Apple asked a federal court to expedite pretrial fact-finding in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging OpenAI is withholding evidence and that instructions to destroy documents were sent and confirmed to be followed by an OpenAI colleague.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
John Deere is testing an AI assistant (“JD”) in its John Deere Operations Center that answers farmers’ questions using their field, machine, and operational data, including best practices, historical trends, equipment settings, fuel usage, and harvest timing.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
The Verge
Google is rolling out its Pics AI image editor to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, and also to Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus plan customers, with AI Pro for Education users getting access starting today.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
Engadget
Sony’s new ULT Tower party speakers support Bluetooth Auracast “Party Chain” so they can be chained wirelessly for multi-room audio, but the Auracast link works only with these new speakers for now (not older models).
Sep 1, 2026 ·Engadget
Dolby Atmos for Headphones is a $14.99 Dolby Access feature that uses binaural rendering to simulate 3D spatial audio on stereo headphones, with a seven-day free trial available first.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Engadget
Google is launching Google Pics, a Gemini- and “Nano Banana”-powered suite of Workspace creative design tools that lets users generate and precisely edit AI images by selecting specific objects or text and using descriptive prompts—plus upscale to 2K or 4K, crop to multiple formats, and translate/reformat text.
Sep 1, 2026 ·The Verge
Sony announced three new tower-style party speakers—ULT Tower Max ($1,499.99), ULT Tower 7 ($649.99), and ULT Tower 5 ($449.99)—with expanded connectivity (including USB-C, RCA, and XLR), up to 100 LEDs, and revamped EQ controls, while Tower Max is positioned as delivering “the most powerful bass yet.”
Sep 1, 2026 ·The Verge
GoPro will be acquired in a $285 million deal under which Starman Optical pays GoPro shareholders $1.14 per share and leaves them with about 10% of the combined company, while the merger is also set to erase GoPro’s $92 million debt.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Amazon launched “Update Me When” in its Alexa for Shopping assistant, which can send personalized notifications when new or relevant items might prompt a purchase.
Sep 1, 2026 ·TechCrunch
YFore opened a 62,225ft² US facility in Suwanee, Georgia that combines research, manufacturing, procurement, sales and delivery, and used it to roll out its first US-built digital key unit.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AIR raised $50 million across two seed rounds ($10 million first, $40 million second) to build a platform that discovers agents inside companies, continuously vets the skills/plugins/MCP servers/add-ons they use, and blocks agent actions and internet access that don’t meet its security criteria.
Sep 1, 2026 ·TechCrunch
GoPro will merge with Starman Optical in a deal valued at $285 million, with GoPro shareholders receiving $285 million at closing, retaining around 10% ownership, and having GoPro’s ~$92 million debt repaid.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Engadget
Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are 50% off on Amazon, dropping from $400 to $198, which the article calls a record-low price.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
CNET
Review startup apps in Task Manager (Startup apps) and disable anything you don’t need, since Windows can end up running dozens of programs every login and they can slow startup and consume RAM/CPU.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Engadget
Dell’s AI backlog is $51 billion and it guided full-year AI revenue to $60 billion, after raising full-year revenue to $167 billion and nearly doubling GAAP EPS guidance to a $17.31 midpoint—so the market is already priced for another raise even as margins are a key risk to watch.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
EuroDry (EDRY) has gained 348.99% over the past 52 weeks, reaching an all-time high of $53.93 on Aug. 25, after a Trend Seeker “Buy” signal on July 21 that preceded a 102.9% gain since then.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Shelly launched a $49.99 Camera that works without subscription fees, offering Wi‑Fi livestreaming plus local event recording to a microSD card and smart-home automations via other Shelly devices.
Sep 1, 2026 ·The Verge
OpenAI said its advertising business reached a $1 billion annualized run rate in well under a year as ads were rolled out inside ChatGPT’s responses and expanded to India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
U.S. construction spending fell 0.5% in July to $2.158 trillion, the lowest level since October 2023, narrowly missing expectations for no change.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Trump imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports on Aug. 22 and Canada retaliated with matching 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of U.S. imports effective Sept. 8, after trade negotiations collapsed.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
