9to5 Mac

• watchOS 27 could make Apple Watch’s important new health feature even better
  August 7, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  Apple Watch added hypertension notifications last year, an important and potentially life-saving new feature. And per a recent report, it sounds like watchOS 27 might make them even better.
• iOS 26.6.1 likely coming soon as Apple speeds up iPhone updates
  August 7, 2026 by Chance Miller
  Apple appears to be testing a forthcoming iOS 26.6.1 update for iPhone users. This comes nearly two weeks after iOS 26.6 was released to the public.
• Which do you plan to buy: iPhone 18 Pro or foldable iPhone Ultra? [Poll]
  August 7, 2026 by Zac Hall
  Apple’s fall iPhone event is expected to look different this year. Rather than unveiling four closely related models, rumors point to a flagship-only September lineup consisting of three premium models: iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and Apple’s first foldable, widely expected to be called iPhone Ultra.
• iPhone 18 Pro is getting even more ‘Pro’ this year in three ways
  August 7, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will be unveiled soon, and rumors point to at least three ways the new models will be even more ‘Pro’ this year.
• Apple Wallet in iOS 27 adds feature that’s been on my wishlist for years
  August 7, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  iOS 27 adds a variety of new features and changes for Apple Wallet, including one that’s been on my wishlist for years: the ability to import physical passes.

Macworld

• The M6 MacBook Pro is coming. Is it worth waiting for?
  August 7, 2026
  Macworld Apple offers the MacBook Pro with three different chip options. It starts with the entry-level M5 chip, which you can only get in the 14-inch MacBook Pro. Apple also offers higher end M5 Pro and M5 Max chips for the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro, as it has since the M1 arrived in 2020. […]
• I trained Siri AI to answer my messages. It actually worked
  August 7, 2026
  Macworld iOS 27 finally delivers Siri AI—a highly capable chatbot with access to world knowledge, personal data, and live web results. Its system-level agentic privileges, paired with its smarts, turn it into an unrivaled tool that can understand and interact with on-screen content across iPhone apps. This helps you execute complex everyday tasks by using […]
• You never have to pay full price for AirPods, but AirPods Pro 3 are usually not just $189
  August 7, 2026
  Macworld AirPods Pro 3 for just $189.99 View Deal (function () { document.querySelector("#sticky-promo-block a").addEventListener("click", function(e) { const debug = document.location.host.search(/lndo.site|go-vip.net/) !== -1; const text = this.closest("#sticky-promo-block").querySelector("p.promo-title").textContent; const data = { event: "stickyConversionUnitClick", eventCategory: "Sticky Conversion", eventAction: "Click", eventLabel: text }; if(debug)console.log("Sticky Conversion CLick – pushing to dataLayer: ", data); dataLayer.push(data); return true; }); })(); Decent […]
• TerraMaster F4-425 Pro NAS review: Very fast, with backup, surveillance, and media streaming galore
  August 7, 2026
  Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Affordable for four bays Dual 5Gbe connections Tons of apps and capabilities Excellent performance Unlimited IP cams in surveillance app Cons Drive trays don’t lock Requires mail address during initialization TOS 7 still slightly buggy Our Verdict TerraMaster’s F4-425 is a fast, versatile, four-bay storage, backup and media streaming […]
• Get an AdGuard ad blocker lifetime subscription for $11
  August 7, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: AdGuard blocks all ads on nine devices, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $11 through August 23. Ads, trackers, and pop-ups follow you across almost every site you visit, and most browser extensions only stop part of them. AdGuard stops ads at the root, and a lifetime subscription covering nine devices is on sale for […]

Technology

• The White House’s Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express
  August 7, 2026 by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley
  A few details from the White House’s A.I. plan have leaked to the news media, but the administration has officially communicated almost nothing.
• Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million Fine by New Mexico Judge
  August 7, 2026 by Eli Tan
  The penalty, imposed by a state judge, is on top of a $375 million fine ordered by a jury that found Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms.
• China’s Unitree Prices IPO in Bet Investors Are Ready for Humanoid Robots
  August 7, 2026 by Steve Lohr and Xinyun Wu
  Unitree Robotics wants to raise about $900 million in an I.P.O. that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology that wows but has yet to prove its viability.
• French Streamers Convicted in Case Related to Kick Livestream Death
  August 6, 2026 by Jonathan Wolfe
  The two men, users of the platform Kick, received suspended sentences and fines.
• Follow the Markets and Track Stocks With These Free Apps
  August 6, 2026 by J. D. Biersdorfer
  Google Finance and Apple’s Stocks app have added new features over the years to make them more useful for tracking the markets and your investments.

Personal Tech

• Follow the Markets and Track Stocks With These Free Apps
  August 6, 2026 by J. D. Biersdorfer
  Google Finance and Apple’s Stocks app have added new features over the years to make them more useful for tracking the markets and your investments.
• A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
  July 30, 2026 by Adeel Hassan
  Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
• Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
  July 30, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
• Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop
  July 26, 2026 by Jonathan Wolfe
  As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users.
• Meta Launches New Facebook Marketplace App Called Seller
  July 24, 2026 by Eli Tan
  Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company’s strategy to innovate on its original social network.