I’ll verify public reporting on a Grok 4.7 release today so that the article remains up to date. xAI released Grok 4.7 on 21 September 2026 as its most powerful model to date for coding and knowledge work; the announcement said, a larger successor to Grok 4.6 that stays on harder jobs longer, double-checks its work more thoroughly, ships with tighter safety rails, and maintains the price and serving speed of its predecessor. The firm claimed Grok 4.7 is trained
For sixty years Warren Buffett managed Berkshire Hathaway much the same way people manage their quiet lives patience, perseverance, and an unflinching determination not to let anyone rush them into an appointment. The manner of his relinquishing that position has been no different. No press conference. No spat on screen with a fellow director. Just a downhome communiqu tucked close to the conclusion of a marathon five-hour-plus Q&A session with shareholders in Omaha, a bottle of Coca-Cola in each hand,
On September 14, 2026 Apple released iOS 27, the same day it shipped iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. The banner is Siri AI: a rebuilt assistant that Apple promises to be more conversational personalized context-aware on-screen, knowledgeable about the world, and more deeply integrated with apps. This is still the long-delayed follow-through on the Apple Intelligence pitch Apple showed off years ago, now taking a test drive on a next-gen stack reportedly utilizing on-device foundation models
Existing customers can accept stable coins (e.g. USDC) at checkout without the need for their own wallets, nodes, or off-ramp. Customers pay in crypto, you get fiat (normally USD) in your Stripe balance. It lives in checkout, Payment Links, Elements, and the Payment Intents API alongside cards and other payment methods. Stripe manages wallet connector network on-chain confirmation, conversion, and reconciliation. Consider eligibility. Stablecoin checkout is available to US companies in all states save New York. Consumers have to be
Almost all 20th century “space race” stories featured a flag planting competition and astronauts’ boot prints – a kind of ideological warfare with flags on satellites and on the grey dusty ground of the Moon. These representations are no longer accurate. The competition in 2026 is not only a race to the first arrival, but also the competition of who builds first: who constructs the pipelines, the roads, and the factories of an economy that goes beyond the Kármán line.
OpenAI has announced its next generation flagship large language model, GPT-6 Astra, which it claims to be the world’s most intelligent and aligned AI system to date. The model went into limited preview on September 3, 2026 and began a broader rollout to paid users the following day. Astra is a big step up from its predecessor family (including the previous flagship Sol), according to OpenAI. The model is state-of-the-art in the use of computers, web browsing, software engineering, cybersecurity,
The business world has become more unpredictable but also more closely linked at the same time. Wars and geopolitical confrontations can result in closures of markets, limitations of critical materials, and a drastic change of the direction of trade. A powerful hurricane or earthquake which would be a relatively normal event under a static climate would, after climate change, result in destruction, the interruption of production and of a power grid. Currently, major shocks affecting supply chains spread almost instantly