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Google has cut prices across its Pixel 11 lineup just before Apple's iPhone 18 Pro debuts on September 18th. The Pixel 11 Pro is now around $1,007 at Amazon, the standard Pixel 11 has dropped to about $840, and the budget Pixel 10A has fallen to $424.
Senators Bernie Sanders and Greg Cezar unveiled the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would criminalize efforts to build artificial superintelligence, with violators facing up to 20 years in prison—comparable to penalties for illegal nuclear weapons development. The bill also calls for a new cabinet-level federal agency to enforce the ban domestically and push for international agreements restricting superintelligence development worldwide.
Nscale, a UK-based AI data center company, has named Fidji Simo, who recently departed OpenAI's No. 2 role, to its board of directors. She joins other prominent tech figures including Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Decker and Nick Clegg as the company prepares for a possible public listing this fall.
Fidji Simo, a former OpenAI executive, has taken a seat on the board of Nscale, a startup that builds data centers for AI workloads and has raised billions in funding. The move comes as Nscale reportedly prepares for an eventual public listing.
OpenJDK's JEP 544 proposes extending HotSpot's existing AOT cache mechanism to store precompiled native code generated during a training run, making it instantly usable when an application starts in production. If workload behavior shifts, the JVM falls back to dynamic JIT compilation to maintain performance, blending AOT and JIT approaches without requiring any code or configuration changes from developers.
Terry Eagle began working part-time at a McDonald's in South London in 1976 and was promoted to manager by age 19. He later became a franchisee, eventually growing his business to six McDonald's restaurants across South London, and celebrated his 50th anniversary with the company this July.
After unveiling the iPhone Duo alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and new AirPods at its 'Surprise and Shine' event, the company published a dedicated developer page for its first foldable phone. The resources include Group Labs on September 16-17, Q&A sessions on Photos & Camera, SwiftUI and UIKit on September 23, global hands-on workshops, and upcoming tools like an Xcode 27.1 beta and guides for designing resizable apps.
Apple has issued the release candidate build of iOS 27, signaling the software is nearly ready for public release after months of beta testing. The update centers on a redesigned Siri with conversational answers, personal context awareness, and a new dedicated app, alongside AI additions across Photos, Safari, Mail, Messages and Shortcuts.
Over Labor Day weekend, President Trump and the White House posted a wave of AI-style memes depicting him as an all-powerful superhero, including building walls and factories with a Green Lantern ring, towering over Canada's prime minister on a hockey rink, and commanding a warship in battle. The imagery arrives as Trump's approval ratings decline amid struggles with inflation, the Iran conflict, and manufacturing promises.
NOAA has released new agency-wide priorities framed as cutting red tape and boosting fishing communities, following Trump's April executive order on seafood competitiveness. The plan includes opening marine national monuments to commercial fishing, narrowing critical habitat protections, and loosening scientific standards that have guided fisheries management for decades.
Ahead of Apple's 'Surprise and shine' event, John Ternus posted a cryptic video showing a spotlight shining on the corner of what looks like an iPhone. Speculation points to the video hinting at a variable aperture camera system rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
Apple has taken its online store offline ahead of its September event, a signal that new hardware announcements are imminent. Expected reveals include the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, the foldable iPhone Duo, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and fifth-generation AirPods, marking the first major product event under new CEO John Ternus.