9to5 Mac

• No new Apple Watch faces in watchOS 27 (yet), but here’s one I’ve been loving
  August 14, 2026 by Zac Hall
  Less is more when it comes to how I use the Apple Watch. The best experience, for me, requires few notifications and intentional focus on what I want out of the device. This approach applies to Apple Watch faces too. While there are no new watch faces in watchOS 27 yet, I’ve been loving a […]
• Deals: M5 MacBook Air from $1,099 ($200 off), MacBook Neo $120 off, AirPods Pro 3/Max 2, Beats 240W cable, more
  August 14, 2026 by Justin Kahn
  We are getting set to head into the weekend with the ongoing 25% price drop on AirPods Pro 3 and a solid $100 off AirPods Max 2, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the most affordable 13-inch M5 MacBook Air back at $1,099 in 3 colors via official Apple refurb store ($200 off) […]
• New Apple Watch models launch next month, here’s what’s coming
  August 14, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  September brings Apple’s big iPhone launch event, where new Apple Watch models will be introduced too. Here’s what to expect from Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Apple Watch Series 12.
• tvOS 27 could push you to upgrade to new Apple TV 4K
  August 14, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  tvOS 27 is coming next month as the next software version for Apple TV owners. And for two reasons, the update could push you to upgrade to a new Apple TV 4K.
• Apple’s China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model, per report
  August 14, 2026 by Zac Hall
  Apple is reportedly taking a new route to bring artificial intelligence features to customers in China: training a large language model of its own with help from Alibaba.

Macworld

• Apple TV this week: Season 2 of ‘Women in Blue (Las Azules)’ is now streaming
  August 14, 2026
  Macworld What’s new on Apple TV? What are the best shows and movies? How do you sign up and what does it cost? This article will answer all of that, and you’ll also get a list of all the currently-available Apple TV content. There’s also a ton of new content in the works for Apple’s […]
• iOS 27 beta leaks all 6 new models in Apple’s iPhone 18 lineup
  August 14, 2026
  Macworld On Monday, Apple released iOS 27 beta 5 to developers on Monday after a weeklong delay, bringing another round of changes and refinements ahead of the update’s public release next month. But hidden inside the software are also some interesting clues about what Apple has planned for the iPhone over the coming months. Macworld […]
• How to save a video frame as a high-res image in iOS 27
  August 14, 2026
  Macworld iOS 27 includes lots of useful improvements and tweaks to the Camera and Photos experience, and several of them revolve around making it easier to organize and find your big library of images. One of the ways Apple is taking care of a common issue is in producing still images from videos. Prior to […]
• Macworld Podcast: Folding phones and the iPhone Ultra
  August 14, 2026
  Macworld We are weeks away from the unveiling of what is likely to be called the iPhone Ultra, Apple’s first major change tot he iPhone form factor in ages and first folding phone ever. We’ve got our video product Adam Patrick Murray (who fans of The Full Nerd will recognize) filling in for Roman on […]
• The Apple Watch is forever square
  August 14, 2026
  Macworld Since it first launched around a decade ago, the Apple Watch’s exterior design has largely stayed the same. Sure, we got larger displays, thinner bezels, and a slimmer body, but the overall look today still resembles that of the Apple Watch Series 0. Many online users, in fact, have voiced their frustration over the […]

Technology

• 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.
• Zuckerberg’s Anti-Doom Fantasy + Finally an A.I. Detector That Works + A.I. Math
  August 14, 2026 by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker, Alyssa Moxley and Diane Wong
  “The first rule of Mark Zuckerberg is never count out Mark Zuckerberg.”
• Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet
  August 14, 2026 by Callie Holtermann
  In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?
• Judge Affirms Settlement Allowing HPE’s Deal for Juniper
  August 13, 2026 by David McCabe
  States had opposed an agreement allowing a Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquisition, calling the settlement ineffective and corrupt.
• Another OpenAI Executive, Denise Dresser, Departs the A.I. Start-Up
  August 13, 2026 by Mike Isaac
  Denise Dresser, who was previously the C.E.O. of Slack, is the latest in a string of executives to leave the artificial intelligence start-up.

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.