Apple is holding its iPhone 17 event on September 9

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View this email online in your browser  August 26, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Apple is holding its iPhone 17 event on September 9: Along with the iPhones, Apple will likely have updated the Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 would be a notable update amid the trio, with a bigger screen and faster charging support. Read More Google Translate takes on Duolingo with new language learning tools: Translate is also getting new live capabilities to make it easier to communicate in real time with a person speaking a different language. Read More DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to 'vulnerable' cloud server, says whistleblower: The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise. Read More A message from Deck One API. 100K+ integrations. Total automation. Deck turns the entire web into your integration layer, securely reading and writing data wherever your users go. From bills to payroll systems, if a user can do it in a browser, Deck can automate it. Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome: Anthropic is the latest AI lab to offer an AI agent with the ability to view and take action in a user's Chrome browser. Read More Google Gemini's AI image model gets a 'bananas' upgrade: Google says that it's behind the anonymous AI image editor "nano-banana" that's been making waves on social media. Read More The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops tomorrow: After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, we're just one day away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200. Read More YouTube's 'Hype' feature that boosts smaller creators launches globally: Viewers have the opportunity to hype up to three videos per week for a favorite creator. This gives the video points, which helps it gain traction on a new, ranked leaderboard. Read More Spotify launches a messaging feature in a bid to become more social: Spotify said that messages are not end-to-end encrypted and that Spotify proactively looks at messages to check if they break its rules. Read More A message from HSBC Innovation Banking US Discover founder-first banking for the future HSBC Innovation Banking US is committed to helping leaders in the innovation economy get started on the future faster by providing access to an extensive global network, dedicated sector experts, and a robust suite of banking products and services. Learn more Last but Not Least Security researcher maps hundreds of TeslaMate servers spilling Tesla vehicle data: A security researcher mapped TeslaMate servers that are publicly exposed to the internet, including sensitive Tesla vehicle data, such as their locations. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107