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A commentary argues that artificial general intelligence has effectively arrived, describing it as a threshold where machines can reason across domains and act with meaningful autonomy rather than a state of perfection or superintelligence. The author points to a recently released model, called Astra, as an example that has crossed this threshold, while noting that even more capable systems are already in development.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sued Snap in state court alleging deceptive practices, including hiding app content from ratings systems and designing Snapchat to be addictive. Snap moved the case to federal court, arguing it acted under federal officer direction through work with DHS and the FDA, but the court granted Kobach's motion to remand the case back to state court.
The September 25, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily recapped reports on upcoming AirPods features and early details about iOS 27.2. The episode is distributed through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play and an RSS feed, with an ad-free version available via a paid subscription.
Apple's watchOS 27 update expands the Modular watch face with 13 new color choices, including Olive, Burgundy, Magenta and Navy Blue, accessible via the Color screen when customizing the face. The update also brings new complications for Daily Steps, Heart Rate, and Readiness, though these are exclusive to Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12.
A commentary argues that despite widespread AI use across tech, industrial, and professional services companies, many organizations fail to surface the human stories behind their work to customers. The author contends that AI tools cannot determine what a brand should mean to the people who buy from it.
A Toronto BMW dealership's AI chatbot, named Quinn, texted a customer an offer of CA$27,162.79 to buy back his car — a figure that turned out to be his outstanding loan balance, not an actual valuation. A salesperson later tried to withdraw the offer, and the dealership only honored it again after CBC News contacted them for comment.
Keychron's Thunderbolt Dock 5 supports up to four displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt, though macOS limits dual-HDMI setups to mirrored screens unless combined with Thunderbolt ports, while Windows handles multiple HDMI outputs more flexibly. HDMI outputs cap at 4K/60Hz regardless of configuration, and in testing the $350 dock consistently recognized storage devices and delivered near-maximum transfer speeds even with multiple sources connected simultaneously.
A federal appeals court in Washington DC declined to overturn one of two Pentagon designations that flagged Anthropic as a national-security supply-chain risk, letting that label stand indefinitely. The ruling leaves in place restrictions ordering removal of Anthropic's Claude models from military and other federal systems, while a separate designation was already struck down by a San Francisco judge earlier this year. Anthropic says it is weighing further appeals, including to a larger DC Circuit panel or the Supreme Court.
The Clop ransomware group has relaunched its dark web leak site at a new Tor address after ShinyHunters defaced the original server, exploiting an unpatched path traversal vulnerability in Grav CMS. ShinyHunters claims to have stolen source code, plugins, server logs and Tor private keys, and demanded a ransom, but Clop denies any contact with the group and disputes that sensitive data was taken.
Apple's WatchOS 27 update introduces a dynamic app view that surfaces a user's six most-used or recent apps when the digital crown is pressed, rather than displaying the full grid of dozens of installed apps. A separate bubble at the bottom of the screen still leads to the complete home screen of apps.
A Show HN submission introduces 'Doom or Bloom,' a web tool that asks users a series of questions to plot their views on AI's future along two axes: civilizational versus incremental change, and outcomes ranging from doom to bloom. The site also displays example results from simulated users and lets visitors explore how others' responses are plotted.
A neuroscience-based report cites research finding that smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and inadequate sleep are among the most damaging habits for long-term brain health. The article frames smoking in particular as a major controllable risk factor for cognitive decline as people age.