Merab Dvalishvili didn't lie when he said he was compromised going into his successful UFC 311 bantamweight title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) sustained multiple gashes to his right leg after colliding with a set of stairs ahe

The vision for X Games' future under new CEO Jeremy Bloom includes sports betting, AI judging, fantasy sports and the debut of its ambitious team-based X Games League.

Early in his tenure as the CEO of X Games, Jeremy Bloom is ready to show off some new tricks. Bloom and his charges have been preparing an “AI judge” powered by Google Cloud for the Superpipe competition at X Games Aspen on Jan.

Bloom also expanded on the details of the X Games League in our conversation. The new team format will launch in 2026, and will feature teams in eight cities. The points system is simple: podium finishes earn points.

During the snowboard SuperPipe competitions, video cameras will capture the moves of each athlete, and AI will provide an unofficial score for the routine.

A new non-human judge will be joining staff at the Winter X Games in 2025. With AI continuing to grow, many believe it may be time to introduce artificial intelligence to adventure sports. For the first time,

Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. The Adobe executive spearheading an initiative to flag AI-generated images says he hopes that Apple and X will soon join the ...