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Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, starting at $1,199, with pre-orders opening September 12 and sales beginning September 18. The standout feature is a six-blade aperture system letting users adjust depth of field and lighting between f/1.48 and f/4.0, alongside a new A20 Pro chip built on TSMC's 2nm process and an Apple Reference Image tool to verify unedited photos.
Apple confirmed iOS 27 will roll out on Monday, September 14th, headlined by a beta version of its long-delayed AI-powered Siri overhaul. The beta will initially support English only, with French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish arriving in October. The update also brings a Liquid Glass opacity slider, redesigned app icons, extra-large widgets, a minimized Lock Screen clock option, and separate volume controls for ringtones, alarms, and alerts.
Instacart introduced Clementine, an AI-powered shopping assistant that converts natural-language requests, recipes, or grocery lists into ready-to-purchase carts. Users can ask for things like budget-friendly kids' lunches or high-protein dinners, upload photos of handwritten lists, and get recipes tailored to dietary needs such as gluten-free or vegetarian preferences. Clementine also surfaces deals and cheaper alternatives while shopping.
Brent crude climbed past the $100-per-barrel mark amid escalating US-Canada trade tensions, while Apple prepared to hold its annual product event, expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone. The event also marks the public debut of John Ternus, who recently took over as Apple's CEO, with analysts watching for potential price increases across the product lineup.
DeepSeek confirmed it will officially release its V4.1 Flash model on September 10, 2026 (Beijing Time), stating internal testing shows it outperforms V4 Pro on performance, cost, speed, and task completion time. Until V4.1 Pro arrives, all Pro-model requests will be automatically redirected to V4.1 Flash and charged at the cheaper Flash pricing tier.
Meta has introduced Muse, a new AI system that can carry out tasks like drafting emails or hunting for deals after users approve a plan of action. It runs in a private virtual machine and uses a separate 'Sentinel' agent to block unauthorized online actions, with rollout starting on iOS and Android in the US.
The U.S. carried out another round of military strikes targeting tankers carrying Iranian oil, escalating pressure on Tehran's crude exports. Separately, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to approve use of a voter verification system, and Meta launched a new consumer-facing AI agent.
Longshot Space is developing what it calls the world's largest gun, a cannon that uses successive bursts of compressed gas rather than traditional rocket fuel to hurl satellites into orbit. The barrel, eventually planned to stretch for miles, is designed to gradually accelerate payloads to the speeds needed to reach space. Company representatives say the ruggedized satellites they envision could survive the launch shock, though they acknowledge the method isn't suited for delicate equipment or people.
Researchers examined the physics of toilet flushing and found that the aerosol plume generated can rise rapidly and disperse droplets to roughly face height within seconds. They identified specific factors, including flush design and water pressure, that increase how far and how high these microbial-laden particles travel.
Meta AI has released Muse, a new personal AI agent available as an iPhone app and through the web at muse.ai for Mac users. The app lets users customize their agent's name and avatar, and offers free access with weekly usage limits, while paid subscribers get expanded access. Muse is currently limited to the US, with plans to expand to more countries over time.
Meta has introduced a new personal AI agent aimed at everyday users, capable of handling tasks like online shopping and sending emails. The launch is framed as an accessible entry point into agentic AI rather than a developer-focused tool.
Sonos has released its Sonos 27 app update for all S2-compatible hardware, adopting a new year-based naming convention similar to iOS. The update lets pairs of portable speakers like Move 2 or Sonos Play act as rear surrounds with a compatible soundbar, introduces a redesigned navigation interface with swipe gestures and pinned rooms, and adds early-access features for headphone-speaker audio handoff and third-party AI assistant integration.