monday’s ...

Tom Goldstein lived a double life—and is now fighting federal charges for alleged financial crimes. Why did he risk it all to play cards?

Demis Hassabis has spent much of the past decade trying to unlock the secrets of the universe through artificial intelligence ...

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In a tense Chess World Cup match, R Praggnanandhaa secured a draw against GM Daniil Dubov despite multiple blunders, as five ...

Futurist Ray Kurzweil foresees human immortality. He predicts artificial intelligence will match human intelligence by 2029.

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