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Its a big day for iPhone owners around the world today. Thats because Apple will release the iPhones new iOS 26 operating system to the public. iOS 26 sports the most significant redesign to the iPhones software in more than a decade, thanks to its new Liquid Glass design language, which makes the iPhones interface elements look like they are made of glass. But iOS 26 features more than just a visual redesign. The new operating system is packed with everything from new AI capabilities to a revamped calling experience. And best of all, iOS 26 is a free download. Heres what you need to know about iOS 26, including which iPhones support it and what time you can download it in countries around the world. When does iOS 26 come out? Apple never confirms an exact time that its new software will be made available to download on its devices. The company has only confirmed the date. To that end, when Apple announced the new iPhones at last weeks annual iPhone event, the company also announced that the iPhones new iOS operating system would become available today, Monday, September 15. However, based on Apples past software release schedules, we can also make a pretty good educated guess as to what time Apple will release iOS 26 to the public. Apple generally likes to release its major software updates at 10 a.m. Pacific. We expect Apple to stick to this timeline today. What time can I download iOS 26? If Apple does indeed release iOS 26 at 10 a.m. PT today, most users in America will be able to install the update before the afternoon is over, if they so wish, since 10 a.m. PT on the West Coast is 1 p.m. ET on the East Eoast. But if youre located outside of the continental United States, iOS 26 will become available at a later local time due to the time zone differences between Cupertino and other countries around the world. With that in mind, here are the times iOS 26 should release to the public in other time zones and countries around the world: Hawaii: 7 a.m. Alaska: 9 a.m. U.S./Canada Pacific (California, Arizona, Vancouver, etc.): 10 a.m. U.S./Canada Mountain (Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, etc): 11 a.m. U.S./Canada Central (Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin, etc): 12 noon Columbia, Ecuador, Puru: 12 noon U.S./Canada East (New York, North Carolina, Florida, Toronto, etc.): 1 p.m. Bolivia; Manaus, Brazil; Venezuela: 1 p.m. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina: 3 p.m. Iceland: 5 p.m. United Kingdom, Portugal, Mali, Guinea: 6 p.m. Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Algeria, Angola: 7 p.m. Moscow, Russia; Finland; Turkey; Zambia; South Africa: 8 p.m. Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Kenya: 9 p.m. India: 10:30 p.m. Laos, Cambodia, Thailand: 12 midnight, Tuesday, September 16 China; Singapore; Hong Kong; Perth, Australia: 1 a.m. Tuesday, September 16 Japan, South Korea: 2 a.m. Tuesday, September 16 Adelaide, Australia: 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 16 Sydney, Australia: 3 a.m. Tuesday, September 16 New Zealand: 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 16 What iPhones can I download iOS 26 on? As long as you have a compatible iPhone, youll be able to install iOS 26 on it today. But before you do so, check out Fast Company‘s guide on how to get your iPhone ready for iOS 26. Once youve done that, you can install iOS 26 via your iPhones software update mechanism. iPhones that support iOS 26 are: iPhone 17 iPhone Air iPhone 17 Pro iPhone 17 Pro Max iPhone 16e iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max iPhone 15 iPhone 15 Plus iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 14 iPhone 14 Plus iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 13 iPhone 13 mini iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro Max iPhone 12 iPhone 12 mini iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro Max iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone SE (3rd generation) iPhone SE (2nd generation) Is Apple releasing other software today besides iOS 26? iOS 26 isnt the only operating system that Apple is releasing to the public today. The company is also releasing updated operating systems for its other devices besides the iPhone. These operating systems include: iPadOS 26 for the iPad macOS 26 Tahoa for the Mac tvOS 26 for the Apple TV visionOS 26 for the Apple Vision Pro watchOS 26 for the Apple Watch You can download the above operating systems on their supported devices by running Software Update on those devices. These new OS’s should also become available at the same time that the iOS 26 update launches.
