New York’s Lower East Side will stage the Marty Supreme Invitational on December 17. The special table tennis event, hosted by Airbnb, celebrates the forthcoming release of an A24 film starring Timothée Chalamet.

Built like a two-by-four with acne scars and a pencil mustache, Marty Mauser is a paradox: an underdog who overflows with unearned self-confidence. In “Marty Supreme,” Timothée Chalamet’s brash, ping-pong-wielding performance strikes the thin line between mesmerizing and maddening.

Researchers at UC Berkeley recently unveiled HITTER, a new system that allows the Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play table tennis with impressive skill. The demonstration, published on August 28, 2025, quickly gained traction on X, sparking excitement about the future of robotics.