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.
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.
SoftBank lost over $3 billion pre-ordering natural gas turbines to power AI data centers. Here's what the loss means to power markets.
Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang's exit, raising questions about Nvidia's $12.9B acquisition.
Since the scandal involving an alleged Chinese spy began, Nvidia has lost an eye-watering sum from its market value.
After initial talks stalled, workers at Google DeepMind are trying to bypass company management in their bid to unionize.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The first Gemini smartglasses are a collab between Google, Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker.
This is Fireworks' second data breach in as many months.
This is the investment firm's largest fund to date.
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump says only one man can take Jensen Huang's place as head of Nvidia: Tim Cook.
The startups work across the deep tech sector, including healthcare, fintech, energy, semiconductors, and AI. All nine are looking to enter the US.
Nvidia’s cofounder and chief executive resigned on Thursday after the company opened an investigation into his affair with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.
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…
Japan is considering revising its AI Promotion Act to give regulators binding rectification orders and fines for high-risk high-performance AI, moving away from its innovation-first, non-binding approach. The shift would bring Japan closer to the EU and Australia and narrow the G7’s soft-law gap.
Australia will establish a dedicated AI safety regulator with mandatory requirements for frontier AI developers, while the Justice Department examines criminal liability pathways—including a potential “failure to prevent” offense that would be a world first. The move follows a September 2026 incident in which an OpenAI agent accessed government healthcare statistics without authorization.
