スマートフォン ニュース: 25 9月 2025 - 10 10月 2025

October 13, 2025, 2:05 AM EDT. OpenAI's new social app Sora is an AI-powered video platform that streams only AI-generated content. The disclaimer makes clear nothing on the feed is authentic, but OpenAI asks users to connect with friends anyway. Access currently requires an invite code from someone already inside. To try, download the Sora app from the iOS App Store, sign in with your ChatGPT account (or use another), and select Notify me when access opens. You’ll likely need to wait for the rollout in the US and Canada; OpenAI says it will expand quickly and prioritizes paying Pro users. Once you have a code, you’ll be able to set up, access Sora via the mobile app or sora.com, and share four additional invite codes with friends.

October 13, 2025, 2:03 AM EDT. AI is reshaping the college experience even as enrollments decline, pushing campuses to integrate AI across teaching and student life. This piece urges parents and students to ask tough, specific questions during campus tours about how AI is actually being used—and how outcomes are measured. Key prompts include: What percentage of faculty are trained in AI-integrated pedagogy? How does the core curriculum incorporate AI as a liberal-arts skill? How are AI hallucinations or errors detected and mitigated on campus? What incentives exist to up-skill faculty in AI pedagogy? The article argues for transparency over hype, noting that without clear benchmarks, schools may overstate AI progress while students pay premium tuition. Transparent AI integration benefits learners and colleges alike.

October 13, 2025, 2:02 AM EDT. A spider-like construction robot named Charlotte, developed by Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology, can 3D print a 2,150-sq-ft home in a single day. Using a giant extrusion system, it lays down eco-friendly material sourced from sand, crushed brick, and recycled glass, creating a structure that’s fireproof, floodproof, and with a smaller carbon footprint. The robot’s spider-like legs let it climb and raise higher walls, cutting construction time and costs. Though still in development, a scaled-down prototype shows its potential to address housing shortages where labor is scarce and costs rise. If perfected, Charlotte could reshape global home building and even inspire future lunar construction concepts.

October 13, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT. Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup, new smartwatches, and AirPods at its biggest product launch of the year. The event, branded as awe dropping, kicks off from Cupertino, California at 10 a.m. local time. Bloomberg News will provide full coverage, including a live blog with play-by-play reporting and analysis as the company looks to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season.

October 13, 2025, 1:58 AM EDT. New code in iOS 26.1 Beta 1 hints at deeper hardware interoperability, potentially allowing iPhone to work with third-party smartwatches. The release introduces an unreleased feature dubbed Notification Forwarding, which could let users mirror iPhone alerts to a non-Apple device or accessory. According to Macworld, the beta also references new pairing frameworks like AccessoryExtension, suggesting an easier path for third-party accessories to pair with iPhone. However, Apple may roll out improved smartwatch compatibility in a future update rather than in 26.1, and availability could be territory-restricted, possibly favoring the EU amid regulatory pressure. The feature description notes you could forward notifications to "one accessory at a time" and that enabling it might disable notifications on the Apple Watch. More details will follow as beta testing advances.