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OpenAI and co-defendants filed a motion asking the court to strike two expert declarations and disregard other evidence Apple submitted in its trade secret misappropriation lawsuit. The filing responds to Apple's reply brief, which included five expert declarations totaling 126 pages and 13 exhibits covering security practices, forensic device evidence, and trade secret valuation.
A wave of phishing emails impersonating invitation platforms like Paperless Post and Evite has been spreading contacts' names to trick recipients into entering email or phone credentials to view fake event details. Journalist Eric Umansky was among early victims, waking to messages asking about a party he never planned, despite having two-factor authentication enabled on his account. The FTC issued a consumer alert in May after receiving a rise in reports of the scam.
WIRED's Reviews team refreshed its annual guide to coffee bean subscriptions for 2026, naming Atlas Coffee Club as the top overall pick, Trade Coffee as the best for varied tastes, and Podium Coffee Club for enthusiasts seeking prize-winning beans. The September 2026 update also added Beanz as a new top pick, revised pricing and tariff information, and reorganized several other listed services.
President Trump begins two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, even as years of tariffs, tech restrictions and pressure on allies have failed to isolate Beijing. China's global trade surplus is on track to hit a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, and it has expanded trade ties and rare-earth leverage worldwide while exports to the U.S. fell. Meanwhile, Trump's disputes with traditional U.S. allies over tariffs and defense spending have left some countries more hesitant to align firmly with Washington against China.
Ahead of a Washington summit between Trump and Xi, analysts say the trade truce reached in May is being fulfilled unevenly across its three main commitments: China's soybean purchases, its pledge to buy 200 Boeing jets, and the resumption of rare earth magnet exports after a 12-month suspension of export controls. Delivery on some commitments remains difficult to verify, according to analysts tracking the deal.
Gravel excavation workers in northern Austria unearthed a cache of more than 1,000 kilograms of iron bars dating to the second or third century BC, according to a study published in Antiquity. Researchers say it is the largest such hoard ever recorded, containing enough raw metal to forge roughly 500 swords.
Apple has asked the court overseeing its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, io Products and several former employees to grant its own experts access to forensic disk images already gathered in the case, and to compel OpenAI to hand over documents tied to its hardware R&D efforts. The move follows Apple's claim that a forensic check of a MacBook used by former employee Chang Liu after he joined OpenAI revealed he ran a simulation using a confidential Apple circuit schematic, and that a related Mac mini may hold further evidence.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to hold their second in-person summit of the year in Washington, aiming to shore up a fragile trade truce reached in Busan. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged that some Chinese commitments from that earlier deal remain unfulfilled, even as both sides continue trading accusations and retaliatory trade measures. The talks arrive amid rising tension over artificial intelligence policy, shifting American tariff plans, and an Iran-related sanctions campaign that could complicate any economic breakthrough.
Trump and Xi Jinping are set for a rare high-profile meeting at the White House, with Trump personally greeting Xi at Joint Base Andrews on September 23. Ahead of the summit, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer are meeting China's vice premier He Lifeng to hash out an agenda covering tariffs, rare earth minerals, technology competition, and Taiwan. The immediate pressure point is the Busan trade truce, which paused tariff hikes and port fees but expires November 10.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States has proposed a 'notification mechanism' allowing the U.S. and China to alert each other about AI incidents that could threaten national security. The proposal emerged from weekend talks between Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York, held ahead of a Thursday meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping. Officials also said they had agreed to operationalize a new 'Board of Trade' first discussed in May and were exploring tariff reductions on nonsensitive goods like agriculture, energy and medical devices.
Retailers such as Apple, Samsung, Best Buy and GameStop let customers trade in old phones for store credit, discounts, or occasionally cash, offering a fast and hassle-free alternative to selling privately. However, the payout is notably lower than market value—Apple's trade-in program reportedly offers only $585 for a well-maintained iPhone 17 that retails for $899, and most programs pay in credit rather than cash.
CNBC's Jim Cramer said this week that despite growing safety concerns raised by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, he expects AI investment to keep accelerating because companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are generating too much revenue to slow down. After conversations with executives at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference, Cramer said he remains bullish on data center component makers and cybersecurity firms like Palo Alto Networks, Okta and CrowdStrike.