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Clearview AI is developing an AI tool called InquiryIQ that can help law enforcement uncover a person's online activity, including social media accounts and associates. The tool uses AI to trawl the web and assemble a profile of a person, which can be used to aid investigations. However, experts raise concerns about the potential for misuse and the reliability of the tool's results.

OpenAI has temporarily paused new subscriptions to its $200-per-month Pro plan due to high demand for its newest model, Astra, which has put a strain on its infrastructure. The company's other plans, including API and lower-cost Go and Plus plans, remain available.

Meta's new AI app, Muse, has reached the No. 2 position on the US App Store's Top Charts, with over 83,000 downloads on iOS. The app's launch is significant as it represents one of Meta's bigger bets on consumer-facing agentic AI. However, its debut numbers are lower compared to other recent app launches from Meta, such as Threads and Meta AI.

Anthropic has stopped scientists from using its AI models to create potential biological weapons. The company's report includes case studies of misuse, safety measures, and responses. Anthropic's models, such as Claude, are being used for scientific research, but the company is working to prevent misuse, including biological weapon development, by improving model safeguards and banning accounts of those misusing the technology.

Meta has launched its new Muse assistant, an AI-powered productivity tool that can handle tasks like email management and online shopping. While it performs well, it raises concerns about privacy as it can access personal data from connected accounts like Instagram and Facebook.

Unikraft achieves millisecond cold boots, stateful scale-to-zero, and extreme density for sandboxing AI workloads, using isolation primitives, Linux kernel optimizations, and snapshotting tricks.

Universal Music Group partners with ElevenLabs to launch an AI-powered platform for remixing songs, marking a shift in the music industry's approach to AI-generated music.

AI tools are causing a surge in applications and requests to public services worldwide, with some services seeing 5x growth in complaints. Researcher Chris Schmitz calls this 'agentic flooding' and sees it as an opportunity to remake social services for the AI era.

Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are launching a new AI-powered licensed music platform, allowing fans to create remixes and mashups of music from participating artists. The platform is still in development and will provide new track interpretations and personalized vocal experiences.

A threat actor used AI agents to exploit PaperCut NG/MF server flaws, compromising 395 organizations across 48 countries. The attackers used OpenAI's Codex and DeepSeek models to develop and refine exploits, and obtained credentials, operating system secrets, and administrator privileges.

Apple's Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4 include new AI-powered features like 'Live Rewind' and 'Siri Recap', which allow users to rewind and remember key moments from daily conversations. The watches also feature improved health-sensing systems and readiness scores.

Maven Robotics, a startup that provides autonomous robots for industrial tasks, has emerged from stealth after raising $100 million in funding. The company's robots are designed to work alongside humans in warehouses and distribution centers, and are capable of tasks such as mixed palletizing. Maven's approach focuses on solving real-world industrial problems, rather than just developing new robot technologies.

NASA and IBM have developed an open-source AI model, the NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, to study the Moon. The model can identify areas with potential ice and classify craters, outperforming existing models like SwinV2-B. It was trained on a dataset of tens of thousands of images and instrument data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and other missions.

Apple's September 2026 event unveiled the iPhone Duo with a foldable display, iPhone 18 Pro with improved camera controls, Apple Watch Series 12 with health sensors, Apple Watch Ultra 4 with longer battery life, and AirPods 5 with noise cancellation. The iPhone Duo features a 5.4-inch outer screen and a 7.6-inch inner display, with support for side-by-side apps and a starting price of $1,999. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max introduce a 48MP main camera and customizable Pro controls, while the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 add new health sensing systems and longer battery life.

ChatGPT Images 2.5 brings more precise visual editing with features like sketching, image comments, and reduced generation latency. The update aims to make it easier for designers to refine visual concepts and communicate compositions.

Massachusetts has introduced new rules requiring data centers larger than 25 megawatts to provide clean power or pay into a ratepayer protection fund. The rules aim to reduce the environmental impact of data centers and promote the use of renewable energy sources.

Google has agreed to buy 1 million carbon credits from Indian climate-tech startup Mitti Labs through 2030. The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across India, reducing methane emissions by 50% and irrigation water use by 40% without reducing crop yields.

The article highlights 10 lesser-known Figma plugins, including Similayer, BrandFetch, and Viewport, that can simplify design work, improve productivity, and enhance collaboration. These plugins offer features such as layer management, brand information retrieval, responsive design testing, and design linting, making them valuable tools for designers.

Xbox will publish Physint, a game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, after PlayStation canceled it. This is Xbox's second upcoming Kojima Productions game, joining OD. The move reflects Xbox's focus on strong franchises and new ideas.

IDScan, an identity verification company, has confirmed a breach that exposed over 153 million driver's licenses. The breach was discovered on September 1, and the company has taken immediate steps to secure its systems. The exposed information includes full names, driver's license numbers, and scans of driver's licenses. IDScan is cooperating with federal law enforcement and providing free credit monitoring and identity protection services to potentially impacted individuals.