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Apple event live updates: New CEO John Ternus expected to reveal first foldable iPhone

A new CEO will lead Apple's big fall event today at 1 p.m. ET for the first time in 15 years. New iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods are expected.

How AI might reshape the economy

New Anthropic research provides three scenarios for AI's impact on the economy by 2030.

Viral AI assistant Instinct now has its own email address

Instinct’s new email feature lets the AI agent create and manage accounts, contact businesses, handle support requests, and do more on users' behalf.

'Gambling with our lives': Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI extinction fears, calling for pacing agreements between labs.

3 ways VCs can unlock more value for their portfolio at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Get an investor’s edge at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Discover emerging startups, build deal flow, connect with founders, and uncover new investments. Discover 3 ways TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 helps investors find emerging companies, expand deal flow, sharpen investment theses and uncover new opportunities.

Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant

Users can ask the assistant to do things like "Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for 25 people and include some brunch items," or "Build a cart for easy school lunches and after-school snacks," Shipt says.

Anthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI companies are 'gambling with our lives'

An Anthropic engineer has publicly resigned from the high-flying company, warning that AI companies are “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.”

Canada hit U.S. goods with $20 billion in tariffs. Now America is banning Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles

The United States is banning the import of some dairy products and motorcycles from Canada along with most alcoholic beverages, the White House said Tuesday, as part of a trade war that shows little sign of cooling off.

'It hits us in the gut': Mont Blanc faces defrosting and rock falls from climate change as communities 'weep' for the mountain peak

For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe’s highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glaciers and snow that gave the colossus its name: Mont Blanc, the white mountain.

With Hezbollah battered, Iran’s emerging proxy network of Houthis and Iraqi militias target Saudi Arabia and other U.S. allies

In July, Saudi Arabia and the United States bombed Iran-backed militias in Iraq after blaming them for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities that had been claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, another Iranian ally.

Thieves nabbed a $10.5 million Renoir haul, but the paintings may be worth almost nothing outside the museum

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer.

Some Thoughts on Existential AI Risk

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