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Nearly 9 out of 10 AI tools inside enterprises are invisible to IT. Thats the finding of a LayerX study that should send shivers down the spine of any executive: AI is shaping decisions, summarizing meetings, and analyzing data without the knowledgeor controlof the very teams meant to secure it. What sounds like a technical oversight has become a board-level crisis, worsened by new global regulations. Last month, the EUs AI Act entered its next enforcement stage, forcing enterprises to document how general-purpose AI tools process data and threatening penalties of up to 35 million or 7% of global turnover. Yet weeks later, many organizations remain unprepared, struggling even to inventory which AI features are active in their environments. As regulators demand transparency, most enterprises cant meet the basic threshold of visibility. That gap is where the real danger lies. AI isnt only the domain of headline-grabbing tools like ChatGPT; its embedded in the everyday software stack. Zoom can transcribe and summarize meetings, Salesforce can auto-generate reports, Slack can analyze conversations. These features arrive through silent updates, slipping under ITs radar while handling sensitive data. The shadow AI crisis Call it AI sprawl. Platforms ship smart features by default, leaving enterprises with dozenssometimes hundredsof parallel AI apps. IT teams often monitor only a fraction. A report from security platform Zluri found that four out of five AI tools inside enterprises are unmanaged, leaving leaders unsure what data they touch, whether they comply with retention rules, or if theyve been activated at all. The danger lies in how AI arrives. It doesnt show up as new software IT can review. It slips in through automatic updates inside trusted apps. One day Slack is just a messaging platform; the next, its summarizing conversations and suggesting actions by default. Salesforce, Zoom, and Microsoft 365 are all adding similar capabilities, with little fanfare and no guarantee that compliance teams are aware. Gal Nakash, cofounder and chief product officer at the SaaS security company Reco, warns that the real danger isnt in sanctioned AI tools but in the hidden ones that slip into everyday workflows. He notes that vendors regularly roll out new features inside apps like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and Slack, often without fanfare or IT oversight. “The real challenge isnt governing AI you know about,” he says. “Its discovering and securing the AI you dont even realize is there. That discovery gap is what turns AI from productivity booster to liability. When features activate silently, they bypass procurement and security reviews. Sensitive data can be processed without oversight. If you cant see where AI lives in your stack, you cant govern its behavior or its output, Nakash says. Why traditional governance is failing Enterprise security tools werent built for this. They track software inventories and run quarterly reviews, but embedded AI arrives silently, as toggles and background features inside already-approved apps. The risk isnt new software; its new capability. Search that combs entire databases. Copilots that draft messages or summarize private docs by default. New Reco data underscores the scale: 91% of AI tools inside enterprises operate without IT oversight, and 8.5% of employee prompts involve sensitive business data. That includes personal identifiers, customer details, even financials, all of which are processed by features security teams may not know are in fact turned on. “Traditional security tools operate on static inventories and periodic assessments,” Nakash notes. “They were built for the pre-AI era where changes happened slowly and visibly.” In other words, the very tools companies trust to protect them are ill-equipped for a world where SaaS vendors can transform the capabilities of an approved app overnight. By the time traditional reviews catch up, sensitive data may already have been exposed. Governance-first AI Some companies are responding by embedding AI inside governance controls from the outset. LeapXperts communications intelligence solution, Maxen, is one such example. Instead of layering an LLM onto consumer chat apps, Maxen functions within enterprise guardrails. That means access is enforced at the user level, outputs are explainable and retained, and data stays within compliance perimeters. Dima Gutzeit, CEO of LeapXpert, argues that many AI assistants are rushed into products as afterthoughts, prioritizing ease of use over accountability. Gutzeit says his company took the opposite approach, building AI into its compliance framework from the very start, with controls for access, explainability, and retention. We view AI as an integral part of the communications governance fabric, not an add-on, he adds. For highly regulated industries like finance or healthcare, the stakes are high. A vague queryWhats the status of our largest deal?could cause an unsanctioned assistant to surface material nonpublic information to someone without clearance. Gutzeit says Maxens controls prevent that. This governance-first model complements discovery tools. Enterprises still need visibility across SaaS platforms to spot hidden toggles and plug-ins. But assistants designed to respect audit and retention rules reduce the chance of sensitive data spilling into the wrong hands. A transparency filled future? The EUs enforcement cadence makes the risk unavoidable. The AI Act now requires transparency, documentation, and risk assessments for general-purpose AI, with even tougher obligations for models deemed systemic risks. And regulators have also introduced a voluntary code of practice, according to The Wall Street Journal, offering a preview of stricter enforcement ahead. LeapXpert’s Gutzeit believes this will trigger a fundamental shift in how enterprises adopt AI. Silent AI features will no longer be tolerated,” he says. “Enterprises will require vendors to disclose how AI is being used, what data it draws on, and how outputs are retaine. Compliance-first strategies will replace AI-first adoption. For executives, the message is clear: Waiting for perfect standards or a finalized audit checklist is not a strategy, and discovery must instead be continuous. And controls have to be built in from the start, not patched on after rollout. The enterprises that will succeed with AI are those that treat governance as a competitive advantage, not a compliance burden, says Reco’s Nakash. When you build visibility and control into your AI strategy from day one, you’re not just managing risk; you’re creating the foundation for sustainable innovation at scale.” The future depends on making AI transparent. If you cant see where its running or what its touching, you cant safeguard customers, comply with the law, or trust the insights it generates. The good news is that a path forward is emerging: real-time discovery across SaaS platforms combined with governance-first assistants that keep data contained. Thats how enterprises can embrace AI without losing control.
