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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.

TechCrunch reports that developers can use Claude, Cursor, Codex and ChatGPT to handle messaging templates, testing and troubleshooting through the new MCP server.

TechCrunch's running “AI graveyard” list looks at projects and startups that shut down or missed expectations.

TechCrunch says the hotline is designed as a discreet channel for agents to tip off authorities about misbehavior they have witnessed.

TechCrunch reports that the five-year-old startup raised $108 million from The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz.

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.

Fox News says conservatives accuse Harris of oversimplifying the technology, quoting her remark: “AI is kind of a fancy thing.”

CNET says the issue does not affect the Nintendo Switch 2. Its advice for Nintendo Switch owners is to update their firmware.

Gizmodo reports that the new Ring 3 Pro and Ring 3 Slim combine health tracking with NFC and haptic feedback.

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).

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.

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.

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.