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Ars Live: Can the cloud survive drone strikes on data centers?
A livestream Ars discussion is happening on November 17 at 1 pm Eastern Time.
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Google’s latest Search upgrade promises better answers to your most complicated questions
Powered by Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Google's AI Mode is getting better at understanding complex queries, surfacing relevant links, and delivering richer visual responses.
Claude Opus 4.7 Leads at 94.91: 2026-11-13 Smoke Quick Test Data Brief
The 2026-11-13 YZ Index Smoke quick test covered 13 models, with Claude Opus 4.7 taking the top spot for the day at 94.91 points on a main leaderboard formula of 0.55 × code execution + 0.45 × material constraints. As a small-sample, single-day signal, Smoke scores serve as monitoring indicators rather than a long-term verdict on model capability.
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Phota Labs uses AI to turn everyday photos into professional-looking shots
Rather than giving consumers yet another photo-editing tool, Phota Labs aims to use advances in AI to automate the editing process so it’s easier for anyone to turn everyday moments into better photos.
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SoftBank’s billion-dollar loss may have put a cap on AI’s natural gas ambitions
SoftBank lost over $3 billion pre-ordering natural gas turbines to power AI data centers. Here's what the loss means to power markets.
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Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open-source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit
Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang's exit, raising questions about Nvidia's $12.9B acquisition.
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Jensen Huang Basically Lit More Than $1 Trillion on Fire in Less Than a Month
Since the scandal involving an alleged Chinese spy began, Nvidia has lost an eye-watering sum from its market value.
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Google DeepMind Staff Tap the UK Government to Escalate Their Unionization Fight
After initial talks stalled, workers at Google DeepMind are trying to bypass company management in their bid to unionize.
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Five ways Jensen Huang’s ouster from Nvidia could damage the AI industry
Nvidia's ousted CEO Jensen Huang's downfall isn’t just your run-of-the-mill salacious billionaire sex scandal. He was using his influence to push the AI industry in some very specific ways.
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Jensen Huang agrees to testify before Congress
Huang, who was ousted as CEO following reports of an alleged affair with a woman suspected of spying for China, agreed to testify Wednesday after several senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him.
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Meet Colette Kress, Nvidia’s New Interim CEO
Nvidia’s longtime chief financial officer helped transform the company into an AI powerhouse. Now she’s taking the reins following Jensen Huang’s resignation on Thursday.
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The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline
Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
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Google pushes privacy angle as Gemini-powered smartglasses debut starting at $395
The first Gemini smartglasses are a collab between Google, Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker.
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Cyberattack on Fireworks AI allowed hackers to access Notion customers’ chat transcripts
This is Fireworks' second data breach in as many months.
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Norwest pushes deeper into AI with new $4B fund
This is the investment firm's largest fund to date.
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Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal.
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Trump floats Apple chairman Tim Cook as Jensen Huang’s successor
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump says only one man can take Jensen Huang's place as head of Nvidia: Tim Cook.
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Nine Korean startups vie for a spot in Disrupt 2027’s Startup Battlefield 200 competition
The startups work across the deep tech sector, including healthcare, fintech, energy, semiconductors, and AI. All nine are looking to enter the US.
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Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO
Nvidia’s cofounder and chief executive resigned on Thursday after the company opened an investigation into his affair with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.
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The Download: COP31’s climate challenge and the quest for immortality
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What to know about this year’s UN climate talks Thousands of delegates, lobbyists, and journalists have gathered in Antalya, Turkey, for COP31, the annual UN climate talks. But this year’s negotiations…