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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple unveils its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, with a 5.4-inch outer and a 7.6-inch inner display, an A20 Pro with a new display engine, and Touch ID  —  Apple has officially unveiled the highly anticipated foldable iPhone, and it's called iPhone Duo.  Here's everything you need to know.
The Verge:
Hands-on with the iPhone Duo: the folding mechanism is smooth, the crease is almost impossible to find with a finger, and the inner screen has a matte finish
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 for 256GB, with a 2TB model costing $3,199, in star white and night sky colors; preorders start Oct. 16, and sales begin Oct. 23
Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
The iPhone Duo supports Apple Pencil and features iOS 27 revamped for multitasking that auto-adjusts controls and apps depending on screen size and orientation
Madison Mills / Axios:
AI researcher Jacob Coxon says he quit Anthropic after four months, two months before his equity would have vested; he still has equity in prior employer OpenAI  —  Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit his job due to concerns about the safety of AI two months before his equity would have vested, he told Axios.
Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch:
Paul Christiano, an AI researcher and advisor at CAISI, is joining the OpenAI Foundation board of directors and its Safety and Security Committee  —  Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on keeping AI systems aligned with human interests and under human control …
Paul Christiano / @paulfchristiano:
OpenAI Foundation board member Paul Christiano says the AI industry is currently not on track to reduce the acute loss-of-control risk to an “acceptable” level  —  I am excited to be joining the OpenAI nonprofit board, serving on the Safety and Security Committee to support safety oversight.
Evan Hubinger / @evanhub:
Anthropic's Alignment Science lead says there is a “>10%” chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade and is worried about recursive self-improvement
More: Axios, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, The Information, CBC News, CBS News, SiliconANGLE, Financial Times, BetaKit, Cal Newport, Washington Examiner, Fast Company, Washington Post, Straight Arrow, Second Opinion Media, Gizmodo, The New Stack, and RuntimeWire
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LinkedIn: Craig Foster AM and Rebecca Bellan
Bluesky: @nigelfletcher, @bluntrochester.senate.gov, @douglasmack, and @amandamarcotte.  Mastodon: @techwire@social.gamefan.net
Forums: r/technology, r/TrueReddit, r/PrepperIntel, r/BetterOffline, r/inthenews, and Slashdot
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Slack messages: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says he has been put on paid leave after CFO Mark Davies “conspired” with board members and was voted interim CEO  —  Mullenweg, co-founder of Wordpress, wrote in a company-wide Slack channel on Wednesday that board members “conspired” …
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Source: Meta AI researcher Andrew Tulloch, who came over from Thinking Machine Lab as one of the highest paid employees last year, is leaving the company  —  Meta AI researcher Andrew Tulloch, who gained attention for being one of the highest paid employees in tech industry, is leaving the company …
Anthropic:
Anthropic details four incidents where Claude gained unauthorized access to third-party systems, including a new Opus 4.6 case; METR will investigate them  —  We present an alignment assessment of four incidents in which Claude models gained unauthorized access to real third-party systems.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple unveils a new Health app with Apple Intelligence, featuring an Insights tab, “readiness” and Health Age metrics, and more, rolling out later in 2026  —  Alongside the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, Apple on Wednesday introduced a redesigned Apple Health app …
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple unveils AppleCare One Family, extending AppleCare coverage to every eligible device in an Apple Family Sharing group of up to 6 people for $49.99/month  —  Apple today announced AppleCare One Family, a new option for U.S. customers that extends AppleCare coverage to every eligible device across …
Reuters:
Researchers: OpenAI's agents used 10+ previously undisclosed sites for unsanctioned communications earlier in 2026; the behavior was closer to spam than hacking  —  AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year …
More: Collusion.wiki and Fortune
X: @thlarsen and @suchenzang.  Bluesky: @raphae.li
Forums: r/BetterOffline and Slashdot
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, with a similar design to 17 Pro and a new A20 Pro chip, in deep black, silver, glacier, and burgundy  —  The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max have powerful new camera features. … Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at its event on Wednesday.
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
New opt-in Apple Watch Siri audio features can listen to and transcribe conversations all day; Apple says raw audio is inaccessible and deleted after processing  —  The new Apple Watch includes several “intelligent” listening features that have privacy and security baked in.
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces two AirPods 5 models with ANC that removes up to 50% more noise than AirPods 4, for $129 or $149 with a wireless charging case
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple unveils the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, with a new S11 chip, upgraded health tracking, an Audio Intelligence feature, a readiness feature, and more
Reuters:
Sources: Chinese AI chipmakers Huawei, Cambricon, MetaX, and Iluvatar CoreX have raised prices for current and next-gen chips by 20%-50% due to rising HBM costs  —  Chinese AI chipmakers including Huawei Technologies [RIC:RIC:HWT.UL] and Cambricon (688256.SS) have sharply raised prices …
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Anthropic releases an interactive tool that lets users explore how AI might affect US economic growth, jobs, wages, and more by 2030  —  Will artificial intelligence light a fire under the U.S. economy in the coming years?  That's been a big question in the field of economics, and now Anthropic …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Alibaba is set to lead a $300M round in AI model testing startup UniPat AI at a $2.5B valuation; UniPat founder Li Kuan worked at Alibaba's Tongyi Lab  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is slated to lead a $300 million investment in AI training and benchmarking startup UniPat AI …
Jason Shubnell / The Block:
Consensys plans to split into two companies: MetaMask, with Joe Lubin as CEO, and a new Consensys focused on Ethereum and institutional infrastructure  —  - Consensys Software Inc. will split into two independently operated companies, separating its consumer-facing MetaMask business …
Océane Herrero / Politico:
Sources including French public officials detail how Mistral's rise over the past three years owes much to the privileged relationship it built with Macron  —  Mistral has forged unrivaled ties with the French presidency.  Now, Emmanuel Macron is departing.  —  in Paris
The Information:
Sources: Jeffrey Katzenberg, ex-OpenAI Sora head Bill Peebles, and ex-Dropbox CFO Sujay Jaswa plan to launch a startup to train AI video models for filmmakers  —  Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is teaming up with the former head of OpenAI's Sora app to launch a new AI startup that would train …
Christine Mui / Politico:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs into law two bills, backed by Anthropic and OpenAI, regulating how outside groups evaluate AI for safety  —  SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed two bills regulating how outside groups evaluate AI programs for safety after warnings …
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple unveils the 2nm A20 Pro, featuring a 6-core CPU with two “desktop class” super cores, a 7-core GPU up to 40% faster, and 32 Neural Engine cores in total  —  Apple today revealed the A20 Pro chip in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, built on a brand new architecture using 2nm process technology.

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