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Apple Says it Will Fix Software Problems Blamed for Making iPhone 15 Models Too Hot to Handle

FILE - The iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - The iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Apple Says it Will Fix Software Problems Blamed for Making iPhone 15 Models Too Hot to Handle

FILE - The iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - The iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.
The Cupertino, California, company said Saturday that it is working on an update to the iOS17 system that powers the iPhone 15 lineup to prevent the devices from becoming uncomfortably hot and is working with apps that are running in ways “causing them to overload the system."
Instagram, owned by Meta Platforms, modified its social media app earlier this week to prevent it from heating up the device on the latest iPhone operating system.
Uber and other apps such as the video game Asphalt 9 are still in the process of rolling out their updates, Apple said. It didn't specify a timeline for when its own software fix would be issued but said no safety issues should prevent iPhone 15 owners from using their devices while awaiting the update.
“We have identified a few conditions which can cause iPhone to run warmer than expected," Apple in a short statement provided to The Associated Press after media reports detailed overheating complaints that are peppering online message boards.
The Wall Street Journal amplified the worries in a story citing the overheating problem in its own testing of the new iPhones, which went on sale a week ago.
It’s not unusual for new iPhones to get uncomfortably warm during the first few days of use or when they are being restored with backup information stored in the cloud — issues that Apple already flags for users. The devices also can get hot when using apps such as video games and augmented reality technology that require a lot of processing power, but the heating issues with the iPhone 15 models have gone beyond those typical situations.
In its acknowledgement, Apple stressed that the trouble isn't related to the sleek titanium casing that houses the high-end iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max instead of the stainless steel used on older smartphones.
Apple also dismissed speculation that the overheating problem in the new models might be tied to a shift from its proprietary Lightning charging cable to the more widely used USB-C port that allowed it to comply with a mandate issued by European regulators.
Although Apple expressed confidence that the overheating issue can be quickly fixed with the upcoming software updates, the problem still could dampen sales of its marquee product at time when the company has faced three consecutive quarters of year-over-year declines in overall sales.
The downturn has affected iPhone sales, which fell by a combined 4% in the nine months covered by Apple's past three fiscal quarters compared with a year earlier.
Apple is trying to pump up its sales in part by raising the starting price for its top-of-the-line iPhone 15 Pro Max to $1,200, an increase of $100, or 9%, from last year's comparable model.

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AI Doomsday Warnings Unlikely to Slow IPOs but Questions Linger

FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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AI Doomsday Warnings Unlikely to Slow IPOs but Questions Linger

FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Anthropic is expected to beat rival OpenAI to the public markets with a blockbuster IPO later this year despite recent doomsday warnings, but questions remain about their business models and whether regulators should step in.

Concerns about the safety of advanced artificial intelligence models escalated this month after an employee resigned from Anthropic while warning that the industry was "gambling with our lives", said AFP.

Jacob Coxon, who also previously worked at OpenAI, left Anthropic last week amid a flurry of support from his former colleagues, including one who voiced concern about a small probability that AI could cause humanity's extinction.

Last weekend, Anthropic's own CEO Dario Amodei called for AI development to slow down -- but didn't say anything about the IPO.

The fracas forms a backdrop for highly anticipated initial public offerings from both OpenAI and Anthropic.

It's unclear if, or how, either company will address theoretical doomsday scenarios in securities filings, though.

Companies are required to publicly disclose known business risks to investors prior to an IPO.

Anthropic could submit that document to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as early as this month.

"Are we to believe that there is something that's extremely dangerous that's hiding inside this company because this person that quit said it, and then it was amplified by a bunch of people" who still work there, All-In podcast co-host Chamath Palihapitiya said last week.

"If it's true... (investors) will demand an enormous discount," said Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist.

Altimeter Capital founder Brad Gerstner, who has shares in both OpenAI and Anthropic, downplayed the concerns this week, arguing that an IPO brings transparency for investors.

"Anthropic will IPO. The market knows how to price risk -- see SpaceX," Gerstner posted on X.

Elon Musk's SpaceX raised a record $85 billion in its June IPO, but its stock has lost around a quarter of its value since peaking at around $202 a share.

"There is huge appetite to invest in the AI leaders," Gerstner added.

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How Anthropic's IPO performs will also set the tone for OpenAI's debut next year.

The stakes extend well beyond the two companies themselves, with tech giants including Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Nvidia holding significant stakes in the AI labs.

More broadly, the US economy is increasingly tied to the AI buildout, meaning the success or failure of these IPOs carries weight for the wider economy.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said this weekend that the company would delay its own IPO until 2027, citing safety concerns. It's an "ill-advised moment," Altman said.

Before the recent headlines over AI safety, Altman and executives at OpenAI had already signaled that they were in no hurry to go public this year.

