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Google says Extended Thinking can talk through longer tasks as it works, with rollout beginning in Gemini Live, developer tools and selected Workspace features.

Core and Premium combine paid features across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Meta says the apps’ core experience will remain free.

The company says it banned accounts, but has not established harmful intent or an imminent biological threat.

Meta is advancing custom MTIA silicon, planning to deploy MTIA 450 (Arke) in H1 2027 and MTIA 500 (Astrid) by end-2027. These target efficient inference workloads with better performance-per-watt and cost than Nvidia systems. Meta partnered with Broadcom and TSMC.

IGN reports that Travis Scott, Future and Morgan Wallen have shared zoomed-in GTA 6 images as Rockstar begins teasing who's on the game's soundtrack.

The September 14 updates address Remote Desktop failures, Linux shared folders and multichannel audio. Microsoft says some USB audio devices still may not work.

The Hill reports a 49–50 vote on a motion to proceed, with all Democrats and a few Republicans blocking the cryptocurrency regulation bill from advancing.

Apple rolled out iOS 27 with a major Siri overhaul powered by Apple Intelligence, offering conversational and context-aware responses. New child safety features include age-based app controls, Ask to Browse for website approval, Communication Safety detection, and Time Allowances for daily usage limits.

Google DeepMind announced Gemini 3.8 Live, a native speech-to-speech model with low-latency voice interactions, and Extended Thinking for complex multi-step reasoning. Both support visual context, multilingual switching, and agentic workflows available via Gemini API and Google AI Studio.

IGN reports that developer Cold Iron Studios had originally planned to ship the Switch 2 version in September 2026.

IGN reports that Playground Games has explained why Xbox “protected” the upcoming RPG while layoffs and studio closures hit elsewhere at Xbox.

StraightArrow__ reports that Vance said the Trump administration wants to regulate AI “smartly,” but called major AI companies’ requests for government regulation a potential “Trojan horse.”

IGN called the offer the best price for 2TB of portable storage in a market it described as overpriced.

IGN says the add-on will let players clean up Barbie’s DreamHouse and make it sparkle.

The Indian Express reports that an Anthropic executive says AI companies may eventually need mandatory kill switches.

IGN called its September 15, 2026, Game Scope challenge “a tough one,” inviting readers to try their luck.

Apple released iOS 27 with conversational Siri AI featuring personal context awareness, app actions, and onscreen understanding. Supports iPhone 11 and later, with advanced AI on iPhone 15 Pro/16+ models, plus performance gains and Liquid Glass UI refinements.

Meta introduced Muse, a proactive personal AI agent handling email, travel booking, payments, and workflow automation across connected apps. Running in a secure VM with privacy controls, it is available in the US via app, WhatsApp, and web with free and subscription tiers ($20/$100).

Pulse 2.0 reports that the cybersecurity company is expanding its platform for protecting robots, drones, autonomous vehicles and other intelligent machines.

Apple’s rebuilt assistant starts in English as a beta, requires a newer iPhone and initially excludes iPhones and iPads in the EU.