The agricultural machine manufacturer has a subscription service that lets owners repair their own equipment. Why is barely anybody using it? There is something wrong with the tractor. The water-in-fuel sensor, a small device embedded in the John Deere machine that monitors the integrity of its diesel engine, is disconnected. And I've got to fix it.

When iOS 27 arrives, it will bring with it a fully revamped assistant for your iPhone. Siri made its debut on the iPhone in 2011, five years ahead of Google Assistant and 11 years before ChatGPT would open up to the public. Despite the head start, Apple's voice AI has been comprehensively overtaken in recent years, and made to look rather primitive compared to the many generative AI rivals it's now up against. With the launch of iOS 27, Apple and Siri are fighting back. There's a new name-- Siri AI --and a host of new capabilities that are coming to your iPhone.

The company's September event introduced Apple's first ever foldable iPhone, along with new iPhone 18 Pro models, updates to the Apple Watch, some AirPods, and more advances to Siri AI. The company is turning over leadership for the first time in 15 years, with former CEO Tim Cook handing off the reins last week to the new CEO, former Apple VP of hardware John Ternus. At the first Apple product soiree hosted by Ternus, the company made an even bigger change: it announced its first ever folding device, the iPhone Duo . The company also announced its new line of iPhone 18 Pro phones, some updates to its Apple Watch line, new AirPods, and new software capabilities powered by Siri AI. As expected, there were no base-model iPhone 18 announcements; those are likely coming early next year.

Apple's latest smartwatches--the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, get a faster chip, expanded health tracking, and new Siri capabilities. Plus, the ceramic finish is back. Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 today during its September hardware event . The new models retain the signature designs of their predecessors but add a faster S11 chip, new health and fitness features, and the watchOS 27 software update announced at WWDC last June . Both the Series 12 and Ultra 4 run on the upgraded S11 chip, which Apple says delivers faster CPU and GPU performance, along with improved Siri capabilities.

A team-up with Waymo in Nashville has former Lyft drivers maintaining self-driving cars. This week, Lyft riders in Nashville, Tennessee, who request a ride on the app might get matched with a new driver: a robot . A new partnership between the ride-hail company and Waymo, the self-driving-vehicle developer, will integrate self-driving rides into Lyft's platform. The rollout marks a new milestone for Lyft, which has worked with other, smaller self-driving vehicle companies in the US, but never with a partner as big as Waymo, which operates in 14 US metros. Lyft executives also see the partnership as a continuation of a conversation the ride-hail company has been having for a few years now with its hundreds of thousands of US drivers.

Vulcan oven mitts, spaceship baking dishes, and an out-of-this-world communicator grater--you'll need warp speed to Klingon to this limited edition kitchen kit, ideal for perfecting the broth of Khan. Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the penne outweigh the needs of the stew, or the bun. While this would have been a gloriously fan-faithful reason for Le Creuset, the French-Belgian maker of colorful cookware for more than a century, to materialize its new limited-edition Star Trek collection, the range is being launched in celebration of 60 years of the cult sci-fi show . No matter, because when you have such stellar items as Vulcan oven mitts, shuttlecraft baking dishes, and--perhaps best of all--a cheese grater in the shape of the classic Trek communicator (which has somewhat wonderfully been nicknamed the "Communi-grator" by Le Creuset's design team), there's only cause for celebration in the cosmos. Going on sale today, to coincide with the space series' 60th anniversary, the limited-edition collection has actually been in development for years after Le Creuset approached Paramount to collaborate on the kitchen kit in time for the landmark birthday.

From cordless vacuums to the best wireless earbuds we've tested, some of our favorite tech is on sale for Labor Day this year. The last long weekend of summer has arrived, and with it, a slew of cart-worthy deals. While summer won't officially end for a few weeks, something about Labor Day feels like the last hurrah, and it makes for the perfect time to snag on-sale gadgets to set you up for a smooth fall and holiday season. The sales started early this year, but they're still going strong with plenty of our favorite tech gear discounted during the holiday weekend. You can shop everything from high-quality headphones to Dyson vacuums and Apple AirTags.

Forget email surveys or long calls spent on hold. Voicebox lets people send customer feedback by recording a voice note on their phone. Some of the hottest software this year revolves around capturing voices . Whether it's the sharp dictations of Wispr or the always-listening ears of Granola, voice-centered software currently feels inescapable. Voice dictation is getting so sharp, in fact, that I often write drafts in my notepad and then dictate aloud to my laptop.

Take full control of your desktop alerts by sending yourself recurring reminders and custom notifications triggered by specific events. While there are plenty of ways to limit notifications on our digital devices and avoid distraction overload, there's nothing inherently wrong with these alerts. They just need to be well managed and kept in their place. Keeping notifications useful and timely can help you get more done in the day, not less, and Windows 11 comes with built-in tools for setting up custom notifications that run on a schedule you specify. You can use these scheduled notifications however you want.

I was initially enamored with the beta version of Apple's revamped smartphone assistant. As the full release approaches, I've forgotten Siri AI even exists. When I first tested the developer beta of Apple's Siri AI by taking it as my tour guide around San Francisco, I was convinced the overhauled smartphone assistant would be an " everything tool " on the iPhone. The answers felt reliable enough and more helpful than previous versions of Siri. Also, the chatbot-style app for Siri felt very sleek, very Apple-y. Over the next month, I kept experimenting with the Siri AI in the iOS 27 beta .