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In just a month, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 and doom millions of PCs to obsolescence. For the refurbished tech vendor Back Market, that’s an opportunity. This week, the Paris-based company is selling a limited run of old HP and Lenovo laptops for 99 euros, preinstalled with Google’s Chrome OS Flex operating system. The same laptops cost at least twice as much on Amazon with Windows 10 still installed. The announcement itself is a marketing stuntBack Market only has about 50 of the old laptops availablebut Amandine Durr, Back Market’s chief product officer, says the company is serious about turning PCs that can’t run Windows 11 into a new product category. Back Market plans to add an “Obsolete” section to its online store by year’s end, including laptops loaded with either ChromeOS Flex or Ubuntu Linux. “Those devices, we want people to keep loving them and using them, and there’s no reason why they should go to the landfills,” Durr says. The Windows 10 e-waste crisis When Microsoft announced Windows 11 in 2021, it introduced stricter upgrade requirements for existing PCs. The biggest roadblock is that PCs must support Trusted Platform Module 2.0, a special hardware component that keeps data encrypted and makes sure the computer hasn’t been tampered with. Microsoft has called TPM 2.0 a “non-negotiable standard for the future of Windows.” The upshot is that even if PCs otherwise meet Microsoft’s performance requirements, they won’t be able to upgrade, including some that are less than 10 years old. Users of these PCs can either try elaborate work-arounds for the TPM 2.0 requirement, pay $30 (or jump through other hoops) for one more year of security updates, or risk being vulnerable to new security exploits. One likely outcome is that a lot of perfectly fine PCs will get tossed. PIRG (a federation of independent public interest research groups) has estimated that 400 million PCs could be rendered obsolete by Windows 11’s hardware requirements, based on a 2022 analysis that showed 43% of PCs weren’t eligible to upgrade at the time. Canalys estimates that 240 million PCs would wind up in landfills due to the upgrade cutoff. “The announcement from Microsoft is maybe the start of the most massive e-waste crisis in the world, so we want people to be aware of that,” Durr says. Selling obsolete tech Back Market isn’t yet ready to turn old Windows PCs into Chromebooks and Linux machines on a large scale. For now, it’s only working with a single refurbisher on a batch of 50 laptops, with just a few models available: HP’s EliteBook 840 G3 and Lenovo’s ThinkPad T460 and ThinkPad T470. Durr says the plan is to expand over time as demand allows, gradually working with more refurbishers to replace Windows with a different operating system. Because they already have to factory-reset and reinstall Windows, she doesn’t believe it will be too burdensome to install ChromeOS Flex or Linux instead. [Photo: Back Market] “What matters for refurbishers and for sellers is the complexity of the process, and here we believe it’s minimal,” Durr says. Still, a lot’s in flux at the moment. Back Market isn’t working with Google on the initiative, as anyone can install ChromeOS Flex on an existing PC. Durr also wouldn’t commit to selling $99 or 99 laptops in the future, as that ultimately depends on what’s available through refurbishers. But she says obsolete models will always sell at a significant discount. Amandine Durr [Photo: Back Market] In the meantime, Back Market also wants to educate users of old Windows PCs about the possibility of replacing the operating system themselves, with video tutorials that it plans to offer through its website. “The right laptop, the right device, is the one that you already have,” Durr says. “With this obsolete computer programand categoryyou are going to be able to keep it.” “What we’re doing here is making sure there is the condition for the demand to exist, so that people will actually trust that these obsolete computers will work,” Durr says. If those users decide that they’d rather buy an up-to-date laptop instead, Back Market will connect them to refurbishers who might want to buy the old laptop, so they can feed it back into the “Obsolete” market. With a limited run of 99 laptops, Back Market is hoping to spark some interest in that idea.
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