Sam's News — tech — 2026-09-14¶
Policy¶
8 Trump administration scraps power plant emissions rules¶
The EPA announced September 14 plans to eliminate federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants as the president of the United States escalates efforts to promote fossil fuels and ease data center expansion. Environmental and consumer advocates warn deregulation will increase air pollution and asthma rates in children, raise family costs after storms, and deepen broader environmental and public health harms amid rising electricity demand from AI and manufacturing.
- EPA announced plan to eliminate federal power plant emissions standards
- September 14, 2026 announcement date
- Shift supports fossil fuel promotion and data center energy expansion
- Expected to increase childhood asthma and heat-related illness
Sources: The Verge AI Web Searched
7 AI leaders' slowdown call faces pushback from president's team prioritizing competitiveness¶
While Sam Altman and Elon Musk supported Dario Amodei's call for AI development restraint, the president of the United States' administration emphasizes maintaining technological superiority over China.
Sources: Wired RSS
Security¶
7.5 OEMpocalypse: Unprivileged Android App Achieves Root on Samsung, Xiaomi Devices¶
Security researchers discover vulnerability allowing unprivileged Android apps to achieve root access on Samsung, Xiaomi, and other OEM devices.
Sources: Hacker News (front page) RSS
7 Sexually explicit deepfake sites target 100+ female politicians across Europe¶
An analysis of 160 deepfake websites shows nearly all nonconsensual sexual imagery targets female politicians in 22 countries.
Sources: Wired RSS
7 College woman fights back against online exploitation network¶
A college student exploited by an anonymous online sports fan community known as the burnerverse is fighting back against her abusers.
Sources: Wired RSS
AI¶
7.5 Apple releases iOS 27 with Siri AI overhaul¶
Apple released iOS 27 on September 14 with a redesigned AI-powered Siri assistant available as English-language beta, adding support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish in October. iOS 27 also features a Liquid Glass opacity slider, new app icon designs, extra-large widgets, and separate volume controls across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro.
- iOS 27 released September 14, 2026
- Siri AI beta launched in English; French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish in October
- Liquid Glass opacity slider for UI transparency control
- New icon designs and extra-large widgets
- Separate volume controls for ringtones, alarms, timers, alerts, system sounds
Sources: The Verge AI Web Searched, Engadget RSS, TechCrunch RSS
7 OpenAI acquires Glass Imaging for $300 million¶
OpenAI acquired Glass Imaging, a smartphone camera technology company founded by former Apple engineers who developed Portrait Mode, for over $300 million. Glass Imaging uses AI and neural networks to optimize image quality at capture rather than post-processing; the acquisition supports OpenAI's reported development of smartphones, earbuds, and AI companion devices.
- OpenAI acquired Glass Imaging for over $300 million
- Glass Imaging founded 2019 by Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop (former Apple Portrait Mode leads)
- Company previously raised ~$30 million in funding
- Optimizes smartphone image capture via AI and neural networks
- OpenAI developing smartphones, earbuds, AI companion devices
Sources: TechCrunch AI Web Searched
7 AI industry leaders advocate for slower development and greater safety focus¶
Leading AI companies and researchers are publicly calling for a more cautious approach to AI development, prioritizing safety considerations.
Sources: Ars Technica RSS
Markets¶
7 Nike Drops from S&P 100 After $200 Billion Market Cap Loss¶
Nike has exited the S&P 100 index after 18 years following a significant $200 billion market capitalization decline.
Sources: Hacker News (front page) RSS
Hardware¶
7 Apple releases macOS 27 Golden Gate with AI Siri¶
Apple released macOS 27 Golden Gate on September 14 for Apple Silicon Macs, featuring a new Siri AI assistant that searches personal context like photos and emails and takes app actions. The update includes Liquid Glass improvements with opacity adjustment, consistent window corner radii refinements, and is incompatible with Intel Macs, which received their final major update last year.
- macOS 27 Golden Gate released September 14, 2026 for Apple Silicon only
- Siri AI beta launched in English
- Siri AI can search photos, emails and control apps like Messages, Reminders
- Intel Macs not supported; received final update with macOS Tahoe last year
- Liquid Glass improvements with new opacity slider
Sources: The Verge AI Web Searched, TechCrunch RSS, Ars Technica RSS, Wired RSS