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Google has introduced CC, an experimental Google Labs project that extends its Daily Brief concept to households of up to six people. Each family member can link a separate Google account to CC, choosing which emails, calendar events, or Drive files the assistant can access, and CC compiles a shared 'Your Day Ahead' email each morning summarizing schedules and tasks.
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden and SVP of Innovation Marc Makowski discussed how the company rebounded after severing ties with Yeezy in 2022. They credited a renewed focus on culture and performance for pushing Adidas to record 2025 revenues of $28.7 billion, outpacing rivals in the athletic apparel sector.
Amazon's Prime membership bundles a wide range of benefits beyond fast shipping, including Prime Video streaming with originals and live sports, member-only discounts, and early access to Lightning Deals. The company confirmed its next Prime Big Deal Days event will run October 6-7, following an earlier Prime Day held in June. WIRED noted it only recommends deals its team has personally tested, rather than covering all promotions indiscriminately.
Following Dario Amodei's essay urging slower AI development and international cooperation on safety guardrails, Mark Zuckerberg posted on X that Meta delayed its Muse AI model for months over safety concerns, but did so voluntarily rather than through any coordinated industry mandate. He argued that trust and alignment are becoming the key differentiators for AI products, suggesting market incentives alone will push companies toward safer deployment without government intervention.
OpenAI unveiled Astra for Law, built on its GPT-6 Astra model, giving law firms and legal tech companies a foundation to build AI products for legal work. The platform includes a specialized legal search index covering over 230 million U.S. legal documents, plus 26 plugins connecting ChatGPT to tools like Relativity and Clio, with early access for API customers Harvey and Legora.
Newly unsealed court documents from The New York Times-led copyright lawsuit reveal internal Microsoft and OpenAI communications acknowledging the risks of scraping news content for AI training. Microsoft's Brent Hecht reportedly called the practice possibly the 'largest theft of labor in human history' and undermined the companies' own fair-use defense, while OpenAI's Nick Turley warned that AI products could pose an 'existential threat' to publishers.
Executives from Whalar Group's The Lighthouse, Pie, and Peach & Lily convened to discuss how influencer marketing is evolving beyond traditional sponsored posts. The panel addressed how brands should select creators, structure longer-term partnerships, and produce content that feels genuine rather than promotional.
Apple's newly released iOS 27 introduces daily usage caps on server-dependent Apple Intelligence features like image generation, but iCloud+ subscribers on most paid tiers get expanded access beyond the free limits. The update also brings AI-powered upgrades to HomeKit Secure Video, including video descriptions, clip search, and automatic highlighting of notable footage for compatible home cameras.
SpaceX has completed a record-breaking IPO, and reports indicate Anthropic is targeting a valuation of $2 trillion or more for its own public offering, with OpenAI also considering going public. Together these potential listings could rank among the largest in market history and significantly influence how capital flows through public markets.
Readdle has updated PDF Expert to take advantage of new iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 capabilities, most notably a Handwriting Recognition feature that indexes handwritten notes as searchable text across a user's entire document library. The update, built on Apple's PKStrokeRecognizer API, supports 29 languages and also adds Apple Pencil Pro squeeze-gesture support for opening the app's tool palette, along with an expanded Liquid Glass visual redesign.
OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair is positioning the platform as a tool for creators, entrepreneurs and professionals to build direct, paid relationships with audiences rather than relying on third-party social platforms. In a recent conversation, she argued that owning an audience directly, rather than borrowing reach from other networks, represents a new model for personal branding.
AMC Theatres has introduced a novelty popcorn bucket tied to the upcoming 'Street Fighter' movie, continuing the trend of elaborate, gimmicky concession merchandise tied to blockbuster releases. The design leans into the game's over-the-top aesthetic, drawing attention for being both absurd and oddly appealing to fans.