Instacart announced in September 2026 the launch of Clementine, an AI-powered grocery shopping assistant that can convert conversations, grocery lists, and recipes into a ready-to-buy cart within the…
OpenAI shipped ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Sept 8, 2026, adding @Sketch to turn a drawn doodle plus text into an image (The Verge’s mouse-drawn cat became a realistic photo). Images 2.5 also improves lighting and textures, follows editing instructions across multiple turns, and cuts latency by up to 50% versus Images 2.0.
UK will legislate against Apple and Google after neither met a June 2026, three‑month deadline to block child nudity; Lisa Nandy says their engineers’ changes don’t meet the crisis scale. Expected rules apply to all UK smartphones and tablets, with possible fines and criminal liability for executives.
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.
Clucky launched on iPhone in Sept. 2026, waking users with a crowing-rooster alarm and requiring mission-based dismissal (math, tile tapping, dictated typing, phone shaking, or an AI camera challenge). Pro costs $39.99/yr and includes Extra Loud Mode, stats, and private “Nest”/“Flock” groups.
Google announced in September 2026 that its personal AI agent, Gemini Spark, can now perform tasks directly within Google Photos, including editing images, curating albums, creating shared…
Microsoft is partnering with TCL to bring its Xbox app to supported TCL smart TVs, with the rollout expected “in the coming months” as of September 2026. The app will allow TCL TV owners to access…
TikTok withdrew from a planned congressional appearance in September 2026, citing concerns it would face questions about its child safety practices, according to the chair of the House Select…
Google’s Gemini-powered Gmail Live, Docs Live and Keep Live add voice search, drafting and notes to Gmail, Docs and Keep: Gmail shows a live transcript; Docs generates a first draft from Gmail, Drive, chat and the web. Due Sept. 2026 after a May 2026 I/O preview on iOS/Android in English—Gmail Live for AI Plus/Pro/Ultra, Docs/Keep for Pro/Ultra, then Workspace Business.
On Sept. 3, 2026, ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude suffered near-simultaneous outages, cutting off access including logins and features like file uploads, voice mode, and image generation. OpenAI said errors rose around 11AM ET and noted a mitigation with “degraded performance” while teasing Astra; Anthropic blamed an “infrastructure issue” from ~10:30AM ET (eventually Opus 4.8/5), and Grok’s X app showed “model is overloaded.”
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.
