Artificial intelligence, which may at some point automate your job and can already defeat professionals in six-player poker, is now able to solve Rubik's Cube faster than any human.

The simple Rubik's Cube is a harder problem than most people realize. Using the currently provided best algorithm for solving the cube, for example, would take the computer you're reading this on ...

Here are some things you should know about the Rubik’s Cube. ... Step Seven: Position the Corners of the Cube. Time for a new algorithm: L’ U R U’ L U R’ R U R’ U R U2 R ...