The Pentagon is developing a program called Polygraph+ (or Polygraph Next) that uses AI and machine learning to score truthfulness, alongside 'standoff sensing' techniques that gather physiological data without attaching devices to a subject. Separately, new research on transplanted hearts challenges the idea that young organs can rejuvenate older recipients, complicating theories popularized by comments from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping about biotechnology extending life.
Apple released a new AirPods firmware update (build 9A350) alongside iOS 27 that adds a custom equalizer feature. Users can now adjust lows, mids, and highs for their AirPods sound via the Settings app, with the option to preview changes using an Apple Music track. The feature works on any AirPods with an H2 chip, including AirPods Pro 2, Pro 3, AirPods 4, and AirPods Max 2.
Microsoft has rolled out a unified Copilot client that replaces its previously fragmented consumer and business apps, following a mobile-first rollout last month. The new release adds Code and Autopilot tabs and is described by Copilot Executive VP Jacob Andreou as faster and more capable than earlier versions. Microsoft says its pricing model for the app is still 'evolving,' with usage-based billing planned for some key features.
Microsoft launched an updated Copilot app on Friday that combines coding and productivity features previously split between 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot, organized into Cowork, Code and Autopilot components. Instead of the standard $30-per-user monthly subscription, customers will pay based on usage, echoing pricing models used by rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic. Fewer than 7% of Microsoft's 450 million-plus commercial Office 365 seats currently hold Copilot AI licenses.
Anthropic has opened Claude Code's cloud sessions—previously a research preview—to eligible Pro and Max subscribers, letting them run coding tasks on Anthropic's servers instead of their own machines. To encourage adoption, Pro users get $100 and Max users get $250 in promotional credits, claimable via Claude's website by October 7, with unused balances expiring November 4.
A contractor writes that she passed five licensing exams, including the 27-hour NASCLA exam accepted in 18 states, after studying 45 prep books. She argues that many construction workers are neurodivergent and possess strong spatial reasoning skills, but are held back by paperwork-heavy licensing and administrative demands, which she says AI tools could help offset.
Microsoft is overhauling Copilot with a redesigned structure divided into three areas: Home for organizing meetings, documents, emails and agents; Code for building apps and vibe coding; and Autopilot, a rebranded version of Scout that acts as a semi-autonomous digital teammate. The update rolls out first through Microsoft's Frontier Program for businesses and individual subscribers, with a new Copilot Managed Runtime letting enterprises host generated code within their own Microsoft 365 environment.
Intel Foundry CTO Naga Chandrasekaran told KeyBanc that the upcoming 14A (1.4nm-class) process is expected to perform within 5% of TSMC's rival A14 node. The comparison did not specify whether 14A would be faster or slower than TSMC's node.
Microsoft is redesigning its standalone Copilot app with three new tabs: 'Home' for chats and task routing, 'Code' for building apps and dashboards from natural-language descriptions, and 'Autopilot' for agentic automation of recurring tasks. The app will also gain direct integration with Office applications, according to Jared Spataro, Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer of AI at Work.
Vonder, founded by Viture executives and chief brand officer Guillaume Hamon, has introduced audio-only smart glasses priced $299-$399 that use bone conduction to distinguish the wearer's voice from other speakers in a room. The glasses require a monthly AI subscription, use onboard microphones to summarize conversations via an app, and do not store audio recordings or include cameras.
SpaceX confirmed it has finished a full launch rehearsal for Starship ahead of its 14th test flight, targeted for September 28 with an 8:15AM Eastern launch window. The rehearsal involved fueling the rocket, running through countdown procedures and simulating a scrub before draining propellant, all without liftoff.
Oracle sent a force majeure notice to lender Blue Owl Capital over a $18 billion hyperscale data center in New Mexico that is part of Trump's Stargate AI initiative, according to Bloomberg. The move shields Oracle from liability tied to missing certain development permits, as the facility, meant to run on 2.45 gigawatts of power, faces delays after Oracle scrapped a planned natural gas plant and pivoted to unproven solid oxide fuel cell technology.
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