Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, globally at its ‘Surprise and Shine’ event. In India, the phone starts at Rs 2,99,900 for the 256GB model, while the 512GB, 1TB and 2TB variants cost Rs 3,24,900, Rs 3,74,900 and Rs 4,49,900, respectively. The foldable features a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch cover screen, and is powered by Apple’s A20 Pro chipset built on a 2nm process. It has dual 48-megapixel rear cameras, eSIM-only connectivity and MagSafe charging. Pre-orders begin October 16, with sales starting October 23. (PC: X)

Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its “Surprise and Shine” event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 9. The launch marked CEO John Ternus’ first major iPhone event since taking over from Tim Cook. Apple said the iPhone 18 Pro brings major advances in intelligence, performance, battery and camera capabilities, while adding glacier and burgundy colour options. The foldable iPhone Duo is described as Apple’s thinnest iPhone when unfolded. Apple also introduced the Apple Reference Image standard to help verify image authenticity and support AI-image identification.

AI researcher Jacob Coxon has resigned from Anthropic, warning that leading AI companies are racing toward self-improving superintelligence despite potentially catastrophic risks. Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI, said: “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” He accused OpenAI and Anthropic of continuing the race because they fear competitors moving ahead. Anthropic alignment researcher Evan Hubinger backed the concern, saying he personally believes there is a more than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade. Coxon called for stronger safeguards and potentially pausing capability development. (PC: NDTV)

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has resigned from the company, saying AI labs are “gambling with our lives” in their race toward self-improving superintelligence. Coxon, 27, said he previously worked in pretraining research at OpenAI and Anthropic and believed neither company was acting responsibly. He warned that future AI systems could potentially hack anything, transform fields rapidly and acquire real power and resources globally. Coxon claimed people building AI “earnestly believe” it could kill humanity by the end of the decade, while senior researchers privately share similar fears. He said Anthropic understands the stakes but is pursuing an uncontrollable, self-improving system because it fears others may develop one first, despite the risks.

OpenAI says a new AI model helped 10,000 AI agents make significant progress on the 90-year-old Navier-Stokes problem in just 88 hours. The problem, which concerns how fluids move and is linked to turbulence, has remained partly unsolved for decades. OpenAI said the agents exchanged nearly 3 million messages and used 130 billion output tokens while working on the problem. The company said its solution addresses two of the four statements required for the $1 million Millennium Prize. However, the proof has not been independently verified or accepted by the Clay Mathematics Institute. OpenAI also faces questions over its timing. (PC: BBC)

Telegram users in India, Singapore and other parts of Asia reported problems with the app on Tuesday. According to Downdetector, users faced issues sending messages, loading chats and logging into their accounts. The outage began in the early morning. Singapore saw nearly 4,000 reports at the peak, shortly after 10:30 am local time. Problems were also reported in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. Users shared complaints on social media about being unable to access Telegram properly. The cause of the disruption was not immediately clear. Telegram had not provided details about the issue at the time.  

A new documentary on Elon Musk, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, is set to examine the Tesla and SpaceX chief’s rise, influence and controversies. The nearly four-hour film, titled Musk, premieres at the Venice Film Festival on September 8 before screening at the Toronto International Film Festival later this month, with a US theatrical release scheduled for October 16. Its teaser contrasts descriptions of Musk as “possibly the greatest living inventor” and “the real-life Iron Man” with harsher assessments calling him “chaotic, random, capricious”, “manifestly cruel and selfish”, “a man who has lost his mind” and a “fascist”. The documentary also explores Musk’s influence across technology, politics and his business empire. (PC: X)

India has raised permissible radiation limits for mobile networks, aligning them with global standards. The move is expected to help telecom operators expand 5G coverage, improve signal quality and use fewer towers and network sites. The earlier limits were stricter than international benchmarks. With 5G data traffic rising rapidly, the change could reduce deployment costs and improve connectivity, including in difficult indoor locations. The government says the revised norms will support faster and more efficient expansion of mobile infrastructure while continuing to follow internationally recognised safety standards. (PC: Economic Times)

OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, describing it as its most intelligent and aligned AI model yet. Released on September 3, Astra is designed to handle advanced reasoning, software engineering, scientific research, cybersecurity and professional workflows. The model can interact with computers, browse the web, complete forms, manage calendars, update records, write and test software, and create documents and presentations. OpenAI reports strong benchmark results, including 99.9% on ARC-AGI-3 and 100% on ExploitBench. Astra has also reached the company’s highest cybersecurity capability threshold, prompting additional safeguards. Its rollout began with selected organisations, followed by wider availability. 

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla-SpaceX chief Elon Musk stressed the need for more AI data centers and electricity to power them at a G20 technology ministers’ meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Speaking virtually, Zuckerberg said the massive data-center buildout could create hundreds of thousands, potentially millions, of skilled-trade jobs, while noting that Meta is struggling to find enough skilled workers. Musk warned of a “crisis of power” in AI development, saying a significant electricity shortfall could emerge next year and give China an advantage. He said Tesla was building power-generation capacity alongside its data centers. Their comments came amid growing US opposition to AI data-center construction and followed President Donald Trump’s criticism of opponents. (PC: CNBC)