Apple Introduces Reference Image Mode for Verifiable iPhone Photography
The opt-in iPhone 18 Pro feature combines sensor signatures, bounded timestamps and private cloud processing to authenticate what a camera captured.
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Microsoft Retires Excel’s In-Cell COPILOT Function
Existing results remain cached, but recalculation now produces an error as Microsoft directs users to Excel’s separate Copilot interface.
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Jack Dorsey Argues Open AI Releases Should Remain the Default
The technology founder supports independent testing and narrow safety restrictions while warning that broad limits could entrench leading laboratories and governments.
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US Supreme Court Keeps Mail-Ballot Restrictions on Hold
The justices declined to let the Postal Service apply new requirements during the 2026 midterms, while leaving the underlying legal challenge unresolved.
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United States Publicly Confirms On-Orbit Space Weapon
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink disclosed a capability that officials say can serve offensive or defensive purposes, while leaving its technology and deployment date classified.
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New Zealand inquiry finds agencies missed warnings before Phillips child abduction
A 211-page review found police and child-welfare officials failed to connect warnings before Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children for nearly four years.
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US Space Force confirms it has weapons operating in orbit
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink disclosed on-orbit space-control weapons while officials withheld details about their payloads, methods and testing.
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Jean Smart Wins Fifth Consecutive Lead Comedy Actress Emmy for ‘Hacks’
Smart’s award for the show’s fifth season made her the first woman to win an Emmy for every season of one series.
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Indonesia Extends Search for Eight Missing After Anak Krakatau Reporting Trip
Five journalists, two boat crew members and a guide have been missing since their speedboat lost contact in the Sunda Strait on September 7.
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LIVE COVERAGEJack Dorsey Argues Open AI Releases Should Remain the Default
The technology founder supports independent testing and narrow safety restrictions while warning that broad limits could entrench leading laboratories and governments.
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Malaysia ends Sarawak haze emergency as pollution eases but smoke remains
Malaysia lifted the emergency in Sarawak after air pollution fell below the critical threshold, but officials said several areas were still at very unhealthy levels.
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France sets out €1 billion farm rescue package after damaging summer heat
The government says compensation, faster subsidy payments and targeted tax relief will help farms absorb crop losses and restart production after drought and heatwaves.
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Sony fires Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton after an internal investigation
Sony says the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer was terminated effective immediately after a probe into unspecified allegations, following an earlier suspension from the show.
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