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Mac RumorsAug 20, 2026
Apple Watch Alerted Runner to Serious Heart Problem
In a new ad shared on its YouTube channel today, Apple highlighted how the Apple Watch alerted an athlete named Connor to signs of atrial fibrillation. Apple said doctors later uncovered that Connor had a congenital heart condition, which resulted in him having open-heart surgery, so the Apple Watch potentially saved his life.


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ResearchBuzzAug 20, 2026
North Carolina Data Centers, AI And Politics, Cherokee Nation, More: ResearchBuzz AI Update, August 20, 2026
ANTI-AI SENTIMENT NC Newsline: Three more NC localities weigh pauses on data centers as developer backs away from Raleigh project. "Recent polling shows growing opposition to data centers in North Carolina. That […]

EngadgetAug 20, 2026
Meta's app for creating generative AI minigames is now available in the US
It's called Pocket and is described as a "platform for making and sharing gizmos."

Mac RumorsAug 20, 2026
iPhone 18 Pro: Pre-Orders and Release Date?
Apple has yet to reveal when the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be announced and released, but the dates usually follow a familiar pattern.


SlashDotAug 20, 2026
Whistleblower Arturo Bejar Leads Testimony In Landmark Trial Against Meta


Time: TechlandAug 20, 2026
What to Know About Trump's 250 Grand Prix
A slice of Washington, D.C., will be transformed into an IndyCar race track this weekend for an event commemorating the U.S.'s 250th birthday.

New York Times TechAug 20, 2026
The Funny Way That Stand-Up Comics Are Posting on Social Media
Comedians used to post footage of their performances to build a following. Now, some are finding that comic strip-style panels with captions pack a bigger punch.

Mac RumorsAug 20, 2026
Apple, Where is CarPlay Ultra?
In May 2025, Apple launched CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation version of CarPlay that it first previewed in 2022. More than a year later, however, CarPlay Ultra is still limited to select Aston Martin vehicles with six-figure price tags.


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Apple Card Turns Seven With Big Change Ahead (Mac Rumors)

Major GeeksAug 20, 2026
Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility (WinUtil) 26.08.19
Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility (WinUtil) is a versatile PowerShell script that streamlines the management of your operating system. As a lightweight tool, it enables users to efficiently handle a variety of system settings and tweaks and to install multiple applications with a single click. [License: | Requires: | Size: ]

CNET NewsAug 20, 2026
The All-New Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 Look Like Serious Earbud Contenders
With a $300 price, the new flagship noise-canceling earbuds have a totally new design and performance upgrades. Are they the next great buds?

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Sennheiser's Momentum True Wireless 5 earbuds come with user-replaceable batteries (Engadget)

Yahoo TechnologyAug 20, 2026
Cotton Rallies Triple Digits on Wednesday


SlashDotAug 20, 2026
Japan to Require AI Firms to Disclose Training Data


Yahoo TechnologyAug 20, 2026
Meta faces risks whether it wins or loses major social media trial


eWeekAug 20, 2026
Honor Launches Robot Phone in China With a 200MP Moving Camera
Honor's Robot Phone pairs a 200MP moving gimbal camera with flagship Android hardware, but its price and mechanical design bring trade-offs.

Major GeeksAug 20, 2026
AI Grammar Checker & Paraphraser - LanguageTool for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Safari 11.3.1
AI Grammar Checker & Paraphraser - LanguageTool for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge checks your spelling, grammar, and more. Help improve your writing with this extension/add-on that will continuously check your text for all types of errors and provide suggestions to improve your style and tone. [License: | Requires: | Size: ]

Time: TechlandAug 20, 2026
Tony Wyss-Coray Is Measuring Biological Age One Organ at a Time
The Stanford neurology professor built a blood test that flags which of your organs is aging faster than the rest of you, years before disease symptoms show up.

CNET NewsAug 20, 2026
No Mic Needed: You Can Create Music and Speech With Adobe's AI Audio Tools
Adobe's instrumental AI soundtracks come with a universal license, meaning it's safe to use for any project.

ResearchBuzzAug 20, 2026
Arkansas Wildfires, South Africa Public Notices, Internet Archive, More: Thursday ResearchBuzz, August 20, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Arkansas Department of Agriculture: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Launches New Active Wildfire Dashboard. "Arkansans can now see where wildfires are burning and how the state is responding, as it happens. […]

EngadgetAug 20, 2026
Roblox vows to make changes after Australian regulator found yet more child safety lapses
Australia's safety regulator found Roblox still allows adults to contact children after years of pledging to stop it.

Yahoo TechnologyAug 20, 2026
Robots poised for 'ChatGPT moment,' Unitree CEO says


EngadgetAug 20, 2026
NASA calls off mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory
The Swift observatory is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere this year, because NASA has aborted its rescue mission.

