This week on AI: iPhone 7 & Apple Watch Series 2 review, McLaren buyout rumors, macOS Sierra launch & more

By Roger Fingas

Fresh in people's hands, the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 were of course subjects of discussion -- but word about possible automotive takeovers stole some of the spotlight, as did new details on a rumored Amazon Echo competitor.

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Back in black: iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus mega reviewReview: Apple Watch Series 2 is a great improvement, but watchOS 3 steals the showApple releases macOS 10.12 Sierra with Siri, Apple Pay for web, Apple Watch login, moreMcLaren Automotive denies reports of Apple buyout talksApple allegedly in talks to buy self-balancing motorcycle outfit Lit MotorsApple allegedly working on Siri stand-alone speaker with HomeKit integrationApple releases iOS 10.0.2 update fixing Lightning EarPods bug, Photos crashes, app extension issuesApple iOS 10.1, macOS Sierra 10.12.1 public betas now availableApple joins RE 100 renewable energy initiative, outlines new clean energy pledgesApple updates iWork for Mac, adding real-time collaboration beta to Pages, Numbers & KeynoteSamsung Note 7 battery fire woes triggered by rush to beat Apple's iPhone 7 - reportApple issues first betas of iOS 10.1, watchOS 3.1, macOS Sierra 10.12.1, moreApple to open first Mexican retail outlet on Sept. 24Apple considers locations in Seoul for first Korean retail storeApple FCC filing shows Apple TV-sized device with Bluetooth, NFC under reviewApple buys out machine learning firm Tuplejump [u]Japan considers antitrust action against Apple over iPhone carrier deals