See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from Sept. 14–18.

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Vietnam's NATIF is offering businesses up to about $114,000 for AI projects, with applications open through Oct. 10, 2026.

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Bose's new open-ear earbuds cost $199 and $299. The extra $100 buys longer single-charge battery life and more audio features, but not better durability.

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Google Home now lets Claude and other compatible AI agents inspect devices, review activity, and perform approved actions through Home MCP.

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Sony has revealed six key differences between PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge, while price, battery life, and exact launch dates remain unannounced.

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OpenAI and Anthropic are pushing their assistants beyond chat. Here is how their latest agentic tools differ for files, automation, research, and team use.

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Apple’s first foldable meets Samsung’s eighth-generation Fold. Here’s which makes more sense for Apple loyalists, multitaskers, and other premium buyers.

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Apple and Google charge more than $1,000 for two very different flagship strategies. Here’s where iPhone 18 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro earn their premium.

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The $1,999 iPhone Duo can replace some iPhone-and-iPad-mini workflows, but price, cameras, Pencil support, and app needs complicate the choice.

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See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from Sept. 7–11.

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Thailand’s Cloud Security Standard took effect Sept. 10, 2026, raising compliance requirements for government, CII organizations, and cloud providers.

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Thailand has asked 49 data centers under construction to pause voluntarily while more than 117 pending projects face an approval freeze.

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Motorola’s $349.99 Moto Watch Ultra returns to Wear OS with LTE, Polar health tools, a two-day battery claim, and two promised OS upgrades.

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Apple Pencil is coming to the iPhone with iPhone Duo, but users will have to wait beyond launch before stylus support becomes available.

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Pixel Watch 5 leads overall, while Galaxy Watch9, OnePlus Watch 3, and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 offer better fits for Samsung users, battery life, or outdoor use.

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Canva has shipped 100-plus Visual Suite upgrades in 2026. Here are the changes most likely to reduce tool-switching, rework, and workflow friction.

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Microsoft details Windows 11 age-signal APIs that let eligible apps receive age brackets without exposing users’ exact ages or birth dates.

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Nearly half of Singapore employers rank AI as a 2027 priority as wage caution grows and implementation barriers remain.

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The BSP is proposing a 12-month pause on new payment system operators as it tightens QR merchant identification and transaction-tracing rules.

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CISA added CVE-2023-49105 to its exploited-flaws catalog after researchers tied the old ownCloud bug to reported Philippine nuclear data theft.

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