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Apple's iOS 27.2 beta expands FaceTime's Dual Capture feature, which shows a caller's front and rear camera views simultaneously, to Group FaceTime calls. Previously introduced in iOS 27, Dual Capture was limited to one-on-one calls; it requires an iPhone 17 or later, with other participants needing iOS 27, iPadOS 27, or macOS 27 to view the dual streams.
Nintendo's ongoing "Customer Appreciation" sale, running through September 26th, has dropped the digital price of Metroid Prime Remastered for Switch and Switch 2 to $27.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, down from a physical retail price of about $42. The sale also includes the Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective hardcover book, cut from $49.99 to $28.50 at Amazon and Walmart.
Fast Company released its 2026 roundup naming executives, founders, athletes, and other business leaders it considers standouts for workplace style. The feature frames clothing choices as a meaningful part of professional presentation rather than a trivial concern.
Michiel Steur, who is set to become CEO of i-D magazine, has been included among Fast Company's Best Dressed in Business for 2026. Steur notes that his workplace attire leans formal rather than casual, standing apart from the broader trend toward relaxed office dress like jeans, hoodies and joggers.
Dee Poku, founder and CEO of The Wie Suite, has been recognized by Fast Company as one of its Best Dressed in Business for 2026. The honor highlights her personal style, which she has said draws on her upbringing in London as the child of Ghanaian immigrants and the West African aesthetic she observed in her family, including kente-fabric dresses worn by her mother and aunts.
Gregg Renfrew, founder and CEO of beauty brand Counter, has been named one of Fast Company's Best Dressed in Business for 2026. Her style is described as blending classic tailored pieces like navy blazers and white button-downs with bold accents such as leopard-print pumps and statement jewelry, while reserving bright red for high-stakes appearances like TV interviews and speeches.
Amrit Tietz, creative director and cofounder of motherhood-focused media company Spread the Jelly, has been named to Fast Company's Best Dressed in Business list for 2026. Tietz says her personal style rejects rigid workplace dress norms and is instead shaped by playful, free-spirited inspiration—including outfit ideas borrowed from her young daughter.
Figure skater Alysa Liu, an Olympic champion, has been included in Fast Company's Best Dressed in Business list for 2026. Liu recalls that as a child she wore practical black leggings and long-sleeve shirts for training, since she was homeschooled and had little need for other clothing.
A business contributor writing for Entrepreneur argues that most virtual events fail because companies simply replicate in-person event formats instead of redesigning content for virtual consumption. The writer cites a firsthand case from a large customer during the Covid-19 pandemic whose livestreamed event lost most attendees before it ended, and proposes a seven-step framework covering outcome clarity, audience awareness, content focus, presenter selection, engagement, value communication and post-event follow-up.
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have built an optical atomic clock using lutetium ions that is four times more precise than the previous record-holder, a calcium-ion clock. The device would lose less than a second over roughly 260 billion years, making it the most accurate timekeeper reported to date, according to a study published in Nature on September 23.
At IFA Berlin 2026, Lexar showed its new Muse SSD, a drive just 3.8mm thick at its thickest point that tapers to 1mm at the edges. It comes in 512GB and 1TB capacities, offers up to 1,050 MB/s read and 1,000 MB/s write speeds, and uses a proprietary PogoPin connection with a magnetic SnapLink cable instead of USB-C. Lexar says it supports direct external ProRes 4K recording at up to 120 fps on compatible iPhones.
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro physically shrinks the Dynamic Island by moving some Face ID components under the display, freeing up extra screen space. That space is now used to show more detail in a second Live Activity, such as a timer's remaining time instead of just an icon, while the device can also run three Live Activities at once, up from two.