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OpenAI’s newest model is so popular that the company hit the brakes on new $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro signups. TechCrunch’s Sarah Perez reports that product lead Thibault Sottiaux said Pro puts the most strain on OpenAI’s systems, so the company disabled new subscriptions for that tier
Apple finally has a foldable phone. The Verge’s Dominic Preston reports that the iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable, with preorders on October 16 and sales starting October 23. It starts at $1,999 for 256GB and goes up to 2TB. It is eSIM-only worldwide, and the
Apple used its Surprise and Shine event to put more AI on your wrist. TechCrunch’s Sarah Perez covers three new Apple Watch features: Audio Intelligence, Live Rewind, and Siri Recap. Together they make always-on listening feel normal in a way older Siri demos never did. Amazon Leather journal
Jacob Coxon just quit Anthropic, and his exit note did not stay quiet. Wired’s Maxwell Zeff reports that Coxon’s post on X crossed 100 million views. He spent about three years on pretraining work at OpenAI and Anthropic. Now he says the biggest labs are racing toward self-
Meta just shipped Muse, a personal AI agent for people in the United States that can touch email, calendars, payments, health apps, shopping, and more. TechCrunch covered the launch on September 8, 2026, and The Verge filled in privacy details that matter if you are deciding whether to hand an
OpenAI says it solved one of the hardest open problems in mathematics. The same day, an NYU professor says the company raced him after hearing about his approach. That clash is the story TechCrunch and The Verge covered on September 8, 2026, and it matters far beyond pure math. Here