Major GeeksAug 20, 2026
MaxFocus: Link Preview & AI Assistant for Chrome 0.5.9
MaxFocus: Link Preview & AI Assistant enhances your Chrome browsing experience by letting you generate detailed link previews without leaving your current page. This feature helps you avoid the clutter of numerous open tabs, which can consume valuable system resources. With MaxFocus, you can efficiently manage your online activities while staying focused on your work. [License: | Requires: | Size: ]

SlashDotAug 20, 2026
Rescue Mission Is Called Off For NASA's Aging Swift Space Telescope


Mac RumorsAug 19, 2026
College Students Can Get a Free Year of Google AI Pro
Google today said eligible college students in the United States can get a free year of Google AI Pro. Google AI Pro is normally priced at $19.99 per month, and it includes 4x higher usage limits in Gemini, access to Gemini Spark, Gemini in Google apps like Gmail and Google Docs, and 5TB of storage space.


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Washington Post TechAug 19, 2026
Ties to data centers could cost Ohio Sen. Jon Husted his seat, memo warns
A GOP memo obtained by The Post urges the tech industry to take action to improve the image of the controversial facilities.

ResearchBuzzAug 19, 2026
Experimental Paint Archive, Maine Mobile Home Parks, Video Game VR Mods, More: Wednesday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, August 19, 2026
NEW RESOURCES designboom: open-source paint archive explores reusable biomaterials and earth pigments for fine art. "The Experimental Paint Archive by Sophia Collender is a publicly accessible and open source collection of biodegradable, […]

Mac RumorsAug 19, 2026
Meta AI Launches Mac App With Screen Sharing and Dictation
Meta today launched a new ?Meta? AI app for the Mac, which is available in a beta capacity.


eWeekAug 19, 2026
OpenAI Overhauls AI Safety Controls as Models Reach ‘Critical' Cyber Threshold
OpenAI is tightening security controls and rethinking its Preparedness Framework as advanced AI models create new cyber risks and computing costs.

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New York Times TechAug 19, 2026
China Wants Its Tech Champions to Raise Money at Home
Blockbuster market debuts by two technology companies show how Beijing is turning to local investors to finance its A.I. ambitions and reduce reliance on Wall Street.

Yahoo TechnologyAug 19, 2026
Amazon isn't giving up on Jeff Bezos' drone deliveries dream—and after 13 years of turbulence, the momentum is finally shifting


Yahoo TechnologyAug 19, 2026
Cotton Rallying Triple Digits on Wednesday


SlashDotAug 19, 2026
Amazon's Drones Will Soon Deliver to Nearly 500 US Cities and Towns


eWeekAug 19, 2026
Unitree Robotics Soars More Than 600% in Shanghai Debut, Putting Humanoid Robotics Under the Spotlight
Unitree Robotics surged 629% in its Shanghai debut, giving investors a new public-market bet on China's fast-growing humanoid robotics industry.

SlashDotAug 19, 2026
X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds


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SlashDotAug 19, 2026
Chinese Robotics Giant Unitree Soars In Stock Market Debut


ComputerWorldAug 19, 2026
The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL: A smarter phone for getting things done
The new Google Pixel 11 Pro XL doesn't dramatically reinvent the company's flagship smartphone formula. From a hardware perspective, this year's model represents an incremental update. But after spending time with Google's latest full-featured Pixel, I've found that some of its most meaningful improvements for business users aren't necessarily the things that stand out on a spec sheet or benchmark chart.

Starting at $1,299 with 256GB of storage, the Pixel 11 Pro XL features a 6.8-in. Super Actua LTPO OLED display, Google's new Tensor G6 processor, a 5115mAh battery and an updated triple-camera system. Google also pledges seven years of operating system, Android security and Pixel Drop updates.

The hardware is very good, but Google's deeper integration of Gemini with Android and other thoughtful software features are what make this device more interesting.

Tensor G6 performance: The numbers don't tell the whole story Google's Tensor processors have never been benchmark chart-toppers, and the Tensor G6 doesn't change that. In Geekbench 6, the Pixel 11 Pro XL scored 2,736 single-core and 7,399 multi-core numbers. That's a healthy improvement over the Pixel 10 Pro XL's 2,326 and 6,413, respectively, but well behind devices like Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra (at 3,683 and 11,243) powered by Qualcomm's latest SoCs.



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Washington Post TechAug 19, 2026
Before-and-after images show where SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon
The Falcon 9 crash was not intentional, but NASA said lunar-surface impacts are actually an "accepted and safe" method of disposing of hardware.

Yahoo TechnologyAug 19, 2026
Unitree Robotics stock soars 460% in Shanghai IPO debut


CNET NewsAug 19, 2026
Google Goes Back to School With New AI Study Tools
A new dedicated study hub includes a study notebook, customized flash cards and practice quizzes.

SlashDotAug 19, 2026
Stripe Buys AI Startup OpenRouter For $7.5 Billion


Yahoo TechnologyAug 19, 2026
Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US locales


New York Times TechAug 19, 2026
Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time
The milestone by the private company, LandSpace, could put China closer to challenging SpaceX's rule in lower-cost spaceflight.

eWeekAug 19, 2026
World Robot Conference Puts China's Humanoids to the Factory Test
China's World Robot Conference highlights a booming humanoid industry facing high costs, reliability problems, and pressure to prove productivity.

New York Times TechAug 19, 2026
Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion
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.

