AI September 2026
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Apple's Smart Home Hub: Everything We Know So Far
Apple is working on a new smart home accessory that will serve as a hub for interacting with Siri AI, controlling HomeKit devices, watching videos, checking the calendar and the weather, and generally offering up useful information to everyone in the household. This guide aggregates everything that we know about Apple's smart home hub. Design Apple's smart home device will somewhat resemble an iPad, and it will have a display-focused design.
The AI telling farmers when to harvest
Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?
Google pulls back the curtain to tease Gemini 4 Argon
Google's next generation of Gemini isn't here quite yet, but we're getting an early look at just what Gemini 4 Argon will be able to do.
Gemini for Home is now better at hearing you in noisy rooms
Google Home’s latest update makes Gemini faster and more reliable, while fixing lights, cameras, setup, and more.
Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now
Google claims Gemini 4 Argon stacks up against OpenAI and Anthropic’s models.
Ordering DoorDash Is Too Hard, So an AI Agent Will Soon Be Able to Order Pizza for You
Ordering food through DoorDash is probably one of the biggest examples of how modern life has grown incredibly convenient, but apparently, there are still some people who think scrolling through an app is too much work. Now, you'll be able to just text DoorDash and have it order food for you without needing to figure out what, exactly, you feel like eating.
Report: Meta’s Muse crosses 5 million downloads amid massive advertising push
Meta’s streak at the top of the App Store continues in the US and Canada, as its AI assistant Muse is now past 5 million downloads, according to Sensor Tower.
Apple Invites App Updated With Three New Features
The free Apple Invites app for the iPhone was updated today with three new features: shared albums now support full-resolution photo sharing, Image Playground now lets you create photorealistic backgrounds for invites, and guests who need to verify their email can now tap a link in their inbox instead of entering a code. Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers.
Google maps out transition plan to replace Gemini Gems with Skills
Google has shared a timeline for the rollout of Skills and phase-out of Gems in the Gemini app and Workspace.
The AI Tamagotchis are coming
Personal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and it’s cute.
Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots
Reddit’s RSS feeds are on the way out too.
Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’
Your Amazon delivery could come with an unwanted photo op.
Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan
Surprising? No. But they sure are…interesting.
Apple Watch SE 3 vs. Series 12 Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Buy?
The Apple Watch SE 3 starts at $249, while the Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399. The $150 difference buys a more advanced health sensing system, a larger display, longer battery life, and more options for tracking training and recovery. The two watches still share many features, including an always-on display, wrist temperature sensing, sleep apnea notifications, retrospective ovulation estimates, 5G connectivity on cellular models, media playback, and 64GB of storage.
iPad Mini 8 to Offer These 10 New Features
Last week, our exclusive leak revealed that the next-generation iPad mini will feature Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, a landscape front camera, and a redesigned speaker system, but that is not all, as plenty of other upgrades have been rumored. Here are 10 new features and changes expected for the iPad mini 8: Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, manufactured with TSMC's advanced 2nm process.
Score a $336 discount on the 512GB Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 512GB drops to $1,163.50 at Amazon, with 512GB storage, a 200MP camera, and Galaxy AI onboard.
All the latest news on Meta’s cute, creepy Muse AI agent
Would you trust Meta’s Muse AI with your data?
Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deliver RAT via ClickFix Lures
Attackers abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs and ClickFix lures to deliver a RAT, infecting at least 40 users.
Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results
Around 100 publishers have joined Google’s pilot program, The Information reports.
Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post
Social media platforms are telling creators what and how to post
DoorDash Unveils AI Food Ordering Through Apple's Messages App
DoorDash is inviting U.S. customers to join a waitlist for an AI assistant that can take food orders through Apple's Messages app (via Bloomberg). The phone number used in the conversation connects the request to a customer's DoorDash account. The assistant can use previous purchases and preferences to help put together an order, then use a saved payment method at checkout.
Apple’s new hardware October 13 won’t include one rumored product: report
New Apple products are reportedly launching October 13, including the rumored ‘HomePad’ device. But one rumored product will be missing.
DoorDash now lets you order by text in Apple Messages
DoorDash today launched a new way to order your next meal: via text in Apple’s Messages app, powered by AI. Here are the details.
Apple Still Plans to Release a New Full-Sized HomePod
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today briefly mentioned that "Apple aims to eventually update its larger HomePod," assuring that the company remains committed to the full-sized speaker, which was discontinued in 2021 and reintroduced in 2023. The report said a new HomePod mini, new Apple TV 4K, and an all-new Apple smart home hub will all be announced on Tuesday, October 13, but it sounds like a new version of the full-sized HomePod will not be unveiled until a later date.