Technology

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.

CoinDesk reports the multi-year partnership will place the XRP logo on Denny Crum Court, inside the three-point arc.

CoinGape reports a 2.77% bitcoin drop to $76,300 as CLARITY Act talks stall. CoinDesk says the cryptocurrency slipped below $77,000 ahead of a Senate vote on the bill.

CoinDesk reports that prosecutors allege the employees used confidential information about upcoming crypto listings to trade perpetual futures on Hyperliquid.

The visit focuses on how elementary school students, teachers and staff use technology in the classroom, ABC Columbia reports.

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.

CoinDesk reports that Sen. Elizabeth Warren made the comparison about President Trump's 2025 crypto earnings.

CoinDesk describes the region as a proving ground for regulated payments, treasury and settlement as stablecoin use moves beyond trading.

ABC Columbia highlights a USC expert who calls AI a “very promising tool” and says he is not overly worried, amid growing concern about its potential dangers.

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).

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

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.

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

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