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Mexican singer Peso Pluma is YouTube’s most-viewed artist of the year in the United States, beating out Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake and NBA YoungBoy to take the top spot. The 24-year-old from Jalisco, Mexico, amassed more than 8.5 billion YouTube views globally this year. “I feel humble and grateful that my music has made it to the top spot on YouTube. A huge thank you to my musicians and team, my fans, everyone at YouTube and all the people who have made this project possible,” Peso Pluma told the Hollywood Reporter.…

December 21, 20233 min readLarge language model does better than human mathematicians trying to solve combinatorics problems inspired by the card game SetBy Davide Castelvecchi & Nature magazineIn the game Set, players must identify combinations of cards based on the shape, colour, shading and number of symbols. The card game Set has long inspired mathematicians to create interesting problems.Now, a technique based on large language models (LLMs) is showing that artificial intelligence (AI) can help mathematicians to…

In a groundbreaking achievement, artificial intelligence (AI) has transcended the bounds of human physical prowess, marking a historic moment where machines outperform their human counterparts in a skill-based game. Conventionally, AI's dominance was observed in cerebral challenges like chess and Go, or virtual scenarios. However, a recent development by researchers at ETH Zurich has propelled AI into the realm of physical skill, a domain traditionally considered exclusive to humans.The ETH Zurich team introduced an AI…

AI’s ability to beat human players in games like chess and GO is no longer surprising. After all, artificial intelligence has proved it can outperform its animate creators in certain tasks, especially when it comes to processing and analysing information. But physical skill has remained a human prerogative — until now. Researchers at ETH Zurich have created an AI robot with the task to learn how to play the popular labyrinth maze game. The goal of the game is simple: using two knobs, you have…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The list of high-quality noise-cancelling headphones on the market seems to get longer by the minute, but rarely do you see name brand cups go on sale. That’s why we’re taking this new Amazon deal seriously, with the site discounting the excellent Beats Studio3 wireless headphones to just $169 — that’s a whopping 52% off its regular price and the lowest price we’ve seen…

The winter months are ripe with long journeys — whether through a road trip to a relative's house or a flight somewhere warm — and require good quality music to get through them. Achieving this is quite a bit cheaper right now, with the Beats Studio Buds dropping to an all-time low of $80 from $150. The 47 percent discount is available on every color, from Black to Sunset Pink.BeatsBeats Studio Buds are a solid option for noise-canceling earbuds and — even more so now — are much more affordable than competitors like…

A teenager has beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger’s record by becoming the world’s youngest professional bodybuilder.As Arnie made history when he won the Mr. Universe title at the age of just 20 in 1970, 19-year-old Anton Ratushnyi just made a name for himself in the sport.Anton has won three NPC (National Physique Committee) titles in a row, picking up his professional bodybuilding card a year younger than The Terminator actor.Last week, the 5-foot-11, 245lb teen picked up the NPC national division title in Texas, meaning…

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Apple has this week unveiled a new Beats x Stüssy collab that brings the fashion brand to its Beats Studio Pro headphones. The special edition will cost $349.99, and will be available worldwide on Friday, December 15. It's the second time the pair have collaborated, after releasing a Beats Pill back in 2022. As reported by HypeBeast, the new Beats x Stüssy feature "a design color scheme that pulls from urethane skateboard wheels alongside materials like fiberglass and resin," "warm beige and deep gray hues", and a Stüssy…

Mistral AI co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch. Photo: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg (Getty Images)While most AI companies are preciously unveiling their latest algorithms with press tours and blog posts, others seem content to throw their latest wares out into the digital ether like a pirate ship casting off dead weight. One company that fits this latter category is Mistral, a French AI startup that released its latest large language model, without explanation, in a nondescript Torrent link posted to X over the weekend. 'Even AI…