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MacRumorstechSep 11, 2026

Apple's annual iPhone event is now in the rearview mirror, but it still has many more products to announce later this year, according to rumors. Apple is expected to unveil the following eight products this year, although the MacBook Pro with an OLED display might not arrive until early 2027. With this many products still coming, Apple will likely hold an October event this year. iPad iPad mini: A19 Pro or A20 Pro chip, an OLED display, a new speaker system without holes, and a water-resistant design. Apple debuted the A20 Pro chip in the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Duo earlier this week. Mac iMac: M6 chip and new color options. Apple announced the M6 chip last month. MacBook Pro: A new 14-inch MacBook Pro base model with an M6 chip. MacBook Pro/MacBook Ultra with OLED display: A major MacBook Pro redesign in late 2026 or early 2027, with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, an OLED display, a touch screen, a Dynamic Island, and a thinner design. On this lap

How-To GeektechSep 11, 2026

Why pay when the free option does 90% of what you need?

MakeUseOftechSep 11, 2026

Isolating Windows is the better approach.

The VergetechSep 11, 2026

Two days after being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg says he has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. As 404 Media reported on Wednesday, Mullenweg had told staff in Slack that CFO Mark Davies "conspired" with the board of directors, who voted to "put me on a paid leave of absence." (Mullenweg said he voted against that.) He also told staff that the board had voted for Davies to become interim CEO. Davies, in a separate message, said that Mullenweg would still be a board member, according to 404 Media. An Automattic spokesperson told The Verge that Mullenweg was "currently … Read the full story at The Verge.

Hacker News BesttechSep 11, 2026

Over past couple months I noticed that HN feed is almost exclusively AI or AI-adjacent news. Meanwhile the legitimately, broadly-hacker stuff gets left out for the most part. I noticed that because the things I find genuinely interesting that I post here now get zero traction, which is the stuff that I believe would previously be met with some discussion. Note that I don't care that my submissions were ignored, I don't need that validation. Problem is that if my stuff gains no traction, I am myself not seeing similar stuff posted by others, stuff I am genuinely also interested in and would want to hear about from this community. Here are two most recent examples: - Lenovo showed a model that incorporates solid-state air cooling. That technology has been around for a while but it looks like it matured and is production-ready. This allows for super-light and slim designs, which, in turn, should allow for bigger batteries installed and I think it's some sort of breakthrough: https://new

Daring FireballtechSep 10, 2026

9to5 Mac has the iOS 27 release notes too. I haven’t spent much time using Golden Gate, but I’ve been using iOS 27 full-time ever since WWDC. It’s in excellent shape for a .0 release. Now I need to think about how long I want to still hang onto MacOS 15 Sequoia on my main Mac. I’ll probably skip 27.0 and wait for 27.1, but maybe I’ll bite the bullet and upgrade when a 27.0.1 update comes out.  ★

How-To GeektechSep 11, 2026

This GitHub project lets you play DOOM on your car's Android Auto screen.

MakeUseOftechSep 11, 2026

You can finally customize the new tab homepage on Chrome for Android to be as clean or information-dense as you want.

MacRumorstechSep 11, 2026

Apple's iPhone Duo is the first iPhone that can run two apps side by side, but anyone expecting the sort of freedom that Split View offers on iPad might want to temper their expectations. Apple's iPhone Duo marketing materials talk up app pairs and side-by-side windows, but it doesn't mention anything about resizing them. There's a reason for that. If you put two apps side by side on the iPhone Duo's 7.6-inch foldable display, you can't drag the divider between them to make one app take up more space than the other. It's a fixed 50/50 split, regardless. That's likely to be a disappointment to anyone who's used Split View on the iPad. Indeed, iPad owners have been able to resize apps in Split View when in landscape mode ever since 2015 when iOS 9 introduced the feature. So why does Apple not let you resize apps on the iPhone Duo? It's likely down to the device's display geometry. Both the inner and outer displays share the same 1:1.4 aspect ratio, and each half of th

The VergetechSep 11, 2026

You only get one chance at a first impression, and getting to introduce Apple's first folding phone is certainly a strong way to start things off as Apple's CEO. On The Vergecast today, we're talking all about Apple's launch event: how John Ternus did in his first appearance as CEO, what we make of the new iPhones, and whether Apple is stepping into dangerous territory with its new AI features on the Apple Watch. First up, Allison Johnson joins me to discuss the new iPhones, which she had a chance to test in Cupertino. Both of us have some questions about the new variable aperture camera on the iPhone 18 Pro - and whether the real upgrade s … Read the full story at The Verge.

Hacker News BesttechSep 11, 2026

Article URL: https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-waymo-effect.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656496 Points: 296 # Comments: 231

Daring FireballtechSep 10, 2026

One thing I learned from this video is that I’m way, way too careful when playing with the hands-on area demo units. I handle them like museum pieces; Stern treats them like hot dog buns.  ★

How-To GeektechSep 11, 2026

PowerToys can be incredibly useful for just about any Windows user.

MakeUseOftechSep 11, 2026

Cisco's free IoT and wireless sandbox gear lets you prototype smart-home connections, trace unexpected disconnects, and more.

How-To GeektechSep 11, 2026

Hey, you, get off of the cloud.

MakeUseOftechSep 11, 2026

Trash night reminders finally stop, one tap at a time.

The VergetechSep 11, 2026

After admitting earlier this year that its AI models had hacked other companies' systems on a handful of occasions, Anthropic released a new report on Wednesday detailing the attacks. It reveals a string of incidents displaying what Anthropic deems its models' single-minded "recklessness" - and will likely fuel already raging concerns about cybersecurity and AI. In Anthropic's report, it detailed four cases this year in which its own AI models hacked an external company or exploited vulnerabilities. In one, an "internal, general-purpose research model" broke into third-party systems, using access tokens and passwords and downloading files. … Read the full story at The Verge.

The VergetechSep 11, 2026

Frank Shaw in 2025. | Image: Microsoft Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer. In an internal note to his team, Shaw says he's "decided it is time for me to move on and try new things," after supporting Microsoft's communications for 29 years - nearly 20 years as a Microsoft employee plus time at the Waggener Edstrom agency (now We. Communications) before that. Shaw has been at the heart of Microsoft's communications since 1997, helping the company navigate multiple Windows and Office releases, CEO transitions, the all-important bet on cloud, and huge acquisitions like the $26.2 billion LinkedIn purchase in 2016 and the $69 billion acquisi … Read the full story at The Verge.

MakeUseOftechSep 11, 2026

If the home screen on your Samsung tablet is cluttered, you can easily revamp it in a few simple steps.

How-To GeektechSep 11, 2026

The 650MB miracle: How the CD-ROM's microscopic lasers fueled the 90s PC revolution