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Chess prodigy Wesley So prioritizes the Olympiad over the Global Chess League, citing a desire to dedicate himself fully to team events. (photo/ Agency) OSLO: Wesley So’s heart is in the right place. Partly because he is nurtured by Lotis Key, his adoptive mother. The elite GM has chosen the Olympiad over FIDE-approved franchise-based Global…
Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis has cautioned against overstating the significance of AI systems like Gemini and ChatGPT solving international Maths Olympiad problems. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Hassabis said that while these feats showcase reasoning, they don’t prove the systems are anywhere near general intelligence. “Today’s systems can get gold medals…
IIT Kharagpur to admit students for Olympiad and sports achievements from 2026 For a long time, cracking the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced has been the main way to get into India’s top engineering schools, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). But IIT Kharagpur is about to change that. From the 2026 academic session, students…
