On 2026-10-14, the YZ Index Smoke quick test covered 13 models, with Claude Opus 4.7, DeepSeek V4 Pro, and GPT-o3 tied for first at 92.39. The single-day results are useful as monitoring signals rather than long-term conclusions.
Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Store.
Google plans to help turn those personal AI-generated apps into wide releases.
The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways. And that fact is steadily seeding fears that companies now have new, gaping security holes in their systems or, at least, will soon.
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield.
Facebook is the latest social media platform to give users greater control over the algorithm that determines what appears in their feeds.  Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” on Tuesday, a feature it first launched on Instagram. The new tool allows Facebook users to influence the content they see in […]
Solar geoengineering simulation shows what happens when geopolitics takes over.
Developers will get 50 percent discounted API rates through November.
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The new X Subscription combines X's paid features with AI tools like Grok and Cursor, offering plans ranging from $8 to $200 per month.
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The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report identifies an AI-related market correction as a major risk to global financial stability. It also highlights AI-enabled cyberattacks and rising sovereign bond yields as pressures that could spread across asset classes.
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. Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks? Anthropic recently released a report arguing that a powerful new model released by the Chinese company Z.ai, poses a major cyberattack…
The startup will sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million.
American Express is introducing a new framework designed to ensure AI agents only make purchases their users have authorized, potentially preventing costly mistakes and disputes as AI-powered shopping grows.
U.S. banking regulators have begun asking every institution they examine whether its autonomous AI agents can actually be switched off, a fact-finding push triggered by a coordinated AI-driven attack on seven South Korean banks.
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Late last month, Anthropic released a report arguing that the model GLM-5.3 poses a major cyberattack risk. The report’s core concern is that the…
In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.
When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since turned the firm’s digital archives into real money. He’s netted roughly $25,000 for his code base and a still-pending amount (likely around…
