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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.

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

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.

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.

Axios quotes Jim VandeHei saying he could now do many of the things he did when starting Politico and Axios “in an afternoon.”

Business Today reports that former HCL CEO Vineet Nayar sees AI as “running ahead of its delivery,” even though he calls himself a big fan.

Axios says new CrowdStrike research shows how AI is lowering the barriers to cybercrime.

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.

Barron's says the energy stock points to continued strength in AI data center demand.

Business Today reports that ISB professor Prasanna Tantri criticized new UPI charges, saying, “This is not how successful industrial policy is run.”

Village Media is launching an AI-powered community services tool through a partnership with OpenAI, Axios reports.

Axios reports that the OpenAI CEO told a conference, "Accidents with any new technology are unavoidable."

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.

The redesigned interface debuts in the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, Ars Technica reports. Engadget describes split-screen support for CarPlay and Android Auto.

The account-free X reader cites a new legal development. Nitter’s repository is read-only, but permanent closure remains unconfirmed.

SecurityWeek reports 200 vulnerabilities patched with the iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate 27 releases. iPhone in Canada says Canadian users must join an official waitlist to activate Siri AI.