9to5 Mac

• AirPods with cameras get their clearest leak yet
  August 17, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Included in today’s macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate is a short video that appears to show Visual Intelligence in action on Apple’s rumored camera-equipped AirPods. Watch it below.
• Apple: DOJ’s latest challenge in antitrust case ‘fails at every level’
  August 17, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Apple is pushing back against the Department of Justice’s bid to overturn a court decision allowing the company to seek documents from more than a dozen federal agencies. Here are the details.
• macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 adds fifth dynamic wallpaper, get them all here [Gallery]
  August 17, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Included in today’s release of macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 is a new dynamic wallpaper of the Golden Gate Bridge, bringing the total count of dynamic wallpapers to five. Download all of the below.
• Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27
  August 17, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  After releasing developer betas 6 earlier today, Apple is now rolling out iOS 27 public beta 4, alongside corresponding updates for some of its other platforms. Here are the details.
• Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users add context to songs, podcasts, and audiobook picks
  August 17, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Spotify today announced an expansion of its recently released User Notes feature. While User Notes are limited to songs, the new Playlist Notes also let users add context to podcast episodes and audiobooks in their playlists. Here are the details.

Macworld

• Wild leak straight from Apple shows camera-equipped AirPods in action
  August 17, 2026
  Macworld Apple’s iPhone event is in just a few weeks, and one of the surprises we’ve been hoping to see are a new pair of AirPods Pro with built-in cameras. And now Apple might have confirmed that they are ready to launch. Hidden in the macOS 26.7 release candidate, which landed Monday night and includes […]
• macOS Beta: Golden Gate Public Beta 4 now available
  August 17, 2026
  Macworld Following its preview at WWDC on June 8, Apple released the first developer beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate, giving developers and Mac users an early look at the next major version of macOS ahead of its expected public release this fall. Rather than introducing a dramatic redesign, Golden Gate focuses on improving the […]
• macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 fixed a pretty major screen-sharing flaw
  August 17, 2026
  Macworld A recent report by the security firm Calif provides details for a security patch that was included in the macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 update released last week. Apple also released macOS 15.7.9 and 14.8.9 updates that provide the same security fix. While Apple’s release notes state that through the vulnerability, “an attacker on the network […]
• macOS 26 Tahoe Guide: All the new features in macOS Tahoe, including the latest update
  August 17, 2026
  Macworld Like its counterparts on the other Apple devices, on September 15, 2025 macOS got a brand new look along with a new name: macOS 26. Because Apple is aligning the names of all the operating systems this year, the new version of macOS is called macOS 26 rather than macOS 16. It also takes […]
• iOS 26.6.1 and macOS 26.6.2 fix a bunch of security flaws
  August 17, 2026
  Macworld Apple’s updates to the OS 26 operating systems this year have been a nonstop flood of security fixes. You can either blame AI for finding them or thank AI for helping fix them, but either way, the sheer number of security updates released this year has been a huge escalation over prior years. Today, […]

Technology

• Nvidia to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion
  August 17, 2026 by Kalley Huang
  The data center, one of the world’s largest, could cost as much as $500 billion and will be leased by OpenAI.
• AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.
  August 17, 2026 by Tiffany Hsu
  Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
• China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.
  August 17, 2026 by David Pierson and Berry Wang
  China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.
• As A.I. Data Centers Spread, Pressure Mounts to Share Profits
  August 16, 2026 by Tony Romm
  Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.
• The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
  August 15, 2026 by Yeganeh Torbati
  Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some question how it has remained on air.

Personal Tech

• I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.
  August 14, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  Pangram excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing. But it’s not reliable for spotting artificial images.
• 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.