Uzbekistan has won its 2nd Olympiad gold, this time on home soil in the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand. India took silver, and Germany bronze.

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Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.

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An "Animorphs" TV series is in early development at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively.

GM Fabiano Caruana ended his curse against GM Hikaru Nakamura when it mattered most by battling to a six-hour win in round one of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill are set to reprise their roles as the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan in an exciting new audio drama, The Thirteenth Doctor