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September 10, 2025, 9:05 AM

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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Apple says the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air have Memory Integrity Enforcement, “industry-first, always-on memory safety protection”, like Microsoft and Google offer  —  Memory Integrity Enforcement is always-on safety protection designed to make life harder for spyware developers.
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces the iPhone Air, with eSIM-only worldwide, a 5.6mm design, an A19 Pro chip, an N1 chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a Center Stage front camera  —  Apple has officially announced the thinnest iPhone ever: the iPhone Air.  The iPhone Air is made from titanium and measures in at a stunning 5.6mm design.
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, with an aluminum unibody design, vapor chamber thermal management, Ceramic Shield 2 glass, and three 48MP rear cameras  —  Apple has officially unveiled the new iPhone 17 Pro.  It comes in a bold new orange color, features an aluminum unibody design …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces the $799+ iPhone 17, featuring an A19 chip, a larger 6.3" display and 120Hz ProMotion support, improved brightness of up to 3,000 nits, and more  —  Apple today announced its next generation lineup of iPhone, starting with the entry-level iPhone 17. iPhone 17 features an upgraded display …
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Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple announces the $399+ Apple Watch Series 11, its thinnest watch yet, with hypertension detection, a Sleep Score, 24 hours of battery life, 5G, and more  —  Apple today announced the Apple Watch Series 11, featuring hypertension detection, Sleep Score, 5G connectivity, and more.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Apple unveils AirPods Pro 3 with a new design, 2x ANC performance than the Pro 2, a heart-rate monitor, and live translation, for $249, shipping September 19  —  The AirPods Pro 3 will ship on September 19th for $249. … Apple just announced the AirPods Pro 3, the first major update to the product in three years.
Billy Steele / Engadget:
The Verge:
iPhone Air hands-on: very thin with rounded edges reminiscent of previous iPhone designs and a camera “plateau” that flows smoothly into the back of the phone  —  We've held Apple's new thin and light iPhone. … Apple just announced the iPhone Air, which, as you might guess by the name …
The Verge:
Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Spotify plans to roll out lossless audio, with 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC quality, to Premium users in the next two months, without needing a new higher-priced tier  —  Subscribers will be able to enjoy 24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC as part of their Premium plan. … It's been a long time coming but Spotify is finally getting lossless audio.
Ben Funk / HotHardware:
Arm launches four Lumex compute subsystem CPU architectures to improve on-device AI on smartphones, PCs, and wearables, and unveils the new Mali G1-Ultra GPU  —  As the smartphone market has matured, the workloads that consumers expect from their tiny in-pocket mobile computers has increased drastically.
Financial Times:
Quantum startup PsiQuantum raised $1B led by BlackRock, Temasek, and Baillie Gifford at a $7B valuation, up from $3.2B in 2021, to build a 1M-qubit computer  —  PsiQuantum backed by BlackRock, Temasek and Baillie Gifford as investment race intensifies  —  PsiQuantum has raised $1bn …
Aaron Holmes / The Information:
Sources: Microsoft will use Anthropic's models for some AI features in its Office 365 apps, after finding Claude Sonnet 4 beats OpenAI's GPT-5 in some tasks  —  Microsoft is taking its biggest step to lessen reliance on OpenAI's artificial intelligence by embracing the startup's bitter rival Anthropic …
Anthony Hughes / Bloomberg:
Dan Moren / Six Colors:
iPhone 17 event tidbits: the new MagSafe battery is iPhone Air exclusive, the Air likely uses binned A19 Pro chips, and older AirPods will get Live Translation  —  Apple crams a lot into its keynotes, but almost as notable is what it chooses not to talk about.
Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Oracle reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $14.93B, vs. $15.04B est., and remaining performance obligations up 359% to $455B; ORCL jumps 25%+  —  Oracle shares spiked 30 % Wednesday after the database software maker indicated hefty growth prospects due to new cloud contracts, even as earnings and revenue missed estimates.
Océane Herrero / Politico:
Memo: Apple's March update to its AI training guidelines for data annotators marked DEI as a “controversial” topic and removed intolerance as “harmful” behavior  —  Two months after Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down at Donald Trump's inauguration, several hundred employees …
Bloomberg:
Bain Capital agrees to sell its data centers in China to a consortium led by Shanghai-listed Shenzhen Dongyangguang in a ~$4B deal  —  Bain Capital agreed to sell its data centers in China to Shenzhen Dongyangguang Industry Co. in a transaction valued at about $4 billion.
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