Follow our live blog of Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event today, September 9. The presentation begins at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Eastern.



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Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event begins today, September 9, at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Eastern. You can watch the presentation live below.

The keynote is expected to introduce Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, and new Apple Watches. Our event preview covers the products and software announcements to watch for.


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Apple CEO John Ternus has shared a short video that could hint at the iPhone 18 Pro's rumored variable aperture camera ahead of today's 'Surprise and Shine' event.

pic.twitter.com/CLu9eRDP5b— John Ternus (@johnternus) September 9, 2026

The clip shows a beam of light passing through a changing hexagonal opening above what appears to be a camera lens. The animation resembles an aperture opening and closing, although it does not explicitly identify a device or feature.

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The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max could support a charging rate 33% higher than their predecessors, based on code discovered in iOS 27 by pdfu.



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Apple's first foldable iPhone will be called the iPhone Duo and start at roughly $2,000, according to a last-minute Bloomberg report ahead of today's 'Surprise and Shine' event. The report also details new Apple Watch capabilities and price increases for the iPhone 18 Pro lineup.



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The online Apple Store is down ahead of Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' iPhone event later today.



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OpenAI has released ChatGPT Images 2.5, a new image generation model with sharper details, more precise editing, and faster generation. The update also adds Sketch, templates, tools for commenting directly on images, and prompt sharing to ChatGPT, according to the company.



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Apple is expected to introduce its first foldable iPhone alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and new Apple Watches at tomorrow's 'Surprise and Shine' event.

The September 9 presentation will be John Ternus' first iPhone launch as CEO, following the September 1 handover. Tim Cook is expected to attend but not appear in the event video.


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Meta has launched Muse, a personal AI agent designed to handle everyday tasks including sending emails, shopping online, and planning trips. The service is rolling out to users in the United States.



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Apple is expected to announce a new Readiness app for Apple Watch at its September 9 event, according to Mark Gurman. The reporter described it as a variant of the existing Vitals app meant to better compete with software from Whoop and Oura.



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Apple has released iOS 26.6.2 and iPadOS 26.6.2 to the public, fixing an issue that prevented software updates from being downloaded over a cellular connection.



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Apple has acquired Sonera, a California startup developing chip-based magnetic sensors that can detect brain and muscle activity without direct skin contact, according to a filing published in the European Commission's Digital Markets Act acquisition database.



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BASF subsidiary trinamiX has sued Apple, alleging that Face ID technology in several iPhone and iPad Pro models infringes seven patents related to skin and material detection. The complaint filed Thursday, September 3, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and first reported by Reuters.



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Hidden code in the iOS 27 beta points to five unannounced Camera app features, including exposure scopes, focus peaking, and manual focus, according to a deep dive by MacRumors forum member pdfu on the MacRumors forums.



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Tim Cook played an unusually active role in shaping Apple's first foldable iPhone, which the company has recently discussed pricing above its original target, according to a new report from Bloomberg.



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Apple Arcade will add five games on October 1, led by the new releases Pusheen's Place and River City Survivors. Terraria+, Touchgrind BMX 2+, and 4 Pics 1 Word+ will also join the subscription service without ads or in-app purchases.



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Asahi Linux now officially supports Macs powered by the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, extending the project's native Linux port beyond the M1 and M2 generations. Compatibility with the chips and Macs that use them has been merged into the installer, according to a September 6 post on the project's blog.



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Apple TV led all networks across the first two nights of the 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards, collecting a company-record 20 wins. Widow's Bay earned eight awards, the most of any program.



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Tim Cook is not expected to appear in the video presentation for Apple's September 9 product launch, leaving new CEO John Ternus to lead the company's first major event since the leadership handover.



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