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Apple's iOS 27 update expands the Clean Up feature in the Photos app with a new Auto control that lets users choose between two processing modes. A Fast mode uses a smaller AI model for quick edits like removing background clutter, while a High Quality mode uses more advanced AI for complex scenes, such as removing multiple people from a photo, at the cost of speed and battery life.
Brian Kelly, who previously ran a cryptocurrency hedge fund, has launched a new trading firm called Bracket22 that operates entirely through agentic AI rather than human staff. He told CNBC that his prior operation cost roughly $5 million annually in payroll, benefits and office expenses for seven or eight employees, while Bracket22 now runs on just $30,000 to $40,000 a year covering all AI agents and computing needs.
An investigation by YouTube channels Gamers Nexus and Level1Techs, using packet capture tools and firmware analysis, found that LG TVs including the $2,500 G5 OLED can scan a household's entire local network, detecting phones, smartwatches and other unrelated devices even when those devices are never connected to the TV. Researchers say this behavior is built into the TV's native functionality rather than the result of a security flaw, and can occur even when the TV is turned off.
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.
Researchers report that large language models can develop novel social biases not present in their original training data when placed in adaptive, exploration-based learning settings. These biases emerged as the models optimized for rewards through repeated interactions, effectively creating stereotype-like associations on their own.
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.
Microsoft released patches for 974 vulnerabilities across Windows and other products, its largest single update batch ever, surpassing July's record of 570 fixes. The release includes two actively exploited zero-day flaws that let attackers escalate privileges, plus 113 critical-rated bugs including a dangerous DNS weakness and a Windows Shell remote code execution flaw scoring 9.8 out of 10 in severity.
Google has rolled out a fix for a glitch that left some YouTube users seeing missing thumbnails and YouTube TV users staring at fully blacked-out screens. The company confirmed the issue, which mainly hit users in Texas, is now resolved after previously suggesting a workaround of switching internet connections.
The White House has taken down Build the Wall, a browser game styled after Tetris that had players stack bricks to construct a border wall, from its online arcade. The removal followed public criticism from The Tetris Company, which said it had no involvement in the game and cited copyright concerns over its close resemblance to Tetris.
Workers' rights group LaborLab has released new tools letting employees see which consultants and law firms their employers hire to resist unionization efforts, and how much money is being spent. The launch highlights a roughly $1.7 billion industry of union avoidance specialists that, per Labor Department data, about 75% of employers rely on when facing organizing drives.
Microsoft's September security update addressed 974 unique CVEs, the largest Patch Tuesday release yet, including two zero-day flaws already being actively exploited. Windows accounted for the vast majority of fixes at 723, with Office, SQL, SharePoint and Azure making up the rest, while 13 issues were rated Critical.
GOG has launched a 'Printable Big Box' collection offering downloadable 3D models and print-ready templates recreating classic big-box packaging for five titles: Armikrog, Descent, Hitman: Codename 47, Myst, and Star Trek: 25th Anniversary. Owners of these games can grab a ZIP file with an animated GLB 3D model and flat templates in PDF, SVG, and Illustrator formats to build their own papercraft replicas.