With past mainline versions of Unreal Engine, Epic would usually kick things off with a flashy tech demo that pushes photorealism to a new level. That didn’t happen with Unreal Engine 6. Because while the company showed off the same Rocket League UE6 teaser that it did a couple weeks ago, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney … Read more
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — two of the biggest stars in the world — combined for five goals on the same day in Match Day 6 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With his first career World Cup hat trick, Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men’s World Cup history with … Read more
The Trump administration’s Disagreement with Anthropic over its most advanced AI models appears to be fast coming to a head. Trump officials tell Inner Loop that if Anthropic wants to rerelease Claude Fable 5, the AI ​​model that they took offline with export controls last week over concerns about jailbreaking—a method of using prompts to … Read more
STORRS, Conn. — It’s toward the end of his grueling incline-run workouts when UConn head coach Dan Hurley feels the familiar yearning for some self-inflicted pain. As he runs, sweat spewing, Hurley cues up “One Shining Moment” on his phone, the annual highlight video that accompanies each NCAA Tournament. The Huskies make their first appearance … Read more
Gurnoor Brar has taken three-wicket hauls in both of his first appearances for India. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Lucknow: Gurnoor Brar may have quickly earned attention for his pace, hard lengths and ability to trouble batters at the international level, but the right-arm pacer believes his journey is rooted firmly in the domestic circuit and the … Read more
This is an IGN opinion piece from writer Logan Plant. The Legend of Zelda is his favorite video game series, and he plays Ocarina of Time to completion at least once a year. How many Zelda reveals do I have left in my life? I think about this more than I probably should. There are … Read more
The UN Security Council has been meeting in New York for its annual open debate on women, peace and security, in line with a 25-year-old resolution on the issue. The Secretary-General’s most recent report shows that in 2024, women made up only seven percent of negotiators on average worldwide, and nearly nine out of 10 … Read more
At IO-AI Tech, a startup about 45 minutes north of downtown Shenzhen, China, I glimpsed a wacky new frontier of blue-collar work. Workers wearing the company’s VR headsets, handheld controllers, and motion-tracking gear remotely control humanoid robots for workplaces like factory floors and convenience stores. The company wants the robots to do useful work, like … Read more
Ohio State has won at least 10 regular-season games in 13 consecutive years, not including the COVID year. Yet oddsmakers have set the Buckeyes’ 2026 win total at just 9.5. That number caught Joel Klatt’s attention as he looked at several over/under totals on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show.” Klatt’s … Read more
Smriti Mandhana (BCCI Photo) India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana added another milestone to her glittering career during the Women’s T20 World Cup clash against the Netherlands on Wednesday. The left-hander became the first player across men’s and women’s T20 internationals to hit 600 fours, reaching the landmark while leading India’s charge with the bat.Mandhana continued her … Read more