Technology

Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’

The Guardian Technology · 22 September 2026 at 19:10

Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’

Lian Yunzhi solves puzzle on several occasions in average time of under 4.5 seconds, according to state media A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in just over four seconds, state media reported.

“Speedcuber” Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s 3x3 average world record twice this month at two World Cube Association certified competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou, according to state broadcaster CCTV on Monday.

Read the full article on The Guardian Technology ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.theguardian.com — the content belongs to The Guardian Technology.

Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’

More from The Guardian Technology

Firmus pulls biggest ASX float since Telstra amid investor doubt about datacentre company

Trump hosts awards party for tech billionaires, almost as if he doesn’t care about ordinary Americans

Lourdes gets a Vegas glow-up at Dublin theatre festival, where canvases are slashed

‘Dystopian’: Co-op becomes latest firm to put staff under AI surveillance

More in Technology

California will force 3D printer makers to block firearm printing — but existing machines will be exempt

Live: Watch ‘Uncanny Valley’ on Women, Tech, and Power

Microsoft says 'break up with your MacBook' and buy a Surface Laptop Ultra

There's a new cheap wireless 4K HDMI system that's super-tempting if you want a cleaner TV or projector setup — but it's held back by limitations on Dolby Atmos, gaming, and picture quality

Google's head of data center design has jumped ship to Anthropic — so will this lead to a huge boost in capacity?

Ukrainian drone attack takes out Russian datacenter