Apple event 2026 live: Will we see the foldable iPhone Ultra at the 'Surprise and shine' keynote today?
Computer (rumors) says yes. The iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12 are also expected today.
Big Tech eyes glacier-strewn Patagonia for building mega AI data centers — region offers 17,300 glaciers, coldness, and cheap energy, but fiber lines are scarce
Patagonia, a region of Argentina with 17,300 glaciers has the potential to turn into a data center hotspot.
There’s a Hot New Egg-Freezing Startup. It’s Weirder Than You Could Imagine
Cofertility lets women freeze their eggs for free—as long as they give half of them back to the company. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
A US Census Report on Noncitizen Voting Used Bad Data to Reach Faulty Conclusions
Trump has touted a recent Census report. WIRED found grave flaws in its analysis and the process behind it, and confirmed the identity of several of its authors—among them a one-time DOGE affiliate.
Lyft Sees a Future for Its Drivers in a Driverless World: Servicing Waymos
A team-up with Waymo in Nashville has former Lyft drivers maintaining self-driving cars. What’s next?
Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’
A senior Anthropic safety researcher has said there is more than a 10 percent chance artificial intelligence "could kill all humans" by the end of the decade, just hours after a colleague resigned over fears the AI lab and its rivals are carelessly racing to build "superhuman systems" they cannot...
Huawei Watch D3 pumps up its health-monitoring credentials
Inflatable wrist cuff delivers 24-hour blood pressure readings, though the design remains chunky
The Fairphone (Gen 6+) Review: Finally in the US
With affordable replacement parts, a five-year warranty, and updates through 2033, the Fairphone proves sustainability doesn’t mean major compromise.
More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' in the next 10 years, Anthropic safety researcher says — departing employee says AI companies are 'gambling with our lives'
Anthropic AI safety researcher has warned there's a more than 10% chance AI could kill all humans.
Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365
Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push
Batteries just broke another record in the US
Battery installations hit a new record in the US in the second quarter of 2026. In total, 20.2 gigawatt-hours of new capacity came online, according to a new report. That’s enough to supply the daily electricity needs of about 700,000 homes. The surge is putting the country on a trajectory to see...
Suno trained its v6 AI music models with help from Warner and BMG
Suno's new AI music models are the formal start of the company's partnership with some big labels.
Audio-Technica's new wireless ATH-AL5NC completes its open-back headphone lineup
The new AT cans offer great sound and convenience, even if they can't be truly noise-cancelling.
Man gets 15 years for extorting women with AI-generated porn videos
An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple cybercrimes, including sextortion and cyberstalking of numerous victims using AI-generated sexually explicit content. [...]
The foldable iPhone will reportedly be called 'Duo' and cost $2,000
Apple's foldable iPhone may not be called the 'Fold' or 'Ultra' as was expected.
Understanding the thermal ceiling in portable power
Plug a phone into a modern charger and the first 10 minutes are impressive. The next 20 are not. This is not a defect. It’s the connected device protecting itself. As temperature rises during charging, a smartphone’s battery management system reduces the current it will accept, because heat accel...
New iPhone 18 Pro price rises perhaps not as bad as some feared
Apple has hiked priced across its range of products the past few months, but the iPhone has so far escaped unscathed. That is set to change today when Apple unveils its newest lineup of high-end iPhone models, including iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the brand new foldable device, the iPho...
The new Apple Watch will use microphone and other sensors to generate AI recaps of your day
Apple will announce the new Apple Watch lineup later today, and Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has the early scoop. He reports that the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 will include a new AI feature that ambiently listens to the microphone, GPS, and uses other sensor data, to generate dail...
New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day grants SYSTEM access
An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldCrash" right after Microsoft rolled out its September 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]
How GPT‑5.6 Sol helps run quantum computing experiments
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