Yahoo TechnologyAug 19, 2026
Unitree, famous for its dancing robots, surges by 460% on its trading debut, lifting valuation to $66 billion, far ahead of U.S. competitors


New York Times TechAug 19, 2026
A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?'
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.

EngadgetAug 19, 2026
Amazon is bringing drone deliveries to the Chicago and Atlanta metro areas as part of a major expansion
Amazon says it will serve nearly 500 US towns and cities with Prime Air deliveries by the end of the year.

Mac RumorsAug 19, 2026
Apple Accidentally Leaked More Than 10 New Products in macOS Update
Apple on Monday seeded the macOS 26.7 Release Candidate, and the upcoming software update has seemingly leaked more than 10 new Apple products.


Yahoo TechnologyAug 19, 2026
World's top humanoid robot maker surges in blockbuster market debut in China


ResearchBuzzAug 18, 2026
Archive of Archives, Digital Escape Tools, Who Is Using AI?, More: Tuesday ResearchBuzz, August 18, 2026
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EngadgetAug 18, 2026
Study finds X algorithm prioritizes ragebait that disproportionately impacts Democrats
Study finds X algorithm prioritizes ragebait that disproportionately impacts Democrats

ResearchBuzzAug 18, 2026
Web Scraping, Data Center Response, Kentucky Data Centers, More: ResearchBuzz AI Update, August 18, 2026
AI PROBLEMS PetaPixel: Tech Bro Scrapes Anti-AI Photo App Cara, Then Gloats About It. "Cara was started by photographer Jingna Zhang in 2023 as a direct result of big tech firms not […]

Yahoo TechnologyAug 18, 2026
Meta social media addiction trial kicks off with major implications for company's future


Washington Post TechAug 18, 2026
Young Americans really hate AI. These two charts show how much.
A new survey adds to the evidence that Americans are skeptical that artificial intelligence will have positive effects on daily life or the job market.

ComputerWorldAug 18, 2026
Google buys data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for AI training
Google has paid $10 million in a bankruptcy auction for a large amount of data from the defunct Spirit Airlines, Bloomberg Law reports.

The purchase includes 100 million emails, 500 million messages, data from Microsoft Teams, as well as information on revenue, flight operations, marketing, personnel, and project management. The material also includes 30 million lines of program code, development data, and various software models and algorithms, as well as pricing data from 7.2 billion competing flights and approximately 7.5 billion passenger transactions.

No personal data will be included in the deal, and according to Google, a third party will review the material and remove any information that could identify individuals. Google said the data will then be used to improve the company's products and AI models.





eWeekAug 18, 2026
Stripe Bets Big on AI With Reported $7 Billion-Plus OpenRouter Deal
Stripe reportedly agreed to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, highlighting the growing value of AI model gateways and infrastructure.

ComputerWorldAug 17, 2026
OpenAI president's blog pushing agentic AI most notable for what it did not say
OpenAI president Greg Brockman on Sunday warned enterprise CISOs that they need to more aggressively embrace agents if they want to survive upcoming cyberattacks. 

Brockman said in a blog post that it has become "increasingly clear" that company systems are hiding "significant flaws, and defenders need to find and fix them before attackers do."

He added: "The Hugging Face incident showed that we underestimated the real-world cyber capabilities of our AI models." 

The details he shared about OpenAI's current defensive efforts, however, were mostly routine best practices familiar to enterprises. 

"We continue to invest in secure architecture and controls, embrace strategies like defense in depth and least privilege, and are designing systems that require multiple independent controls to fail simultaneously for something catastrophic to occur," Brockman said. "Classic security controls like network isolation, workload hardening, monitoring, and safe patching and deployment will be more important than ever in the AI future."

To combat emerging threats, Brockman also advised enterprise CISOs to increase their use of agentic systems, not surprisingly recommending those from OpenAI.

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ResearchBuzzAug 14, 2026
AI Web Crawling, Queen Album Covers, Grok, More: ResearchBuzz AI Update, August 14, 2026
AI PROBLEMS Fast Company: AI crawlers from Meta and Alibaba almost destroyed a volunteer-run LGBT history archive. "…the LGBT History Project… recently passed 50 million views since its launch in 2011 and […]

Gizmag Emerging TechAug 13, 2026
Honor's bonkers robot-arm camera phone is actually for sale


Mac RumorsAug 13, 2026
Base iPhone 18 Tipped to Get These Two Pro-Level Upgrades
The base iPhone 18 model that Apple is expected to release by March 2027 will be equipped with 12GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17, according to analyst Jeff Pu.


Washington Post TechAug 10, 2026
AI models are breaking out of their cages. Their creators are scrambling.
New details of how ChatGPT maker OpenAI failed to notice that its models had launched a hacking spree raise questions about the industry's approach to safety.

eWeekAug 07, 2026
DeepSeek Puts $20.8M Into Unitree IPO to Build Smarter Humanoid Robots
DeepSeek invests $20.8 million in Unitree's Shanghai IPO, deepening a partnership to develop AI models and applications for humanoid robots in China.

Washington Post TechAug 05, 2026
Wayward SpaceX rocket expected to crash into moon
Initially intended to deliver a lander, the rocket is expected to leave a crater on the moon instead.

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