How Planning Made My Second Long EV Trip Stress-Free

After a mostly successful first EV road trip, Adam Engst refined his approach for a weekend drive to Boston. The result was a boring, stress-free experience—exactly what you want from travel logistics.

HoudahGeo 7.2.1

Brings improved reverse geocoding with a new service option and better offline accuracy. ($39 new, free update, 41.1 MB, macOS 12.4+)

Photos Workbench 1.7.1

Brings language localizations and a smattering of improvements to the Photos management utility. ($29 new, free update, 6.5 MB, macOS 12+)

Ulysses 40.1

Maintenance release for the writing app with a few bug fixes. ($5.99/$39.99 monthly/yearly subscription, free update, 63.3 MB, macOS 14+)

The Eval Stack: Proving the agents are right instead of claiming It

Most AI research tools point a language model at the web and trust the output. Saarth Shah built Sixtyfour around the opposite instinct: grade everything, ship only what improves the score. Saarth Shah keeps a scoreboard. Every build of Sixtyfour’s …

What makes the best stablecoin payment solution?

Key Takeaways Stablecoin payments help businesses combine blockchain settlement speed with more predictable value. The best stablecoin payment solution should support acceptance, stablecoin settlement, fiat settlement, reporting, compliance, and pay…

MacStories Weekly: Issue 521

Apple TV climbs to fourth-largest SVOD platform in the U.S. with strongest annual growth

Apple TV has become the fourth-largest subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform in the United States according to the latest… The post Apple TV climbs to fourth-largest SVOD platform in the U.S. with strongest annual growth appeared first on Mac…

iPhone 18 Pro Max BoM Could Jump Nearly $300 Due to Memory, 2nm Chip [Report]

Manufacturing costs for Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max are projected to climb sharply, driven primarily by soaring memory prices and the transition to a 2-nanometer processor.Continue ReadingSpotlight Deal:Apple Watch Ultra 3 Drops to $659.97 on…

3 fascinating Netflix documentaries to spice up your weekend (July 10-12)

This weekend's best Netflix documentaries range from shipwrecks to political satire to cooking with Emeril. Bam!

Audi's biggest overhaul in years is about to hit dealerships—here's what's new

Audi's 2027 lineup brings a wave of updates, from new packages to standard features, across 10 model families.

Your ultra-fast NVMe SSD is secretly running on 40-year-old tech

The ancient storage tech your modern Windows PC can't live without

3 free, open-source apps to replace your defaults this weekend (July 10-12)

It's time to replace the apps you're only using out of habit with better free and open-source alternatives.

‘Faces of Death’ Is Surprisingly Insightful—Not So Surprisingly, Also Gruesome as Hell

If you missed 'Faces of Death' in theaters, the reimagining of the infamous faux documentary is coming to Shudder this week.

Finally, a Robot Designed to Make Chatting With Mark Zuckerberg Feel Natural

There are lots of reasons to be wary of AI impersonating humans, but this probably isn't one of them.

NOAA Raises Odds of a Historic ‘Super’ El Niño

Federal forecasters say this event will probably be one of the strongest El Niños since record keeping began in 1950.

You can now easily find out if a game is compatible with the Steam Machine

You just have to know where to look on the Steam page.

Regret installing iOS 27 beta? Here’s how to get back to iOS 26.

Tired of bugs and glitches on your iPhone? Ready to downgrade from an iOS 27 beta to iOS 26? Here’s everything you need. It's easy! (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

Folding iPhone Ultra may not have the battery we hoped for

A new leak suggests Apple’s foldable iPhone will pack a smaller battery than previous rumors promised. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

Will you miss the Walkie-Talkie Apple Watch app when watchOS 27 drops push-to-talk?

Apple Watch is losing its Walkie-Talkie app in this fall’s watchOS 27 software update. Will you miss the Apple Watch push-to-talk functionality?

Netflix among many companies showing interest in acquiring Letterboxd: report

Letterboxd, the popular hybrid movie tracking and social media app, is exploring a sale. A new report this week from Matt Belloni at Puck outlines the many companies that have shown interest in acquiring the service, including Netflix, Sony Pictures…