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Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 12 at its September 9th product launch event, coming one year after the Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3. The highlight feature is Siri AI-powered Audio Intelligence with sound recognition.
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Apple announced the next version of the rugged and durable Apple Watch Ultra at today's "Surprise and shine" event. The new model follows the Apple Watch Ultra 3, which launched last year.
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Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at its event on Wednesday. The 18 Pro and Pro Max come in deep black, silver, "glacier," and burgundy, with color-matched back glass.
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Today, Apple announced the AirPods 5, updates to the AirPods 4 series that was first released in 2024. Apple says the new buds feature "best-in-class open‑ear active noise cancellation.
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WorldPingSo far, no sign of the camera-laden AirPods.
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WorldPingAirPods 5 might not be the flashy camera-clad wireless earbuds you've been hearing about, but there are a few upgrades you should consider.
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WorldPingApple’s latest smartwatches—the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, get a faster chip, expanded health tracking, and new capabilities made possible by a newly enhanced Siri.
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WorldPingiOS 27 with Siri AI will be available on September 14 — full report at Engadget.
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Apple is launching its next iOS 27 update on Monday September 14th. The headline feature is Siri AI, the delayed AI-powered overhaul of the Siri assistant. Siri AI is rolling out with iOS 27 as a beta, available initially for English-only devices.
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Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/apple-introduces-airpods-5-with-best-in-class-open-ear-active-noise-cancellation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49630253 Points: 7 # Comments: 0…
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WorldPingThere's also a new thermal management system, reducing overheating.
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The company also argued that its on-device models offer consumers more privacy.
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WorldPingThe company has been testing English so far and will roll that out to the general public soon.
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WorldPingThat's great news for low-light photography.
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WorldPingYour new Apple iPhone is better with the right case and charger.
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Apple's latest product event began with something the company hasn't seen in more than a decade: a new CEO at the helm. And he got a standing ovation.
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Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro lineup upgrades the camera and comes in burgundy.
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Article URL: https://gist.github.com/wsxiaoys/e0286dc6bb624ff5fdf49e7f4c528ba3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49630026 Points: 8 # Comments: 0…
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WorldPingNo regular iPhone 18 this year. Just two Pro models.
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WorldPingHere's all the new info Apple dropped today from its keynote.
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WorldPingThe new handset now comes in a burgundy colorway.
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Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/are-self-driving-cars-safe Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629886 Points: 38 # Comments: 29…
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Article URL: https://www.jamescherti.com/emacs-consult-speed-async-searche-grep-ripgrep-fd-find/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629865 Points: 4 # Comments: 0…
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WorldPingUN-backed Equal Earth map has educational value but won’t alter navigation apps.
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Microsoft agreed to a set of safety and privacy principles for AI in schools a week after two major school systems announced a ban on student-facing AI.
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Hi HN, for the past few months I’ve been working on a read later app called RDLTR ( https://rdltr.app ). The whole thing started because I had so many tabs open with stuff I wanted to read, across browsers, Mac, Linux, and iPhone.
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WorldPingThe planet has definitely earned the title of Earth's evil twin.
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WorldPing"We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!"…
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Article URL: https://jordivillar.com/blog/every-millisecond-counts Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629608 Points: 9 # Comments: 1…
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WorldPingBorder Patrol is mining Americans’ financial activity to identify people for potential traffic stops.
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WorldPingThe retro console was supposed to ship in November.
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WorldPingEmily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth star in the latest sci-fi tale from the blockbuster director.
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Fox’s $22 billion plan to buy Roku has hit a new hurdle. The Justice Department sent Fox and Roku what’s known as a “second request” on Tuesday, asking the companies to turn over more data and documents as it takes a closer look at the deal.
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Nintendo announced a variety of new titles at its September livestream, but among the most talked-about is the remastered The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2. Walmart has the physical copy of the upcoming game available for preorder for just $59.
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WorldPing"All I ever wanted was to go to school."…
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Early users of Dyson's CameraJet are reporting that water is getting into the battery compartment of the newly launched $499.99 electric toothbrush. One user posted on the r/Dyson subreddit that their model "broke within 30 seconds.
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WorldPingMost one-base changes to the human genome do nothing, but a few are significant.
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Article URL: https://www.not-ship.com/united-nations-map/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629209 Points: 20 # Comments: 11…
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WorldPingA new GTA mod lets you smash and shoot Flock’s automatic license plate readers around the fictional Los Santos.
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WorldPingHere's a quick rundown of what Nintendo has going on.
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Microsoft is starting to test some new Xbox console features with Insiders.
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Article URL: https://www.sudomoin.com/p/consumer-claims Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628982 Points: 15 # Comments: 4…
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WorldPingThe Cosmos update is huge and 100 percent free.
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WorldPingLooks like Samsung is gunning for the Meta Ray-Ban Display, too.
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WorldPingObesity can raise the risk or severity of both asthma and COPD.
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AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI like it’s inevitable, but recent safety incidents like OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach are demonstrating the potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable than humans.
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WorldPingSuddenly, that microphone is getting a lot more use than it was for GameChat.
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WorldPingFord says the secretary’s comments are a 'wrongheaded' attempt to make headlines.
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