iPhone 18 Pro Preorder Countdown Begins as OpenAI Releases Enterprise Data Agent
As Apple enters the final hours before iPhone 18 Pro preorders, international carriers complete staging while OpenAI releases enterprise data agent updates.
Key points
- Pre-orders for Apple's baseline 256GB iPhone 18 Pro ($1,199) and iPhone 18 Pro Max ($1,299) launch Friday, September 11 at 5:00 AM PDT / 7:00 AM CDT.
- Global telecom operators including Rogers, EE, Vodafone, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon finalized portal staging for the launch.
- OpenAI published updated September 10 release notes for the ChatGPT Work Data agent detailing native ingestion for BigQuery, Snowflake, and Redshift.
- The ChatGPT Data agent enables direct warehouse connection without installing client software and enforces zero-data retention for enterprise safety.
- Public sector initiatives confirmed federal laboratories like Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are employing OpenAI tools for cyber defense.
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