Humans beat generative AI models made by Google and OpenAI at a top international mathematics competition, despite the programs reaching gold-level scores for the first time, reported AFP. Neither model scored full marks — unlike five young people at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), a prestigious annual competition where participants must be under 20 years old….
As reported by AFP, US pop megastar Taylor Swift will be honoured with 13 waxworks of her at Madame Tussauds venues around the globe, the museum said on Wednesday. In honour of Swift’s lucky number, 13 of the waxwork museum’s 22 branches will each receive a statue of the Love Story and Blank Space singer,…
SLOUGH, ENGLAND: It is a rare achievement for a book and its corresponding television show to be as spectacularly terrible as each other, but We Were Liars is the unique work of art that pulls it off. Nobody else will tell you this, by the way. In a bid to eat into hours of your…
Comic-Con kicked off Thursday in San Diego, California, with expectations running high among devoted fans keen to catch a glimpse of George Lucas at his first-ever appearance at the convention, reported AFP. Other expected highlights of the gathering – one of the world’s biggest celebrations of pop culture – include the world premiere of the…
Alphabet’s Google and OpenAI said their artificial-intelligence models won gold medals at a global mathematics competition, signaling a breakthrough in maths capabilities in the race to build powerful systems that can rival human intelligence, reported Reuters. The results marked the first time that AI systems crossed the gold-medal scoring threshold at the International Mathematical Olympiad…
Productions of Wagner’s opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg divide audiences. Should emphasis be placed on the opera’s comical elements, or is it to be seen as more of a serious play about German virtues with antisemitic undertones? As per DW, in this year’s new production at the Bayreuth Festival, director Matthias Davids aims to highlight…
Hollywood stars, Oscar-winning directors, Asian heavyweights and European auteurs will vie for top honours at this year’s stellar Venice Film Festival, all looking to make a splash at the start of the awards season, reported Reuters. Running from August 27 to September 6, the 82nd edition of the world’s oldest film festival will showcase a…
MILAN: A few unlawful businesses in the fashion supply chain have tainted the image of ‘Made in Italy’, Italy’s industry minister said on Tuesday, adding that he is working on a certification scheme to remedy this after the latest high profile case. Cashmere company Loro Piana, controlled by French luxury group LVMH, was put under…
Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday at the age of 76, his family announced in a statement, as per AFP. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” read the…
Malala Yousafzai is no stranger to the spotlight. Since she first made international headlines at age 15, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist has been a symbol of resistance, education, and resilience. But in a recent Instagram post, Malala offered a more personal portrait of herself – one that goes beyond headlines. In a heartfelt caption…
