Sonos put speaker controls on your iPhone's lock screen (again)
Sonos released an app update that takes advantage of Apple's Live Activities system.
Siemens and Reinhausen turn up the voltage for hungry AI racks
Not a German cop show, but a pair of engineering firms aiming to feed 800 VDC to next-gen kit
Why curved TVs failed but curved gaming monitors thrived
Curved TVs walked so curved gaming monitors could run.
iOS 26.6.1 has fixes for 20+ security issues on iPhone, details here
Apple released iOS 26.6.1 today, a new software update for iPhone that includes fixes for 20+ security issues. Here are the details.
Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.
Apple is forced to stop favoring its own apps in personal data collection prompts
A German competition authority said that Apple's data collection prompts favors its own apps versus third-party options.
YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.
macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 features redesigned traffic light window controls
macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 introduces redesigned traffic light window controls. The new look resembles older Mac OS X systems with more detail in each button.
GPU Offload in Rust: Portable, Safe, and Fast
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.13759 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334991 Points: 185 # Comments: 36
Apple rolls out Release Candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8
Alongside macOS 27 developer beta 6, Apple also released the first RCs for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8. Here are the details.
Apple releases iOS 26.6.1 for iPhone, here’s what’s new
Apple has just released iOS 26.6.1, a new software update for iPhone. Here’s what’s new.
Why 4K Blu-ray always beats 4K streaming for picture quality
If you're after the best picture quality, you'll always want to go with a disc.
Apple releases beta 6 for iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, and more
Beta 6 is rolling out now for iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27, HomePod 27, and more, as Apple’s latest wave of developer betas brings the new software closer to launch.
Apple is reportedly expanding Apple Wallet IDs to four more states
North Carolina's DMV has confirmed plans for a mobile ID program that'll eventually support Apple Wallet.
macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta 6 now available to developers
After a rare three-week hiatus between macOS developer betas 4 and 5, Apple has now rolled out beta 6 just a week after last Monday’s build. Here’s what to expect.
iOS 27 beta 6 now available as Apple tests major Siri AI upgrade
Apple has released the sixth iOS 27 beta for developer testing. iOS 27 beta 6 continues Apple’s summer beta cycle ahead of a public release in September. We’ll update our devices and share what we discover.
Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini PCs — company responds with guidance, removes malicious package
Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini-PCs — maker requests takedown of report on the situation
An update on leaving Gmail for Fastmail
Article URL: https://moddedbear.com/an-update-on-leaving-gmail-for-fastmail/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334409 Points: 170 # Comments: 115
YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost
YouTube will soon count a view as soon as a video starts to play, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos. The update will go into effect on August 24th, "which means creators will likely see their total view counts increase faster moving forward," the platform ...
Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
Feedly says a bug is behind the performance issues that have made its web app nearly "unusable" for some users, while complaints about its mobile apps and customer support are adding to frustrations.