The day in tech.

The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max feature a Dynamic Island that is nearly half as small as before and a second-generation vapor-cooling chamber providing up to 40% better cooling. The Pro models start at $1,199 and $1,299, a $100 increase over last year.

Apple has unveiled its first-ever foldable iPhone, entering the foldable smartphone market. The launch is expected to boost consumer awareness and confidence in foldables, with IDC projecting Apple will ship around 10 million units in the first 12 months. Redington, a key Apple distribution partner in India, saw its shares jump 5% on the news.

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max feature a 48MP main camera with a variable aperture that can switch between f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8, and f/4.0. The new A20 Pro chip is the first 2 nm chip for the iPhone, with a 6-core CPU and 7-core GPU.

Apple announced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, with a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer display. The inner screen uses a nano-texture matte finish to minimize crease visibility and reduce glare. Pricing starts at $1,999 for 256GB of storage, with pre-orders beginning October 16 and an official launch on October 23.

Apple confirmed iOS 27 will be released on September 14 for eligible iPhones. The update, announced at WWDC, includes a revamped Siri AI that will not be available in the EU and China. Samsung has not provided a firm release date for its One UI 9 update.

Visa, Mastercard, and Ant International launched a joint AI agent trust framework to establish security standards for autonomous digital agents. The initiative adapts zero-trust principles for AI systems to ensure secure, verifiable interactions across financial networks.

Suno released its v6 AI music model, its first trained on licensed content from Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe. The model introduces three tiers (v6, v6-wild, v6-mini) and new features for editing songs via chat, creating mashups, and generating music from images or video.

AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic, stating the company and rival OpenAI are gambling with human lives by racing to build self-improving AI systems. Coxon claimed the people building AI earnestly believe it could kill all humans by the end of the decade.

Apple launched the AirPods 5, which now include active noise cancellation as a standard feature on the base model priced at $129. A pricier AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case starts at $149 and adds a force sensor with swiping volume controls and an hour of additional battery life with ANC enabled.

China responded to a U.S. accusation of engaging in industrial-scale AI distillation. The U.S. alleged the practice involves large-scale extraction of data or models from American AI systems.