📸 IPHONE 18 PRO ADDS REAL MECHANICAL APERTURE BLADES TO ITS CAMERA

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max allow users to physically adjust the main camera’s aperture instead of relying entirely on software effects.

The Pro Max also promises up to 43 hours of video playback.

🛑 BREAKING: SAM ALTMAN AND ELON MUSK BACK CALLS TO SLOW AI DEVELOPMENT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have supported Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for more cautious development of increasingly powerful AI.

Amodei warned that advanced AI agents could cause major economic and security damage if companies lose control of them

🇺🇸 TRUMP DISMISSES AI DOOM WARNINGS: “WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS”

President Donald Trump says the United States must continue advancing artificial intelligence instead of allowing China to take the lead.

Trump described catastrophic predictions from AI-safety experts as exaggerated “things that won’t happen.”

💵 ANTHROPIC REPORTEDLY BECOMES PROFITABLE FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER

Anthropic has reportedly told selected investors that it expects to record another adjusted operating profit.

The Claude developer’s revenue reportedly increased fourteenfold year over year to $11.5 billion during the second quarter.

🚨 MASSIVE HACK REPORTEDLY EXPOSES 153 MILLION DRIVER’S LICENSE RECORDS

ID verification company IDScan.net reportedly suffered a breach exposing scanned licenses, identification numbers, addresses and photographs.

The company says it is working with the FBI and providing identity-protection services to affected individuals

⚖️ HUAWEI FACES RACKETEERING AND TRADE-SECRET TRIAL IN NEW YORK

U.S. prosecutors accuse Huawei of racketeering, fraud, sanctions violations and stealing American trade secrets.

Huawei denies the allegations and says the case is politically motivated.

🛰️ EUROPE MOVES FORWARD WITH A 348-SATELLITE RIVAL TO STARLINK

France and the European Union have reaffirmed support for the €15.7 billion IRIS² secure communications network.

The constellation will include 330 low-Earth-orbit satellites and 18 medium-Earth-orbit satellites, with operations planned between 2030 and 2032.

🦿 NEW EXOSKELETON GIVES USERS POWERED SUPPORT FOR LESS THAN $2,000

The Hypershell X Ultra S uses motors and sensors to provide additional leg power while walking, running or climbing.

The wearable device is designed to reduce physical strain during outdoor activities and long-distance travel.

🧹 DJI REVEALS A ROBOT VACUUM WITH LEGS

The DJI Romo 2 uses robotic legs to move over obstacles that can stop conventional robot vacuums.

The unusual design allows the machine to reach areas normally inaccessible to flat floor-cleaning robots

🌕 NASA AND IBM RELEASE FREE AI MODEL FOR STUDYING THE MOON

The open-source Lunar Foundation Model can analyze decades of Moon data collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Researchers can use it to map craters, identify volcanic features and search for possible water ice near the lunar poles.

🇪🇺 EUROPE WARNS IT COULD FALL BEHIND CHINA IN THE GLOBAL ROBOT RACE

European researchers displayed 15 robots in Brussels while calling for greater investment and faster commercialization.

The EuROBIN project includes 31 partners from 14 countries developing robots for household, industrial and human-assistance tasks.

🛡️ JUST IN: MICROSOFT BANS ITS AI FROM TRAINING ON STUDENT DATA

Microsoft has agreed not to use student or educator data to train its AI systems under new legally binding school protections.

The rules take effect November 1 and also prohibit AI features designed to create emotional dependency.

🚫 EU REPORTEDLY PLANS SOCIAL MEDIA AND AI CHATBOT BAN FOR CHILDREN UNDER 15

The proposed EU Kids Act would restrict access to social media, video platforms, AI chatbots and online gaming for children under 15.

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and ChatGPT could all be affected.

📱 JUST IN: APPLE RELEASES IOS 27

Apple has released iOS 27 with its rebuilt Siri, refined Liquid Glass design and new intelligence features.

The company also released macOS Golden Gate 27 and updates for its other devices.

🚨 REVOLUT HANDED NEARLY 700 CUSTOMERS’ DATA TO SCAMMERS

Scammers reportedly used a legitimate government email account to convince Revolut to provide passport details, addresses and banking information.

Revolut notified 680 affected customers and says account funds remain secure.

⚠️ MICROSOFT CEO WARNS EMPLOYEES THAT AI MUST REMAIN UNDER HUMAN CONTROL

Satya Nadella reportedly told Microsoft employees that rushing AI development could destroy public trust.

He also backed broader third-party testing of increasingly powerful systems.

📉 NVIDIA SHARES SLIDE AFTER TECH LEADERS CALL FOR SLOWER AI DEVELOPMENT

Nvidia fell as investors reacted to warnings from leading AI executives about the speed and safety of frontier-model development.

Chipmakers and data-center suppliers were among the companies hit hardest by the selloff.

🏢 TRUMP CALLS OPPOSITION TO AI DATA CENTERS A “HOAX” AND “SCAM”

Donald Trump unexpectedly called into an event featuring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and defended continued data-center construction.

He described data centers as “the oil of the next 20, 25 years.”

🧠 SAM ALTMAN WARNS AI COULD GO “VERY BADLY” IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS

The OpenAI CEO identified losing control of AI and concentrating excessive power among a small group as two major dangers.

His warning comes amid growing calls for independent testing and slower frontier-model development.

💾 META BEGINS DESIGNING ITS OWN AI CHIPS

Meta’s Project Iris aims to reduce the company’s dependence on Nvidia by developing custom processors with Broadcom and TSMC.

The company reportedly plans to introduce a new chip approximately every six months.

🏭 TSMC’S CHIPMAKING EQUIPMENT DEMAND NEARLY DOUBLES IN SIX MONTHS

TSMC says its projected requirement for semiconductor manufacturing equipment grew to 1.9 times its original estimate.

The company now expects 2026 capital spending to reach between $60 billion and $64 billion.