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Apple introduces the ultra-slim iPhone Air - DTNS 5100
🕑 Added 2025-09-09 19:54:23 +0000 UTCA complete rundown of all hardware announced by Apple at its “awe dropping” event, and Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to the car.
Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.
JASON: This is the Daily Tech News for Tuesday, September 9, 2025. We tell you what you need to know, follow up on the context of those stories and help each other understand.
Today, everything that Apple announced and why it matters
I’m Jason Howell,
I’m Tom Merritt
JASON: Let’s start with what you need to know with the big story.
BIG STORY
New foam eartips in 5 sizes,
Better smaller design for better fit
Better ANC, better bass
Live Translation - displays in language on phone, or with both airpods
Better fit
IP 57 (not 68)
Heart Rate sensing during workout
8 hours battery life with ANC
10 hours with transparency
$249 preorder now available Sept. 19
5G modem
Possible Hypertension alert (anticipating FDA clearance soon with release slated ƒor 150 countries.)
Sleep score
24 hours battery life
New bands
$399
S10 chip
Always-on display
Double-tap and wrist flick gestures
Wrist-temperature for Ovulation and sensors, sleep apnea
speaker
18-hour battery life, 2x faster charging
fast charging
$249
larger face
Waypoint watch face for
Satellite connectivity
5G
Emergency SOS
42 hours battery life 72 low power
Black and titanium
$799
Preorder now shipping Sept. 19
6.3-inch display
ProMotion 120Hz refresh rate, down to 1Hz
3,000 nits
Ceramic Shield 2, better scratch resistance
A19, 3nm design, 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU
Anti-reflective coating
"all-day" battery life
8 more hours of video playback than 16
10 minutes of charge gives 8 hours of video playback
Dual fusion cameras, including 48MP Fusion ultrawide camera
Center stage front camera with wider field of view and larger square sensor
Don't need to rotate to take a landscape selfie, sensor will detect when to widen
video stabilization for your selfie videos and FaceTime calls
$799
Most durable design yet
6.5-inch display
5.6mm thick (S25 Edge is 5.8mm)
ProMotion, 3,000 nits, Ceramic Shield 2 and on the back
Horizontal camera bump (plateau) with single camera
Same center stage as iPhone 17
Dual camera in one frame
48 Mpxl Fusion main system, with a 2x telephoto setup
A19 Pro 6-core chip, 5-core GPU
3X peak GPU og A18 Pro
N1 - Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread
C1X new modem chip - power efficiency
eSIM no SIM card
Battery - adaptive power mode, "All-day" battery life
New accessories, new low-profile magsafe batttery
(40 hours of video when using external battery)Two custom cases, cross-body strap
$999
6.3-inch and 6.9-inch models
Biggest battery in any iPhone
Unibody design with antenna and pro camera system
Vapor chamber with deionized water for cooling
20x greater thermal conductivity in titanium case
A19 Pro
Ceramic Shield 2 on the back
Antireflective coating
eSim only models have more battery 39 hours of video playback
Center Stage Camera
On the back are three 48MP cameras and all three are Fusion cameras with updated imaging pipelines for more detail.
Longest optical quality zoom at 8X
ProRes RAW
Genlock video multicamera synchronization (bullet time)
New TechWoven case with yarn-like and clear and silicone case. New better button design
Cross-body strap!!
Pro Max with 2TB
$1099
Preorder Friday Sept. 19
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JASON: There’s more we need to know today, let’s get to the briefs.
BRIEFS
Anthropic Judge Blasts $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement
TOM: Following yesterday's news that Anthropic would pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright lawsuit with authors, Judge William Alsup has rejected immediate approval, seeking more information about which works are covered and how authors could be notified and compensated for their works. Alsup shared concerns that the settlement might be pushed forward without proper oversight, resulting in some class members being left out. Alsup set a September 15 deadline for a complete list of works involved and has insisted on clear, workable claim methods for all those involved.
Claude can create PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets for you now in chat
JASON: Speaking of Anthropic, Claude now lets users create PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets directly in chat. Anthropic says the new feature turns raw information into structured data types and must be enabled in settings. Anthropic warns users that their data "may be at risk" due to the tool's broad file access and analysis. Max, Team, and Enterprise customers will gain the new capabilities with Pro access coming soon.
Google pulls the Pixel 10’s Daily Hub to ‘enhance its performance’
TOM: Google has paused the Pixel 10's Daily Hub, a premier AI-powered feature that offered weather, calendar events, and curated recommendations based on the user's broad scope of data. This comes just two weeks after the launch of the new phone. Daily Hub was denoted as a "preview" inside the interface, and early feedback was that the feature wasn't quite effective in providing useful information as promised. Google says it is working to improve the experience and performance before it returns to the phone.
Xbox is coming to cars thanks to an LG and Microsoft partnership
JASON: Microsoft and LG announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming will soon be offered in vehicles that use LG's Automotive Content Platform. The new Xbox app lets Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stream cloud-based Xbox titles on the in-car screen for passengers to play while in transit and while charging. The new feature, powered by LG WebOS, is designed for use on in-car back-seat displays and not front-seat dashboard displays. At launch, the new feature will arrive on the Kia EV3 in Europe, with support planned for the upcoming Kia EV4, EV5, and latest Sportage models coming soon.
Signal Adds Support for Secure Backups
TOM: Signal has launched a Secure backup feature, allowing users to back up chats and media as encrypted archives. It currently works in the Signal Android beta with an opt-in requirement. The previous 45 days are backed up for free, with a $1.99 monthly fee to back up older data. The backups use a 64-character recovery key stored on the device. This is Signal's first paid feature, and a broader rollout to iOS and desktop users is coming soon.
‘Shake to summarize’ a webpage in Firefox when running iOS 26
JASON: Mozilla added a new Shake to Summarize feature to Firefox on iOS 26, using Apple Intelligence for on-device summaries on the iPhone 15 Pro and newer. Older iPhones will still get summaries, but those will be done with Mozilla's own AI servers. Users can shake their device or tap a thunderbolt icon to kick off the summarization that supports up to 5,000-word web pages. The new feature supports English sites in the US at launch with plans to expand to more languages and regions later.
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HELPING EACH OTHER UNDERSTAND
JASON: We end every episode of DTNS with some shared wisdom. Regarding Monday’s story about the Raspberry Pi chip being used to sense heartbeats, and Robb’s joke about the tricorder, Arthur had some added wisdom.
TOM: Arthur wrote:
Clearly the Raspberry Picorder would need to contain 3.14 sensors....
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Comments
Dean M
Currently on vacation in France, there's a couple of times that I've been eavesdropping a tour group that isn't in English. Live translation would be good to learn a little more. i love using having two physical SIM slots with the option for eSIM. I use one for personal, one for work, and then swap the work for a travel eSIM since I usually give my personal mobile number for booking hotels, flights, tours, etc.
AnonJr
You joke about gaming while driving, but I still think of the people I've seen causing traffic problems because they were playing Pokemon Go while driving...
