9to5 Mac

• Apple hits back at OpenAI’s bid to dismiss lawsuit, reaffirms ‘pervasive trade secret misappropriation’
  August 19, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Apple has filed its response to OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit in which it accuses two former employees, as well as OpenAI and io Products, of stealing its trade secrets. Here are the details.
• Astropad Workbench 1.3 adds faster streaming, privacy curtain, and more
  August 19, 2026 by Zac Hall
  Astropad has released Workbench 1.3, its largest update to the remote desktop app since the launch earlier this year. The release adds several tools for accessing unattended Macs, along with changes to performance and reliability.
• PSA: ChatGPT outage is blocking users from logging in or creating new accounts [U: Fixed]
  August 19, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Update, 8:54 p.m. ET: OpenAI says the issue is now fully resolved. The original story follows below. OpenAI has confirmed that users are encountering errors when trying to log in to their accounts or create new ones. Here are the details.
• Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly won’t launch in 2026, despite demo video leak
  August 19, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  Bloomberg reports that despite Apple’s accidental inclusion of a demo video showcasing Visual Intelligence on AirPods, the product “remains on track for 2027.” Here are the details.
• 9to5Mac Daily: August 19, 2026 – Apple TV 4K rumors, Apple Maps ads
  August 19, 2026 by Seth Kurkowski
  Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Backup you can rely on. Save 20% with code 9to5daily.

Macworld

• The new HomePad interface could look a lot like the Apple Watch
  August 19, 2026
  Macworld It turns out that the macOS 26.7 release candidate is a treasure trove of leaks for upcoming Apple products. As we previously reported, it’s full of references to new model numbers, and it has a video of the upcoming AirPods with cameras. And now been discovered that it contains information about the home hub […]
• Will iPhone 17 Pro cases fit the 18 Pro? One major case maker is sure of it
  August 19, 2026
  Macworld There’s likely less than a month to go until Apple unveils its new iPhones. The iPhone Ultra will get the biggest headlines, but far more people will buy its sibling, the cheaper (but still expensive) iPhone 18 Pro. And we’re learning more and more about this device with each passing week. The latest revelation […]
• Apple’s AirTag 2 just dropped back to the best price ever
  August 19, 2026
  Macworld Apple AirTags (2nd gen) 4-pack 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; }); })(); Apple’s newest […]
• The iPhone event will be missing some iPhones this year
  August 19, 2026
  Macworld Apple’s fall iPhone event has become one of the easiest product launches to predict. Every year since 2011, we’ve gotten the full lineup of new iPhones, joined in 2014 by the Apple Watch, and occasionally a related launch like AirPods or Apple Pay.  According to strong rumors, this year’s keynote will be quite different […]
• Sit Smarter This Semester: SIHOO Doro C300 Pro V2 Brings Full-Body Adaptive Support to Back-to-School Season
  August 19, 2026
  Macworld Full-Body Adaptive Ergonomic Chair/Back-to-School promotion Save near $100 off the SIHOO Doro C300 Pro V2 Office Chair View Deals (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 – […]

Technology

• Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time
  August 19, 2026 by Adeel Hassan
  The milestone by the private company, LandSpace, could put China closer to challenging SpaceX’s rule in lower-cost spaceflight.
• Voters Aren’t Waiting for November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers
  August 19, 2026 by David McCabe
  As a backlash grows over data centers, more local officials are facing recall elections for their support of the computing sites.
• Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion
  August 19, 2026 by Erin Griffith
  The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe’s payments business with OpenRouter’s helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models.
• Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?
  August 19, 2026 by Brian X. Chen and Minh Connors
  The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?
• A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’
  August 19, 2026 by Cecilia Kang and Caroline Gutman
  Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.

Personal Tech

• Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?
  August 19, 2026 by Brian X. Chen and Minh Connors
  The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?
• Everyone’s Using This A.I. Dictation App That I Want to Murder With a Hammer
  August 19, 2026 by Amy X. Wang
  Wispr Flow is supposed to make writing effortless and magical. So I “wrote” this column with it.
• 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.