Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores

August 18, 2026

Apple is simplifying its EU App Store fees, replacing its per-install fee with a 5% commission for apps distributed outside the App Store and making it easier for developers to operate alternative app marketplaces.

5 Places AI Learns About Your Brand (Your Website Isn’t One of Them)

August 18, 2026

AI assistants build their picture of your brand from what other people publish, not from your homepage. The five channels that matter most, ranked by citation data.

Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch

August 18, 2026

A new feature added to Comcast’s newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.

Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear

August 18, 2026

Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording photos and videos.

This Dad Lost His Job and Started Making a Breakfast Staple at Home. It Was So Good He Sold $85,000 Worth From His Kitchen.

August 18, 2026

Six years ago he’d never made a bagel. Now he’s baked more than 1.5 million of them.

Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack

August 18, 2026

This is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year.

McDonald’s Lost Money When Workers Missed Shifts. Here’s the ‘Crazy Beneficial’ Solution That Finally Fixed It and Saved $35,000 a Month.

August 18, 2026

A new app makes it easier for McDonald’s employees to get to their jobs.

The Download: rethinking child safety and fossil-fueled farming