Apple introduces the ultra-slim iPhone Air - DTNS 5100

A 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

Air Pods Pro 3

• 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

Apple Watch Series 11

• 5G modem

• Possible Hypertension alert (anticipating FDA clearance soon with release slated ƒor 150 countries.)

• Sleep score

• 24 hours battery life

• New bands

• $399

Apple Watch SE 3

• 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

Apple Watch Ultra 3

• 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

iPhone 17

• 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

iPhone Air

• 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

iPhone 17 Pro

• 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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