The Verge: The variable aperture isn’t the cool part of the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/993155/variable-aperture-iphone-18-pro-photography
Wired: A Teen Girl’s Death Is Prompting Calls to Ban Choking in Porn Link: https://www.wired.com/story/a-teen-girls-death-is-prompting-calls-to-ban-choking /
Wired: Want to Get Off Your Phone? Mina Kimes Suggests Having a Baby Link: https://www.wired.com/story/user-behavior-mina-kimes/
Wired: A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission Link: https://www.wired.com/story/satellite-falling-out-of-space-embarks-on-final-miss ion/
The Verge: The Trump phone just got a $250 price hike Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/993242/trump-phone-t1-price-hike
Wired: Our Favorite GoPro 360 Camera Is Now 40 Percent Off Link: https://www.wired.com/story/gopro-max-2-deal-september-2026/
The Verge: Xbox picks up Kojima’s Physint after PlayStation dropped it Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/993205/physint-hideo-kojima-sony-playstation-micr osoft-xbox
Wired: Trump Offers Every American $5,000 If Republicans Win The Midterms Link: https://www.wired.com/story/trump-offers-every-american-5000-if-republicans-win- the-midterms/
The Verge: Volvo XC40 PHEV is back with a new look, better sensors, and Gemini AI Link: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/992443/volvo-xc40-phev-specs-price-gemin i
Wired: Trump offers every American $5,000 If Republicans Win The Midterms Link: https://www.wired.com/story/trump-offers-every-american-dollar5000-if-republican s-win-the-midterms/
Wired: NZXT Discount Codes: 50% Off in September 2026 Link: https://www.wired.com/story/nzxt-discount-code/
TechCrunch: AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/ai-research-startup-listen-labs-scrubbed-a-1-5 b-funding-round-f...
Ars Technica: 4 groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit Link: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/09/4-groups-caught-using-the same-chrome-and-windows-exploit-kit/
TechCrunch: Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-in to-leave-of-absence/
The Verge: There aren’t AirPods with cameras yet and I hope it stays that way Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/993064/no-airpods-with-cameras-apple-event
The Verge: The black iPhone Pro returns Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/993048/iphone-18-pro-black-color
The Verge: The incomplete history of Duo devices Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/992755/apple-iphone-duo-history-of-devices
TechCrunch: OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/openai-adds-a-prominent-ai-doomer-to-its-board of-directors/
Wired: The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-researcher-quits-jacob-coxon-ai-fears-huma nity/
The Verge: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg reportedly placed on leave Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/993022/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-lea ve-of-absence