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AI Summary

  • Apple has entered the foldable market with the iPhone Duo and also updated its iPhone 18 Pro lineup, alongside new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 models with AI enhancements.
  • The company is also introducing new AirPods 5 with improved noise cancellation and a revamped Health app that includes a 'health age' and readiness score.
  • AI development continues to be a major theme, with discussions around superintelligence, ethical concerns from researchers at companies like Anthropic, and AI assistants like Instinct and Meta's Muse.
  • The tech industry is seeing a slump in AI spending per employee, potentially indicating a seasonal slowdown or a broader concern about ROI.
  • Delivery and ride-hailing services are expanding their offerings, with Uber rival inDrive moving beyond ride-hailing and Uber investing in fleet operators, while Shipt and others are integrating AI shopping assistants.

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  • Verge staffers react to the iPhone Duo: What we love and don’t love 34 minutes ago by Verge Staff
    Apple, Apple Event 2026, Foldable Phones, Mobile, News, Tech

    Apple has just announced its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer screen and a 7.6-inch inner screen, two back cameras, Touch ID for authentication, an IP68 rating, and all sorts of slick software tricks to make iOS feel more at home on the new device. Preorders start on October 16th ahead of availability on October 23rd, and it starts at $1,999 for 256GB of storage. It's a huge announcement for Apple, and we have many feelings about it. Here's our gut reactions to the phone. And let us know in the comments what

  • Apple’s new iPhone camera mode promises to prove your photo isn’t AI an hour ago by Emma Roth
    AI, Apple, Apple Event 2026, iPhone, Mobile, News, Tech

    Apple is launching a new way to prove that the picture you took isn't manipulated by AI. A new feature, called "Reference Image," will arrive with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup later this month and is supposed to use the device's new camera sensor to "sign every pixel it sees." The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will only authenticate photos when placed into Reference mode. Once the camera captures signed sensor data, Apple says its Private Cloud Compute will develop it "into an unalterable reference image" that can be viewed in the Photos app. You'll be able to compare

  • iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: Our first hands-on impressions an hour ago
    Apple, Apple Event 2026, iPhone, News, Tech

    The 18 Pro in burgundy is ready for fall. We've just gotten our hands on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at Apple Park following the company's "Surprise and shine" presentation. The new phones look quite similar to the previous iPhone 17 Pro lineup, keeping the same general design, aluminum body, and screen sizes. The 18 Pro lineup comes in four colors - black, silver, "glacier" (which is blue), and burgundy - and they now have color-matched glass on the back that blends in more seamlessly with the body. Another major new feature is the variable-aperture lens for the

  • Hands-on with the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 an hour ago
    Apple, Apple Event 2026, Gadgets, Hands-on, Reviews, Smartwatch, Tech, Wearable

    After Apple wrapped up its "Surprise and shine" event today, we were able to get a look at the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Both of the new watches launch September 18th, with preorders available starting today. The Apple Watch Series 12 once again starts at $399 for the aluminum case option in space gray, black, light gold, and dark bronze aluminum. The natural or radiant gold titanium version costs $699, and the night blue or pearl white ceramic costs $899. Apple says this year's watch offers up to 24 hours of "everyday" battery life, and now

  • Here’s how the new iPhone 18 Pro stacks up to the last-gen models an hour ago by Cameron Faulkner
    Apple, Apple Event 2026, iPhone, Tech

    Apple's release cadence for the latest iPhones is unusual. It'll start with the 18 Pro models , then with the foldable iPhone Duo releasing in October for $1,999. It hasn't confirmed when its base iPhone 18 model will launch. So this post is focused just on the new the 18 Pro and the 18 Pro Max. Both phones are launching on September 18th, with preorders opening Saturday, September 12th. The 6.3-inch iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199, which is $100 more than last year's phone. The 6.9-inch iPhone 18 Pro Max goes up to $1,299, another $100 jump. With the


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