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Apple announced at its Wednesday event that the iPhone 18 Pro will start at $1,199 and the iPhone 18 Pro Max at $1,299, both with 256GB storage, marking a $100 increase over last year's models. Preorders begin Saturday, Sept. 12, with the phones launching Sept. 18. The higher-priced models come with upgraded cameras, a new A20 Bionic chip, and new color options including a burgundy shade.
Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at its September event, starting at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively for 256GB models, with preorders opening Saturday and sales beginning September 18. The phones feature a new A20 Pro chip, a variable-aperture 48-megapixel main camera using six ultra-thin blades, updated Pro camera controls, and longer battery life with the Pro Max rated for 45 hours of video playback.
LM Studio has integrated Z.ai's newly released GLM-5.3-Flash model into its Bionic agent platform, adding multimodal image input and a 1 million-token context window. The company says the model outperforms its predecessor, GLM-5.2, while costing roughly 9-10 times less to run, and it's served from US-based servers with zero-data-retention enabled by default.