The ChatGPT maker's dealmaking appears to be running full speed ahead, nonetheless.

OpenAI is in talks with investors about raising a new round of funding with a valuation of at least $1.2 trillion before it goes public, while Anthropic might seek a $2 trillion valuation in an IPO that could happen as early as October, according to various reports.

Leaders inside OpenAI have been concerned about investor skittishness, broad market uncertainty and SpaceX's underwhelming stock performance, according to media reports.

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Also weighing on executives' minds is a proposal by both companies to slow down development, given recent incidents involving AI technology going rogue.

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar dismissed the idea that a slowing of pace in releasing state-of-the-art technology would impact the company's core business and revenue growth.

"Even if we stop today, the amount of intelligence that's available in the world is massive," Friar told CNBC on Tuesday.

Anthropic also pushed back on the idea that being safety-minded would compromise the IPO.

"I would say safety has been the core of who we are from the very beginning," Anthropic's head of policy, Sarah Heck, said at a Politico conference on Wednesday. "Our investors know that. Our customers know that."

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Robots, Smart Technologies Take Center Stage at Saudi Industry Forum

Robots and smart technologies showcased at the Saudi Industry Forum 2026 at the Jeddah Superdome. (SPA)
Robots and smart technologies showcased at the Saudi Industry Forum 2026 at the Jeddah Superdome. (SPA)
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Robots, Smart Technologies Take Center Stage at Saudi Industry Forum

Robots and smart technologies showcased at the Saudi Industry Forum 2026 at the Jeddah Superdome. (SPA)
Robots and smart technologies showcased at the Saudi Industry Forum 2026 at the Jeddah Superdome. (SPA)

The robots and smart technologies showcased at the Saudi Industry Forum 2026 at the Jeddah Superdome attracted visitors, specialists, and investors interested in the latest industrial solutions and their role in improving production efficiency and factory competitiveness, the Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.

The forum featured live demonstrations of industrial and service robots by national and international companies specializing in automation and smart manufacturing.

The robots demonstrated their ability to perform operational tasks with precision and speed, manage warehouses and production lines, and use artificial intelligence for data analysis and industrial process optimization.

Robotics and artificial intelligence were among the forum’s key themes, reflecting the growing adoption of innovative manufacturing technologies and Fourth Industrial Revolution solutions.

These technologies help build smarter, more efficient, and competitive factories in support of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Kingdom’s efforts to strengthen its position as a global industrial and logistics hub.

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Huawei Unveils New Chip Technologies as Chinese Firm Steps Up the AI Race with Nvidia

Visitors past by the Huawei booth display of the Atlas 950 SuperPoD during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China on Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Visitors past by the Huawei booth display of the Atlas 950 SuperPoD during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China on Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Huawei Unveils New Chip Technologies as Chinese Firm Steps Up the AI Race with Nvidia

Visitors past by the Huawei booth display of the Atlas 950 SuperPoD during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China on Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Visitors past by the Huawei booth display of the Atlas 950 SuperPoD during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China on Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese technology giant Huawei launched new chip technologies in a challenge to global leaders such as Nvidia that highlights the narrowing gap between China and the US in artificial intelligence.

Huawei's announcement Thursday at its annual key conference in Shanghai came just days before an expected meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on Sept. 24.

China has rapidly pursued technological self-reliance, including in chips, as US-led restrictions barred it from accessing some of the world’s most advanced AI chips and cutting-edge chipmaking machines.

Huawei introduced the Atlas 960 SuperPoD computing cluster at the event, a faster successor to the model it launched only months ago with improvements in AI training and “inference,” referring to the process when a trained AI makes predictions or decisions.

Huawei also plans to launch the Ascend 970 and 980 chip series in 2028 and 2029, with expectations of significant improvements in computing power, The Associated Press reported.

“The timing — less than two weeks before President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington — underscores Beijing’s confidence and ambition in technology and innovation,” said George Chen, a partner and chair of digital practice at The Asia Group consultancy.

Huawei’s announcement also came as Trump downplayed AI leaders’ call to slow development of the technology for safety purposes. Trump insisted the US must maintain its lead over China, saying “whoever wins in AI, wins.”

“AI developments move so quickly that no one can be certain of holding the lead forever,” Chen said.

Advanced technologies in China such as the training of AI models still often rely on US chips, including those from Nvidia, analysts say. But Huawei has made its own advanced chips and maintains a lead over Chinese chip developers, as AI companies in China increasingly embrace the use of domestic chips.

The Atlas 960 SuperPoD computing cluster raised eyebrows among some technology analysts by coming soon after the company rolled out the Atlas 950 SuperPod late last year.

“The fact that Huawei achieved this upgrade in just a year, far quicker than before, will only heighten US anxiety about the accelerating AI competition,” Chen said.