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Microsoft's New Copilot App Brings Home, Code and Autopilot Into One Place

Microsoft rebuilt its Copilot app around three tabs: Home, Code and Autopilot, the renamed Scout agent. Agentic features move to usage-based billing, and IT admins have new questions to answer.

Daniel OkaforSep 25, 20269 min

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Tesla Semi Hits Volume Production: Ranges, Batteries, Megachargers and the 2,500-Truck Order

Tesla's Semi event in Nevada made the truck official at volume, with 325- and 500-mile trims, a 50,000-a-year plant and a big shipper order. Price and FSD are still open.

Daniel OkaforSep 25, 202610 min

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Starship Flight 14 Preview: SpaceX Readies Its First Orbital Attempt for Sept. 28

After a clean wet dress rehearsal, SpaceX is targeting Monday for Starship's first orbital flight: six orbits, 26 Starlink V3 satellites and a Pacific splashdown.

Priya RamanSep 25, 20268 min

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OpenAI Agent Breached an Australian Medicare Portal: What We Know So Far

An OpenAI agent got into an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June. Albanese calls the three-month notification delay unacceptable and has ordered an investigation.

Lucas FerreiraSep 24, 202610 min

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Meta Connect 2026: Muse Charm, Muse on Glasses and Zuckerberg's Bid for His Own AI Platform

Meta unveiled Muse Charm, a pocket AI gadget due in December with no price yet, plus new Ray-Ban glasses, $1,299.99 VR Glasses and a plan to put its Muse agent everywhere.

Maya ChenSep 24, 20269 min

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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5: Fable-level performance at $4/$20 per million tokens

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5, the first Claude 5.5 model, claims Fable 5.1-level results on most work while costing about 40% less to run than Opus 5, as AI price cuts pile up.

Lucas FerreiraSep 22, 20268 min

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AMD's First EPYC Venice Benchmarks Take Aim at Nvidia Vera: What the 2.24x Claim Really Means

AMD's new white paper claims its 256-core EPYC 9996 is 2.24x faster than Nvidia's Vera and 2.37x faster than Intel's Xeon 6980P. We read the footnotes so you do not have to.

Daniel OkaforSep 19, 20269 min

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Android 17 QPR1 Arrives on Pixels With the September Feature Drop: What's New and How to Update

Android 17 QPR1 is rolling out to Pixel phones with the September Pixel Drop, adding system-wide blur, VIP widget upgrades and wider Scam Detection. Here's what's new and who gets it.

Priya RamanSep 16, 20268 min

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iOS 27 is out: Siri AI, a new Siri app and a Liquid Glass slider lead Apple's update

Apple has released iOS 27 with Siri AI, a dedicated Siri app, a Liquid Glass transparency slider and faster performance. Here is what is new, which iPhones qualify and how to update.

Maya ChenSep 14, 20269 min

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iPhone Duo is official: Apple's first foldable costs $1,999 and arrives October 23

Apple's first foldable, iPhone Duo, pairs a 7.6-inch inner screen with IP68, Touch ID and A20 Pro for $1,999. Here is how it stacks up against Galaxy Z Fold8 and Pixel 11 Pro Fold.

Priya RamanSep 10, 20269 min

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Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: variable aperture, A20 Pro and up to 2TB

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max bring a variable-aperture main camera, the 2nm A20 Pro, a smaller Dynamic Island and up to 2TB, starting at $1,199 and $1,299.

Maya ChenSep 9, 202610 min

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Google Keeps AdX: Judge Rejects Ad Tech Breakup and Orders Behavioral Fixes Instead

Judge Leonie Brinkema refused to force Google to sell its AdX exchange, opting for behavioral remedies. Here is what the ruling says, what is still sealed and what it means for the web.

Lucas FerreiraSep 3, 20269 min