9to5 Mac

• iOS 27 hints at all-new Home product launching soon
  August 6, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  iOS 27 includes hints about the new iPhone Ultra, but it also points to an all-new Apple Home product likely launching soon: a security camera.
• iPhone 18 Pro could have limited availability right after launch: report
  August 6, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  iPhone 18 Pro is only weeks away from launching, and a new report from Culpium indicates it could have limited availability due to a DRAM shortage holding up production.
• Apple raises trade-in values for most iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models
  August 6, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Apple has adjusted its trade-in values across several iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models, as well as for select Android phones. Here are the new values.
• Apple Arcade just added all-new Madden NFL 27, the ultimate football game
  August 6, 2026 by Zac Hall
  Apple Arcade just scored a major hit game today. The subscription game service has added Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition, including on the Mac and Apple TV. The new game arrives just before the new NFL pre-season kicks off. Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition is designed just for Apple Arcade. Apple Arcade games have no […]
• Biggest backdoor yet found in Chinese routers sold under multiple brand names
  August 6, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  The most blatant security backdoor yet seen in an internet router has been found in a range of models sold under multiple brand names. A firmware implant phones home to cloud servers in China to ask for instructions, and can then be remotely controlled …

Macworld

• Get Apple’s thinnest phone ever for way less with $150 off an unlocked iPhone Air
  August 6, 2026
  Macworld The iPhone AIr is down to $850 today 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; }); […]
• Is the pro Mac dead?
  August 6, 2026
  Macworld After nearly 20 years, on a seemingly random Thursday, Apple finally pulled the plug on the Mac Pro. Apple later confirmed that it will no longer be selling its high-end Mac tower and has “no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware.” The Mac Pro, once a symbol of Apple’s dominance in the PC […]
• Need more iPhone storage? Try this $30 lifetime cleanup utility instead.
  August 6, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription to Cleaner Kit for iPhone for $29.99 (reg. $104.97) and use AI to clean duplicate photos, compress videos, organize contacts, and reclaim valuable storage space. Running out of iPhone storage always seems to happen at the worst possible moment—right before you want to take a photo, download an app, or install an […]
• Apple and Android users, skip the bulky trackers—this slim SmartCard is just $32
  August 6, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: This KeySmart SmartCard Gen 3 slips into your wallet, works with Apple Find My or Google Find Hub, and helps you track your valuables without the bulk of a traditional tracker—and it’s on sale for just $31.99 (reg. $39.99). We’ve all had that moment: you’re ready to leave the house, but your wallet has mysteriously disappeared. […]
• Macworld Podcast: Apple smart home rumors and Apple TV chat
  August 6, 2026
  Macworld With the all new Siri AI on the way, and massive improvements to Apple Intelligence across the board, Apple may finally be ready to release all those smart home products that rely on it. Also, with Ted Lasso returning, we talk about what we’re watching on Apple TV and how things are going with […]

Technology

• China’s Robots Know Kung Fu and Can Scale Walls. Can They Woo Investors?
  August 6, 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.
• TikTok Lays Off 250 Employees in Office That Includes Content Moderation
  August 6, 2026 by Emmett Lindner
  TikTok did not give a detailed reason for the layoffs, which will shutter its Nashville office.
• 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.
• 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.
• Google Names Demis Hassabis to New AI Role in a Leadership Shake-up
  August 5, 2026 by Kate Conger and Cade Metz
  Minutes after four top researchers said they were leaving, Google said that Demis Hassabis, the Nobel-winning scientist who led the company’s A.I. lab, was stepping into a new job.

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.