| Hi everyone, it's Mark in Los Angeles. It's iPhone 13 day, but first… Today's top tech news: Apple Inc. is preparing for its biggest product event of the year, which takes place Tuesday at 10 a.m. in California. But why wait to stream the keynote when you can get the highlights delivered to your inbox. Based on my reporting, here's a sneak peek at what to expect during the presentation, which Apple is calling "California streaming." iPhone 13 - Same design, but a narrower notch: A year after a fairly noticeable redesign with the iPhone 12, don't expect many major changes this time around. Look for the same three sizes—5.4 inches, 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches—across the two regular iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro categories. The main change will be a smaller notch at the top of the display.
- New camera features: There will be a video version of Portrait mode dubbed Cinematic Video, a new artificial intelligence-driven filter system to apply different styles to your photos and higher-quality video recording in ProRes for the Pro models. On the hardware side, the Pro models will stick to three lenses, and the regular models will have two.
- Faster processor: Of course, expect a new A15 chip. I'm told the core counts will remain the same as the A14, but it'll be a bit speedier.
- Updated screens: Expect new LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) displays on the Pro models. That likely means a higher refresh rate, like ProMotion on the iPad Pro.
- Satellite features: The most significant addition to the iPhone 13 might be one that won't be ready until next year: the ability to connect to satellite networks. While the hardware for such functionality could be technically present inside the new devices, don't expect software support to arrive until at least next year. These won't be true satellite phones, either, to be clear. You'll gain the ability to send emergency texts and SOS distress signals, not call your best friend from the top of a mountain.
Apple Watch Series 7 - New design: While the iPhone won't be seeing any momentous design changes, the Apple Watch will. Look for a flat screen and flat edges to match the iPhone and iPad design, plus a slew of new watch bands and watch faces.
- Larger screens: Look for Apple to ditch the current 40-millimeter and 44-millimeter cases sizes in favor of 41 and 45 millimeters. The new screen on the larger model will be about 1.9 inches and—combined with slimmer bezels—will jam a ton of pixels on your wrist. How many pixels? About 16% more, at a resolution of 396 by 484.
- Faster processor: As usual, expect a new chip. It'll be called the S7 in all likelihood.
- Major health upgrades and more later: I'm not expecting new health sensors or features of any significance this year. Last year brought oxygen saturation monitoring, while 2018 added the ability to take an EKG. Apple is working on three major health features: body temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar reading. Look for those to appear in that order, with the thermometer arriving next year. The other two will be years after that, I'm told.
This preview was adapted from my Power On newsletter. Read the rest of Sunday's edition to find out what else Apple has planned for the fall. And sign up to get the Power On delivered to your inbox weekly. Follow along with me on Tuesday during the event on Bloomberg.com and Twitter, and look out for my thoughts in next week's edition of Power On. —Mark Gurman European soccer offered a complicated test for Facebook and Twitter of their ability to moderate racist content in the form of emoji. The industry said it's a sharp technical challenge. The Washington, D.C., attorney general expanded his Amazon suit to include wholesale goods. Amazon demands a minimum profit margin from wholesalers and when not met, makes them pay the difference, according to the complaint. Ola's electric scooter factory in India will hire only women, with the aim of building 10 million vehicles a year. The goal is to employ more than 10,000 people, which would make it the world's biggest woman-only factory. Toast, a Square rival, is going public. The cash register maker is looking to raise as much as $717 million. Facebook exempts millions of celebrities and politicians from its standard content moderation rules, found a Wall Street Journal investigation based on internal company documents. Coinbase will hold its first junk-bond offering, seeking to raise $1.5 billion. The Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir raised more capital, bringing its total for the year to more than $1.1 billion. | 
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