9to5 Mac

• iOS 27’s best new Messages feature is all about saving you time
  August 5, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  iOS 27 gives the Messages app a variety of new features and improvements. And based on my time with the beta, Messages’ best new feature is a convenient time-saver: one-tap suggestions.
• A live iPhone launch seems unlikely, but the event could be live-lier this year
  August 5, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman stirred things up a little with what was likely a deliberately teasingly-phrased tweet. Some took this to be a reference to a live iPhone keynote presentation instead of a pre-recorded one. That seems unlikely, but there are a couple of reasons for suspecting that the live elements may be livelier this year […]
• MacPaw is building an on-device AI layer that will work across your Mac apps
  August 5, 2026 by Zac Hall
  MacPaw has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Liquid AI to co-develop an on-device AI technology stack built specifically for the Mac. The collaboration will start with Eney, MacPaw’s AI assistant for macOS.
• TikTok is telling people to put their phones into the fridge, and repair shops are happy
  August 5, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  I don’t use TikTok myself, but from all of the second-hand reports I see, it seems to have become a massive repository of terrible advice. This apparently now includes videos advising people to put their iPhones into the fridge when they become hot …
• As iPhones get more expensive, T-Mobile launches new 3-year plan
  August 5, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  While claims of a $1,399 starting price for the iPhone 18 Pro may be exaggerated, there’s no doubt at all that we are going to see steep price increases for this year’s lineup. Apple has already prepared the ground for the resulting sticker shock with the new Apple Upgrade program, and now T-Mobile is responding […]

Macworld

• Are Apple’s live events returning for the iPhone Ultra launch?
  August 5, 2026
  Macworld As we count the weeks until the iPhone event, a Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman caused a bit of a stir this week. It wasn’t about features, design, or pricing—rather, it was about staffing at the September event. According to a memo seen by Bloomberg News, Apple has instituted a lottery to give retail […]
• Nimble SharePower review: A power bank that splits in two to share
  August 5, 2026
  Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros One 10K battery or two 5K sections Built-in USB-C connectors Charges four devices at once Faster than wireless Three cute colors Cons Not wireless Don’t lose that shared section iPhone 15 and later Our Verdict The Nimble SharePower operates as one stacked 10K portable charger or two divided 5K […]
• Iniu P63 Cougar 25K (100W) Power Bank review: Smallest 25K power bank
  August 5, 2026
  Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Smallest 25K power bank High battery capacity 100W max output USB-C cable handle Enticing colors Cons P64 better for 16-inch MacBook Pro Our Verdict We loved the diminutive Iniu P62 that offered a 20K battery in the smallest possible form, and cooed over the 140W/25K P64. Now the 100W/25K […]
• I pushed iOS 27’s AI photo editing tools to the limit
  August 5, 2026
  Macworld iOS 27 is Apple’s most AI-centric release to date, introducing the highly anticipated Siri chatbot and other smart features across the system. One of the notable additions is the AI editor in the built-in Photos app, which features the Reframe, Extend, and Clean Up tools. To test how effective these AI-powered image manipulators are, […]
• Every new Apple product coming in 2026 & 2027
  August 5, 2026
  Macworld It’s already shaping up to be a huge year for Apple, with a wave of new products arriving in the first half of 2026, including the MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e. But there’s plenty more to come. Rumors suggest Apple is developing lots of new devices, from refreshed iPhones, iPads, and Macs to smart […]

Technology

• How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa
  August 5, 2026 by Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano and Aaron Krolik
  In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.
• A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
  August 5, 2026 by Kenneth Chang
  The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.
• Trump White House Readies AI Framework to Review Security Risks
  August 4, 2026 by David McCabe, Mike Isaac, Kate Conger and Ana Swanson
  The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.
• SpaceX, in First Earnings After IPO, Reports Soaring AI Spending
  August 4, 2026 by Ryan Mac
  Elon Musk’s rocket company said its capital expenditures jumped nearly seven times from a year ago. Revenue also rose.
• White House Whipsaws Silicon Valley (and Itself) Over A.I. Rules
  August 4, 2026 by David McCabe, Mike Isaac, Ana Swanson and Kate Conger
  The Trump administration has struggled with how to approach “open source” models, which are freely available to download and favored by Chinese companies.

Personal Tech

• 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.
• How to Use ChatGPT and Gemini Prompts to Find Out What They Know About You
  July 23, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.