Sep 3rd 2026
Tech News Weekly 453
Scammers Cash In on GTA 6
Why Cybercriminals Strike Fast When Hype Is High
Apple enters the John Ternus era as he becomes CEO ahead of the anticipated iPhone event, a climate scientist exposes the real energy costs of AI use, a bezel-free concept phone debuts at IFA, and Malwarebytes warns GTA fans about dangerous fake "GTA 6 Extended Look" downloads.
- Apple kicks off the John Ternus era as CEO, just ahead of a much-anticipated iPhone event—facing challenges in AI, manufacturing, regulation, and the ever-present rumor of a foldable iPhone.
- A climate scientist’s 8-week experiment spotlights how much energy AI actually burns, showing prompt-based measurements miss the real environmental impact of today’s intensive tools.
- Tecno unveils Bezelless - a bezel-less concept phone at IFA, as anticipation builds for Apple’s rumored border-free iPhone.
- Chris Fistonich from Malwarebytes joins to warn about fake GTA 6 sites delivering info-stealing malware to unsuspecting gamers.
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Links
- John Ternus Replaces Tim Cook as Apple CEO - The New York Times
- 25% of US Adults Are Eyeing the iPhone Ultra, but Not the $2,000 Price Tag - CNET
- The real energy use of agentic AI - by Zeke Hausfather
- I held the first truly bezel-free phone | The Verge
- Fake GTA 6 Extended Look and demo sites deliver an infostealer | Malwarebytes