Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang publicly challenged Google's Gemini model on X, citing a benchmark where Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 surpassed Gemini 3.6 Flash in key AI tasks. This comes as Google launched its updated Gemini 3.6 Flash, highlighting intense competition in the AI sector.
ResearchClawBench, developed by Shanghai AI Lab, evaluates AI agents' ability to conduct independent research against human-written papers. Concurrently, Zhejiang University launched Qiushi Engine, an LLM-based agent designed for end-to-end autonomous scientific discovery in real physical environments.
ResearchClawBench tests AI agents' research capabilities against human papers to see if they can match or exceed human authors. Meanwhile, China's Qiushi Engine, an LLM-based agent launched by a Zhejiang University-led team, aims for 'end-to-end autonomous scientific discovery' in real physical environments.
Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-source AI model, outperforming Claude Fable 5 in scriptwriting and frontend coding benchmarks. It offers near-frontier performance at mid-tier prices, demonstrating Chinese innovation despite US chip export controls.
Tom Kim secured his first Rolex Series win at the Genesis Scottish Open with a bogey-free 64, finishing two shots ahead of Min Woo Lee. This marks his fourth PGA Tour title and guarantees a spot in the 2027 Masters.
The AI race is evolving from a focus on model size to a competition centered on routing, cost, control, and compute. Companies are increasingly prioritizing AI systems that can select the best model for specific tasks at the right price, opening doors for open-weight models and challenging established AI labs.
AI leaderboard provider Arena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has achieved $100 million in annualized run-rate revenue just eight months after launching its commercial service. The company generates revenue from its AI Evaluations service, providing performance analytics to model labs and enterprises, while its crowdsourced leaderboard remains free.
OpenAI's new GPT-5.5-Cyber model achieved a higher score on the CyberGym benchmark than Anthropic's Mythos AI, which was recently pulled offline by the U.S. government due to national security concerns.
Mobility, often overlooked in fitness, is key for overall well-being and performance. Unlike flexibility, it involves strength, coordination, and stability, enabling easier daily tasks and improved athletic ability. Experts suggest incorporating simple exercises like sitting on the floor, soft tissue work, and specific "mobility snacks" to enhance movement.
Wyndham Clark, the 2023 champion, surged to a four-stroke lead at the US Open through 16 holes before darkness halted play. He was six under par, with Sam Stevens and others chasing at two under. The first round was delayed by fog and will extend into Friday.
In Round 7 of the Norway Chess tournament, R Praggnanandhaa secured a dominant classical win, while Divya Deshmukh won her Armageddon tie-break. World Champion D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen also won their respective tie-breaks.
In the 2026 Norway Chess tournament, R Praggnanandhaa secured a notable classical win. D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen, surprisingly low in standings, won their Armageddon tie-breaks. Divya Deshmukh also won her Armageddon tie-break.
Joaquin Niemann (Chile) and Talor Gooch (USA) lead LIV Golf Korea at 9-under, with South Koreans Mun Do-yeob and Song Young-han tied 14th at 3-under; $4M individual prize and $3M team prize at stake.
Code Arena, a benchmark by researchers from UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and Carnegie Mellon, evaluates AI models' ability to create complete web applications from scratch, with rankings based on blind user votes reflecting real developer preferences.
England's Aaron Rai, 31, won the PGA Championship at Aronimink with a final round 65, breaking a 107-year drought for Englishmen in the event. The tournament featured a crowded leaderboard with 21 players within four shots of the lead.
Alex Smalley leads a major golf championship by two shots, but faces a highly congested leaderboard with 21 players within four shots. Many top players, including Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, and Xander Schauffele, are in contention for Sunday's final round.
Saturday at the US PGA Championship, known as 'moving day', saw a crowded leaderboard with 14 players sharing the lead at points. Surprise leader Alex Smalley is at six under, with stars like Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm making strong moves.
The US PGA Championship 2024 continues with seven players tied for the lead at -3, including Scottie Scheffler, Aldrich Potgieter, and Martin Kaymer, amidst challenging course conditions.
The US PGA Championship's first day ended with a record seven players tied for the lead at three-under par, amidst challenges for big names like Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau, who struggled significantly.
Stephan Jaeger leads the PGA Championship after the first round with a -4 score, while Aldrich Potgieter shares the lead with a 67 on his debut. Other contenders include Xander Schauffele, Cameron Smith, and Jordan Spieth.
ERNIE 5.1 hits the top of Chinese AI leaderboards while spending a fraction of what rivals do. Baidu calls it a "parameter efficiency" leap.
OpenAI launched GPT Image 2 with the largest ever Image Arena lead of 242 points, beating Google Nano Banana 2. Running on the GPT-5.4 backbone with native reasoning architecture, it achieves 99% character-level accuracy across multiple scripts and supports 4K resolution with batch consistency. Testing across eight categories shows GPT Image 2 winning realism, classical art, lettering, spatial awareness, and image editing, while Nano Banana 2 excels in anime illustration and complex prompt handling. Pricing undercuts Nano Banana 2 at $30 versus $60 per million output tokens.
CSK pacer Anshul Kamboj has reclaimed the Purple Cap with 14 wickets from seven games after CSK's 103-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the IPL 'El Clasico'. Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 101 off 54 balls — his second century of IPL 2026 — to power CSK to 207/6. Samson now sits third in the Orange Cap race with 293 runs, behind Abhishek Sharma (323) and Heinrich Klaasen (320) of SRH.
