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Microsoft has begun testing several new Xbox features with Insiders, including the option to select startup animations from Xbox One through Xbox Series X/S consoles, though not the original Xbox or Xbox 360 boots. The update also adds a local search tool for games and achievements, higher-resolution Remote Play, background downloads during cloud streaming, and a Voice Clarity feature to reduce background noise in chat.
Apple will hold its 'Surprise and shine' launch event on September 9th at 1PM ET, expected to unveil the iPhone 18 lineup including a rumored foldable device nicknamed the 'iPhone Duo.' The event marks John Ternus' debut as Apple's chief executive, having succeeded Tim Cook on September 1st after previously leading hardware engineering.
Apple is holding a major product event that marks the first iPhone keynote led by new CEO John Ternus, with strong signals pointing to the debut of a foldable iPhone alongside new iPhone 18 Pro models. The event, starting at 10AM PT, may also bring updates to watchOS, AirPods, and other software, though the standard iPhone 18 could be delayed until next year. Rising memory chip costs amid the ongoing RAM shortage could push prices higher across the lineup.
A new study finds that the wealthiest tier of billionaires—so-called 'super billionaires'—has seen its portion of global wealth grow roughly fourfold over the past ten years. The report also profiles the typical billionaire as a 71-year-old man whose fortune continues expanding even as overall billionaire numbers rise worldwide.
Danijar Hafner, a 31-year-old AI researcher named to MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35 list, runs a quiet San Francisco startup filled with humanoid robots suspended from racks. He has spent years refining world-model-based agents by testing them against video games, and is now moving that work from simulations into physical robots operating in real environments.
In part two of a 9to5Mac Security Bite conversation, Moonlock Lab's Kseniia Yamburh outlines the malware families and attack trends actually hitting Macs in 2026, drawing from Moonlock's mid-2026 threat report. Objective-See's Patrick Wardle also previews Objective by the Sea v9, the largest dedicated Apple security conference.
The White House deleted a Tetris-style browser game called 'Build The Wall' from its website days after The Tetris Company publicly objected to the unauthorized use of its game mechanics and look. The company said on X it had no involvement in creating the game and takes copyright infringement seriously. The White House has not explained the removal or responded to media inquiries.
Suno introduced its new v6 model family, trained entirely on licensed music data from partners including Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe, replacing the data used to build earlier versions. The lineup includes a standard v6 model, an experimental 'wild' version, and a faster 'mini' model for free users, with older models set to be phased out. New editing tools let users tweak lyrics, isolate instruments, and use text, images or video as creative references.
A personal blog entry recounts the author's discovery that entire apples, including cores and stems, can be safely eaten, along with strawberry stems and kiwi skins. The post frames this as a gradual personal realization rather than scientific reporting, noting the writer's initial hesitation before eating a stem.
Roame, a Y Combinator-backed search engine that helps travelers find flight and hotel award seats using points and miles, is hiring a Content Editor. The role focuses on building a repeatable, partly automated video production system rather than manual editing, aimed at quickly publishing time-sensitive content like mistake fares and transfer bonuses.
IEEE Computer Society and ACM have selected Jie Ren of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Amit Samanta of University of Utah, and Xuan Wu of Oregon State University as the 2026 George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship recipients. The fellowship recognizes outstanding doctoral students working in high-performance computing.
Tools such as Pangram and Originality.ai are being used to identify AI-generated writing, offering some clarity for educators, publishers and employers trying to spot machine-authored content. However, these detectors remain imperfect, producing errors that limit how much confidence users should place in their results.