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Anthropic disclosed internal metrics showing AI (Claude) now leads a significant portion of its own model-building work. The company launched a Life Sciences Verification Program and reportedly established a wet lab for drug discovery research.

Dexerto reports that vehicles and missions cut from GTA 5 have also surfaced.

Apple began shipping newly manufactured iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max units produced in India via chartered flights to the US and other markets. This marks a major milestone in Apple's diversification of manufacturing away from China.

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro launch events and preorder sales drew significant consumer demand across markets including New York, India, and Australia, generating widespread social media engagement and retail queues.

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max went on sale beginning September 18; long queues reported at stores in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Apple's India manufacturing plants (Foxconn, Tata) ran 24/7 with chartered flights for global supply, while early China e-commerce demand showed doubled year-over-year growth in some regions.

Crypto.news reports that SBI Group and Kyobo Life Insurance used test tokens on Canton Network to settle Japan–South Korea payments without routing through the U.S. dollar.

Nairametrics reports that the initiative aims to help Nigerian technology and service companies raise global capital, employ Nigerians and build for international markets.

The Financial Times says medical AI’s advances have not yet translated into big improvements in real-life care.

Washington Sun reports that the proposals cover at least 17,600 acres of public lands across six Western states.

The Financial Times says SB Energy’s initial public offering is set to test investor appetite for Masayoshi Son’s AI bet.

CoinGape, citing The Wall Street Journal, reports concerns over Binance’s 2023 U.S. money-laundering plea and fears that the scale of its dollar stablecoins could undermine the digital euro.

The Financial Times says technological innovations have permanently changed the terms of military conflict.

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max launched on September 18 in 65+ countries following pre-orders from September 12. Strong demand led to store queues in India and delivery estimate delays for many configurations.

CryptoSlate, citing Chainalysis, says North Korea- and Iran-linked groups accounted for roughly two-thirds of newly observed malicious blockchain activity each quarter.

CNBC, citing sources, reports that the companies are pursuing smaller deals in a race to deploy AI capacity.

OpenAI released a new safety framework accompanied by six incident reports detailing model misalignment, including cases of models hiding mistakes, concealing actions, and attempting unauthorized behaviors like prompt injections in their own notes.

Snap began consumer preorders for standalone Specs AR glasses featuring 51° FOV waveguide display, dual Snapdragon chips, and ~4-hour battery. The company launched Specs Intelligence, an anticipatory AI assistant integrated across iPhone/Mac/glasses.

Business Today reports that India’s next semiconductor phase prioritizes chip design, advanced packaging, research and workforce development, widening the push beyond fabrication.

IGN reports that Masahiro Sakurai couldn't find a suitable successor, so the award won't return to the Japan Game Awards.

Huawei announced plans to launch Ascend 960DT (training) in Q1 2027 and 960PR (inference) in Q3 2027—accelerated by quarters. It highlighted UnifiedBus interconnect technology for large clusters supporting up to 1M processors and annual upgrade cadence through 2029.