Entertainment

China Hosted The World’s First Robot Martial Arts Tournament In Hangzhou On 5/25/25. Featuring Human-Operated Unitree G1 Bots Trained In Kickboxing, Matches Had 3 (2 Mins) Rounds. Kicks Scored 3 Points, Punches 1. Falls Lost 5 Or 10 Points If Unable To Stand In 8 Secs. Despite AI Fears, Clumsy Bots Made The Event More Comedic Than Threatening.

In China’s World’s First Human/Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon, 21 Robots Ran With Humans. The Human Winner Finished In 1:02 Hr, While Tiangong Ultra, Developed By Beijing Innovation Center Of Humanoid Robotics, Led The Robots At 2:40 Hr. Despite Battery Issues, 6 Robots Finished. Some Robots Had Batteries Swapped Or Were Replaced Mid-Race.

Lebron James Made History As The First NBA Player To Score 50,033 Combined Points During The Lakers’ 136-115 Win Over The Pelicans, Achieving This Milestone With A 25-Foot 3-Pointer In His 22nd Season. At 40, He’s The Oldest Western Conference Player Of The Month, & The First Male Pro Athlete Honored As A Ken Doll By The Barbie Brand. Cool!

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The World’s First Human-Humanoid Robot Race Debuts On 4/19/25 In Beijing. In The Half-Marathon (~21km), Robots Face A 3.5-hour Limit, 10-min Battery Swap Penalties, And Must Be Bipedal. Remote Or Autonomous Control Is Allowed. The Event, Part Of Beijing E-Town’s $686m Robotics Plan, Blends Sport And Tech To Showcase China’s AI Ambitions.

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Adrien Brody, The Youngest Best Actor Oscar Winner In 2003, Broke The Guinness World Records For The Longest Oscar Acceptance Speech With A 5-Min 36-Sec Speech For “The Brutalist” At The 2025 Oscars. He Topped Greer Garson’s 1943 Record Of 5-Min 30-Sec For “Mrs. Miniver.” He Also Joked, “Not My First Rodeo,” Reflecting On Acting’s Fragility.