New survey data shows AI and automation use has surged in workplaces, with Bain & Company reporting 95% of U.S. companies now using generative AI and Intapp finding 72% of professionals using AI at work, up from 48% a year earlier. Despite these productivity gains, PwC's 2025 workforce survey found many employees remain anxious about how AI will reshape their jobs, revealing a widening gap between operational efficiency and employee confidence.
A comparison of used-car listings shows that Toyota models command higher prices relative to age and mileage than comparable vehicles from other brands. Shoppers with a $15,000-$20,000 budget can find newer, lower-mileage alternatives outside the Toyota lineup for similar money.
Consumer TVs top out around 98 to 115 inches, with large sets like TCL's 115-inch QM7K costing nearly $14,000, though smaller Mini LED models under $1,000 exist at 75-85 inches. Projectors like the Anker Nebula X1 and Valerion VisionMaster Pro, priced similarly to mid-range TVs, can project images up to 300 inches, offering far larger displays for comparable or lower cost.
Anthropic is replacing the mandatory 30-day data retention policy it imposed on business customers in June, after enterprise users pushed back. In its place, the company is rolling out a free tool called Enterprise Frontier Safeguards that lets businesses manage how their data is stored and reviewed, including automated safety checks that don't require Anthropic staff to see the data.
Pennsylvania health officials reported a newborn and a child died of measles, but the CDC removed these two deaths from its national measles surveillance data over the weekend after initially including them. New CDC director Erica Schwartz reportedly ordered the change, adding a disclaimer stating it's unclear whether measles caused or contributed to the deaths.
Samsung has enabled Horizontal Lock, a video stabilization feature originally exclusive to the Galaxy S26 series, on the Galaxy S25 through One UI 9 Beta 1. The feature uses gyroscope data and cropping to keep recorded footage level even as the phone is rotated or flipped during recording. The beta, which also brings Android 17, has begun rolling out in South Korea, the UK, and India.
Google's September Android Drop introduces a feature letting users verbally tell Gemini where they placed untracked items, such as passports or keys, with the option to attach a photo. These notes are stored in a new 'Remembered' tab within the Find Hub app, and can also be added manually without using voice commands. The feature will roll out soon to devices running Android 16 or later in regions where both Gemini and Find Hub operate.
Anthropic has launched Fable 5.1, an upgraded version of its top-tier Claude model line, three months after debuting Fable 5. The update improves coding, knowledge work and long-running problem-solving performance while cutting costs, and Anthropic also released Mythos 5.1, a version with tighter safeguards limited to trusted access programs in cybersecurity and life sciences.
Apple's August 28 price increase for Apple TV has extended to its bundled packages with Peacock. The Peacock Premium (with ads) plus Apple TV bundle now costs $18 monthly, while the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus with Apple TV bundle rose to $23 monthly, each up $3 from launch pricing in October 2025.
Google released its monthly Android feature drop this week, adding tools like a motion sickness reducer for screen use in moving vehicles, shared notes within chat threads, camera-based object identification, and customizable Google Messages chat themes. The update also lets users ask Gemini to remember where they placed everyday items, such as passports or keys, storing that information in Google's Find Hub tracking app.
Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple's CEO after 15 years, handing the role to John Ternus, previously the company's senior vice president of hardware engineering. Ternus, 51, joined Apple in 2001 and rose through the ranks to lead hardware engineering, a role he held while reporting directly to Cook. Cook will stay on as executive chairman.
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, new AI models designed to respond to customer complaints about pricing, data handling, and overly cautious content filters. Fable 5.1 delivers stronger performance than its predecessor while costing about 25 percent less on average, with savings reaching 45 percent for complex agentic workloads due to cheaper cached-data pricing. Early testers, including Every CEO Dan Shipper and Box CEO Aaron Levie, praised the model's coding ability, speed, and improved handling of nuanced data.
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