Kate Clark / Bloomberg:
Source: Meta signed a contract worth $140M+ to use technology from AI image startup Black Forest Labs, committing $35M in the first year and $105M in the second  —  Meta Platforms Inc. has signed a multi-year contract worth more than $100 million to use technology from AI image startup Black Forest Labs …

The Game Changer spin-off Crowd Control comes with a "torture mode" that targeted the Dimension 20 and Worlds Without Number GM hard.

Inside Apple’s splashy iPhone 17 lineup is a new chip: the N1. It’s a wireless networking chip made in-house by Apple, allowing its devices to support the latest networking technologies, including Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and the smart home protocol Thread. Apple previously used chips made by Broadcom to power Bluetooth and Wi-Fi within its […]

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple raises the iPhone Pro starting price by $100 to $1,099; the iPhone 17 Pro Max starts at $1,199, Air at $999, and 17 at $799, all available on September 19  —  Apple lifted the curtain on this year's iPhone 17 models, including what it touted as the thinnest-ever smartphone the company has ever made, the iPhone Air.

The Verge:
Hands-on with the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max: refreshing bold colors, soft matte unibody aluminum frame, and a nice two-tone back with a full-width camera bar  —  Bold colors and a two-tone design. … For one, the colors and bold — a nice change of pace from last year's barely-there pales.