Opinion
The iPhone 18 Pro Starts at $1,199. Let's Not Get Used to It.
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and the folding iPhone Duo at $1,999. Why I'm keeping my 16 Pro, and why those numbers shouldn't become normal.
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AI
Amodei Wants AI to Slow Down. Altman and Musk Agree. Trump Doesn't.
Amodei's essay asks AI labs to slow capability gains and puts outside evaluators inside Anthropic. Altman and Musk signed on within hours; Trump did not.
AI
NSA, CISA and FBI Name Six Chinese AI Labs in Distillation Advisory
Three U.S. security agencies formally accused six Chinese AI companies of industrial-scale distillation — and Anthropic's numbers arrived days later.
Watches
My Henry Archer Warranty Experience: A New Watch in Two Weeks
The rotor on my two-week-old Vesterhav came loose. Henry Archer sent a new watch the day the old one reached Denmark. Then it met U.S. customs.
Technology
iOS 26.6.2: One Fix, No CVEs, and a Cellular Road to iOS 27
Apple's September 8 release fixes exactly one bug: iPhones on iOS 26.6 couldn't download updates over cellular. With iOS 27 due Monday, that fix couldn't wait.
Technology
Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday: 974 Flaws, 2 Zero-Days
The largest Patch Tuesday ever: 974 CVEs by Microsoft's own count, two exploited zero-days in ALPC and the Windows Update Stack, 37 bugs at CVSS 9.8 or higher, 20 that ZDI calls wormable — and WMIC is gone.
Education
111,000 Fewer International Students This Fall. Who Pays?
U.S. campuses are opening with a projected 111,000 fewer international students — a 9.5% drop worth $3.4 billion — and visa rules tighten again September 15.
Education
NYC Bans Student-Facing AI Through 8th Grade
The nation's largest school system is blocking student-facing AI for nearly 600,000 students through 8th grade — the broadest K-12 AI moratorium in the U.S.
Technology
OpenAI Offers $1 Billion in Cyber Defense. Who Can Use It?
Daybreak promises credits and hands-on help for essential services. Who gets priority, how to ask, and what a small security team should measure.
Healthcare IT
UnitedHealthcare's Prior-Authorization Cuts Start October 1
UnitedHealthcare is removing approval requirements for roughly 1,700 services. Savings depend on each patient's plan and what provider teams change.