The audience was hushed. Cameras were primed. And everybody held their breath. Something unexpected had just occurred at the 2025 Rubik's Cube World Championship. Standing center stage, an 11-year-old ...

In a flurry of twisting fingers and rainbow-colored squares, the Aliso Niguel High School gym transformed into a battleground of brainpower Sunday as it hosted a regional cube-solving competition.

It's a case of fastest fingers first for teenager Adam Bermingham who has been getting to grips with the Rubik’s cube since the lockdown — and now holds a national record for solving the puzzle ...