iOS 27’s iPhone Handoff lets two iPhones share one number by switching the active line between a primary and companion device, as shown in Xcode 27’s Device Hub. Launches later Sept 2026 (briefly noted at June 2026 WWDC) and needs carrier support—T-Mobile US and Telekom.de are referenced.
Microsoft filed legal documents in September 2026 arguing that its Copilot AI chatbot almost never reproduced meaningful portions of copyrighted news articles or books, as the company seeks an early…
Microsoft has given its developer-optimized Windows experience a formal name: Project Zenith. Announced in 2026, the initiative is designed for developer-focused devices equipped with 64GB or more of…
TikTok announced on Thursday, September 3, 2026, that it is rolling out a set of new interactive features for its comment sections, including voice comments, comment polls, photo carousel comments,…
MapQuest hit No. 1 on the U.S. App Store on Sept. 2, 2026 after refusing to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” under a Trump Aug. 27 executive order; Sensor Tower estimates 632K U.S. downloads from Aug. 27–Sept. 1.
On Sept. 2, 2026, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema ruled Google won’t have to divest its ad business, but must change practices to help competitors. The order gave no specifics and the written ruling is sealed 14 days; it stems from the DOJ’s 2023 ad-tech antitrust case after an April 2025 illegal-conduct finding.
1Password is facing significant backlash from customers and employees after pledging $300,000 to the Omacom Foundation, the nonprofit that oversees Omarchy, a Linux distribution created by David…
A suspected massive data breach at Louisiana-based identity verification company IDScan may have exposed more than 150 million driver’s license and passport photos belonging to people in the United States and Canada, according to a report published in early September 2026 by…
Reliance Jio expanded its JioPC cloud service in September 2026 to any internet user in India, removing the previous requirement to be a Jio broadband subscriber. The service streams a virtual PC…
Trump’s DOJ filed a 20-page brief in Sept. 2026 backing OpenAI in the New York Times lawsuit, arguing copyright limits on LLM training would harm U.S. competitiveness and “thwart” progress if fair use is misunderstood. In SDNY, the question is whether training on copyrighted books and articles is “transformative.”
On Sep 2, 2026, X shifted U.S. creator payouts from Stripe to X Money for Original Content Rewards and subscriptions: instant access, no $30 minimum (previously every two weeks). X Money accounts auto-receive; Sept 7 retires the Creator Revenue Sharing Program.
On Sept. 2, 2026, Judge Leonie Brinkema refused to make Google sell ad-tech units, opting for behavioral remedies over breakup. The DOJ proved tying Doubleclick for Publishers (DFP) to AdX, but Brinkema found it failed to show monopoly of advertiser-side tools.
