9to5 Mac

• WhatsApp makes parent-managed accounts easier to set up on iPhone
  August 7, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  WhatsApp is bringing its dedicated parental controls section to the iPhone, making the feature easier for parents to find and set up. Here are the details.
• Apple adds nearly 45 hearing devices to its Made for iPhone compatibility list
  August 7, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Apple updated its list of Made for iPhone (MFi) hearing devices today, with 43 models across 22 brands. Here’s what’s new.
• CarPlay connection issues? This might explain why
  August 7, 2026 by Zac Hall
  If your Apple CarPlay connection randomly drops out while driving, the cause might not be your iPhone, cable, or car.
• Claude Code now lets sessions talk to each other on macOS
  August 7, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Users running the latest version of Claude Code on macOS and Linux can now have their sessions message each other to share findings, ask questions, and coordinate work. Here are the details.
• 9to5Mac Overtime 076: Native retro games on iPhone
  August 7, 2026 by Jeff Benjamin
  Fernando discusses his Pokémon 3D Mod on Mac, and Jeff shares his experience running a native port of Mario Kart 64 on iPhone. The guys also discuss why tech can feel less exciting than it used to, and share their thoughts on using the same device for many years. 9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast […]

Macworld

• If you want an iPhone 18 Pro, you’ll probably need to act fast to buy one
  August 7, 2026
  Macworld Former Bloomberg correspondant and supply-chain expert Tim Culpan has bad news. A brief post on his Substack blog say that Apple isn’t immune to the RAM crunch that is affecting everyone right now. The company is scrambling to get DRAM modules from suppliers to the assembly plants for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone […]
• Apple Arcade in August: Four new games added to the service this month
  August 7, 2026
  Macworld Gaming subscription services are all the rage now, but Apple Arcade isn’t a little different from the likes of PlayStation Plus, EA Play, or Xbox Game Pass. If you’ve got questions about it, we’ve got plenty of answers. Updated August 7, 2026: There are four new games on the service again this month: Everyday […]
• Apple TV this week: ‘Ted Lasso’ is back for season 4
  August 7, 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 […]
• 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 […]

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.