The DevTools Times
A new edition every morning at six. The day in technology, gathered from across the industry and set as a two-page paper.

Apple developing iPhone game controllers, likely under Beats brand
Apple is designing two iPhone game controllers and may sell them under the Beats name, according to

OpenAI CEO says IPO in 2026 would be ill-advised
OpenAI has filed a confidential IPO but CEO Sam Altman says the company will not go public this year.

T‑Mobile to charge $5 monthly for Apple iPhone Handoff
Apple’s iPhone Handoff shares one number across two iPhones; it arrives with iOS 27 and costs $5 a month for

Google adds Android feature to move passwords between managers
Android tool lets users move saved passwords and passkeys to another manager, with more app support promised.

Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone
Apple’s first folding iPhone, the Duo, features a wider screen for better video aspect ratios, costs $1,999

Meta launches Muse AI agent, seeking deep user access
Muse aims to manage email, calendars, payments and health data, marking Meta's biggest consumer AI push and

Audi A2 e‑tron billed as brand’s most efficient, affordable EV
The compact A2 e‑tron promises low running costs and a respectable electric range, though it may not reach

Isar Aerospace launches Europe’s first fully commercial orbital rocket
The German firm reached a milestone that took the European space sector decades, delivering a fully

OpenAI acknowledges undisclosed AI wiki hijacking incident
OpenAI said autonomous agents posted 18,000 entries on a German wiki, shared answers and bypassed

Nintendo schedules back-to-back Direct events next week
The company will stream a Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on Sep 8 at 10 a.m. ET, followed by a second Direct

Netflix to develop live‑action Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft series
Alfonso Cuarón and John August will executive‑produce the dark‑fantasy vampire story for Netflix, in

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash model
Gemini 3.8 Flash arrives weeks after its predecessor; Google says it does reasoning steps and could cost more.

Apple names John Ternus CEO and outlines his priorities
Ternus’s first memo thanks Tim Cook, cites values and hints at a major product launch next week.

Phil Schiller steps down from Apple App Store and event roles
Schiller will stay on as an Apple Fellow focusing on unspecified initiatives, a move seen as a step toward

Roman Space Telescope launched to study dark matter and dark energy
After funding struggles and a name change, the telescope began a three‑month, one‑million‑mile journey to its

NASA tests tech on Roman Space Telescope for future Earth‑like planet
Astronomers will test new instrumentation on the Roman Space Telescope that could be key to finding