Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5 at its recent event. Comparing published specs, the iPhone Duo closely mirrors Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 in screen size and brightness, but differs in resolution, weight, chip, and camera setup, with Apple's device notably heavier at 254g versus Samsung's 201g. The iPhone Duo launches October 23, though Apple has not yet disclosed battery capacity.
Apple is adding always-listening music recognition to the Apple Watch, using Shazam to identify songs playing nearby directly from the wrist. The feature mirrors Pixel's ambient music detection, which has surfaced song titles automatically on Android phones for years, but Apple is bringing it to its wearable rather than the iPhone.
Surfshark disclosed that hackers gained access to an internal engineering test server after a misconfiguration left it exposed to the internet, along with a separate proxy server used for content-accessibility optimization. The company says the exposed systems contained build credentials, code history and system binaries, but no user identities, IP addresses, encryption keys or browsing traffic were compromised. Suspicious activity was spotted on August 31, contained by September 2, and remediation finished three days later.
Mike McFarland, a longtime voice actor known for his work on Dragon Ball Z and One Piece during the Funimation era, has died at age 56. He had been battling brain cancer, and in recent years also worked as an English dub script writer and director for Crunchyroll.
Alongside its iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo launches, Apple introduced a new Wrist Strap accessory made from recycled PET yarns with embedded magnets. The 15.4-inch strap attaches to select official iPhone cases for the 18 Pro, Pro Max, and 17 lineup, as well as AirPods Pro, letting users carry either hands-free on their wrist. It's priced at $29 and comes in six colors including Burgundy, Crisp Blue, and Black.
Apple is preparing to give developers new tools to optimize their apps for the upcoming iPhone Duo, which is expected to ship next month alongside iOS 27. Until then, most third-party apps will only reach partial compatibility with the device's larger foldable display, while apps using custom toolbar designs will need extra work to fully adapt.
Users of multiple Excel versions, from Office 2016 through 2024 including LTSC 2021, report that this week's KB5002914 security update, part of Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday, disables copy-paste and formula-dragging functions. Complaints surfaced on Reddit and Microsoft's Q&A forums, with some teams reporting workflow disruptions after widespread installation of the patch. BleepingComputer could not reproduce the bug on a tested Excel 2019 build, suggesting the issue may not affect all configurations equally.
Elon Musk's tunneling venture The Boring Company closed a $3 billion Series D funding round led by the United Arab Emirates, valuing the company at $23 billion. As part of the deal, the company plans to build more than 150 kilometers of tunnels in the UAE. Other investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Human Capital, Vy Capital and Valor Equity Partners.
Syq is a new command-line utility for copying, reorganizing, and deleting files between machines, positioned as an alternative to rsync. It supports resuming interrupted transfers, running remote commands from a server without needing SSH access on the client machine, and scripting via a JSON API or Python SDK.
Target is introducing a redesigned beauty section called Beauty Studio in 600 stores starting September 10, replacing the shopping experience previously tied to its Ulta partnership. The move marks a reinvention of one of the retailer's key store areas as that partnership winds down.
Nintendo is holding a Customer Appreciation Sale from September 13-26, offering 30% discounts on games, DLC, Amiibo and accessories across the eShop, Nintendo Store and retailers. The company says the promotion is funded partly by roughly $300 million in tariff refunds it recovered from the US government, rather than passing those refunds directly back to customers.
Insomniac Games, the studio behind the Spider-Man series, is developing 'Marvel's Wolverine' as a markedly more brutal and gory title than its previous superhero work. Early impressions suggest the game embraces intense violence befitting the character's claws-first combat style, setting it apart from the studio's earlier, more family-friendly outings.
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