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Apple raised the curtain on its much-anticipated foldable iPhone at a streaming video event Wednesday. The new iPhone Duo, which will start at US$1,999 and ship October 23, is about the size of a passport — 5.4 inches diagonally — when closed, but still offers about 90% of the screen real estate of an iPhone 18 Pro, which was also announced at the event, along with the iPhone 18 Pro Max. When open, the Duo sports a 7.6-inch Super Retina display that's 80% larger than that of the iPhone 18 Pro Max.

OpenAI has launched a global initiative backed by a US$1 billion commitment to expand subsidized access to AI cybersecurity capabilities, training, technical support, and partnerships for organizations that protect essential services.

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A lawsuit filed in federal court in Philadelphia is the latest sign of growing parent pushback against technology in public schools. Seven families are suing the 8,500-student Lower Merion School District over a policy requiring their children to use internet-connected school devices. In their complaint filed Aug.

A breakthrough in protecting cryptocurrency from a potential attack by a quantum computer has been announced by a cryptography and blockchain-infrastructure company. Israel-based StarkWare revealed Aug. 26 that a quantum-safe transaction using its Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) method had been mined on the Bitcoin (BTC) mainnet, the cryptocurrency’s live production network.

Bill Gates has issued a stark warning about the speed of artificial intelligence development and society's lack of preparation for the disruption it could bring. The Microsoft co-founder argues that AI could eventually exceed human cognition while transforming employment, security, education, and other fundamental parts of society far faster than previous technology transitions.

Google will hold an in-person media event in New York on Sept. 15 to provide a deeper look at Googlebook, including its software and hardware from PC partners. With the first devices expected this fall, the event should begin answering the bigger question about Google's new premium laptop platform: Is Google building one of the first personal computers designed around an emerging agentic computing model?

Lurking in many business environments are AI agents that pose serious security risks but, for the most part, remain out of sight of security teams, according to a report released Wednesday by a global SaaS security company. AI agents now read inboxes, file tickets, write code, and move records between applications under standing OAuth grants, the report by Reco noted, and most arrived the way unsanctioned AI always has: one consent screen at a time, with no security review.

The technology industry's enormous investment in artificial intelligence is colliding with a growing trust problem among younger adults. Recent polling suggests many Americans ages 18 to 34 distrust prominent AI executives and worry about how the technology could affect their careers. For technology companies, that skepticism could eventually affect more than public perception. It could influence recruiting, AI adoption, data center development, regulation, and purchasing decisions.

IBM rendering depicting Quantum Starling, the large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer the company plans to deliver in 2029. (Image Credit: IBM) IBM on Wednesday announced that it has successfully joined and cooled two cryogenic quantum "fridges," demonstrating a modular architecture designed to eventually link hundreds of quantum chips into more powerful quantum computers.