The new Rubik's cube champion, Phillip Weyer, solved the 3 x 3 x 3 cube in 6.74 seconds and this new AI from researchers at UC Irvine can do it in a fraction of a second.

Erno Rubik’s Cube is still selling millions after 50 years as it refuses to be frozen in time.

The Connected Cube sadly won’t have me cracking into the world rankings, but I can now, with increasing reliability, solve a Rubik’s Cube from scratch, without any help.