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Google Chat now saves unsent messages directly in the compose box, keeping them intact even after closing the app or restarting a device. These drafts sync across platforms, so a message started on the web can be finished later on Android or iOS, and a new Drafts shortcut collects all pending messages in one place, retained for up to 30 days.
An Ohio man received a 15-year federal prison sentence after being convicted of cyberstalking and extorting numerous women by creating AI-generated sexually explicit videos of them and threatening to distribute the content. Authorities said he used these fabricated videos as leverage to coerce victims, marking one of the more severe sentences handed down for AI-enabled sextortion crimes.
A profile traces the early life of Lee Holloway, Cloudflare's co-founder and former CTO, who built core technologies like Anycast and same-IP access before stepping down due to frontotemporal dementia. The piece covers his upbringing in Cupertino, his early programming work at HomeWarehouse.com (acquired by Walmart), his computer science studies at UC Santa Cruz, and his meeting with future Cloudflare co-founder Matthew Prince through a professor.
Ahead of Apple's unveiling event, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple's first foldable iPhone will be named iPhone Duo rather than iPhone Ultra, referencing its dual inner and outer displays. He says it will cost $1999, come in white and dark blue, support the Apple Pencil, and ship as early as October.
The larger Pacific striped octopus, first spotted in the 1970s in the Eastern Pacific's tropical waters, still lacks an official scientific name decades after discovery. Researchers have documented that unlike most solitary, cannibalistic octopus species, this one gathers in groups of up to 40, mates face-to-face without violence, and can reproduce multiple times over its lifespan. It also displays a distinctive color pattern called 'stripe-bar-spot' that varies enough between individuals to help identify them.
UK startup CloudNC has closed a $20 million Series B extension, pushing its total funding to $128 million, four years after its last major raise. The company's flagship product, CAM Assist, integrates with existing CAM systems like Autodesk Fusion and Mastercam to help machinists automatically select tools, cutting paths, and speeds for CNC machining tasks.
NYU's Buckmaster and his collaborator Alpöge published a proof that a simplified version of the Navier-Stokes equations can break down, after nearly a year of work using public AI models. Hours later, OpenAI released its own proof covering the full equations using an unreleased internal model, but Buckmaster alleges OpenAI tried to pressure him into excluding his co-author, who works at Anthropic, and dodged questions about whether their models were trained on his private work transcripts.
Google released security updates fixing 230 vulnerabilities, including a Chrome zero-day flaw that attackers are already exploiting in the wild. This marks the seventh Chrome zero-day patched by Google since the beginning of the year.
Ahead of Apple's expected launch event, new reports detail final specifications for the rumored foldable iPhone Ultra. Bloomberg says Apple raised its target starting price from $1,999 to about $2,199 due to component costs, with top storage models potentially nearing $3,000, while leaks point to Touch ID instead of Face ID, MagSafe support, and a reduced but still visible hinge crease. The device is also expected to launch later in China than elsewhere because of its eSIM-only design.
A multiyear Harvard study led by psychologist Matthew K. Nock tracked over 600 high-risk adults and adolescents and successfully predicted 75 percent of suicide attempts and 87 percent of suicide-related events in the seven days before they happened. The findings, set to publish in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, mark a sharp improvement over traditional models that forecast risk months or years out rather than days.
A commentary contrasts how employees at OpenAI and Anthropic reconcile building powerful AI with warnings about its dangers. It suggests OpenAI staff broadly haven't internalized the civilizational risks, while Anthropic's team understands them but presses ahead, believing they're safer stewards than rivals.
Apple TV has released the opening two episodes of 'Last Seen,' a six-part Australian thriller adapted from Ryan David Jahn's novel The Dispatcher, starring Patrick Brammall. Remaining episodes will roll out weekly through October 7, joining Apple TV's broader fall slate that includes Slow Horses season six and Brothers with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.