National Geographic’s three-episode miniseries 9/11: Reunited reunites survivors whose lives intersected during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks—highlighting the enduring “bonds” formed in the first minutes after impact, 25 years later.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Ars Technica
After a seven-year absence, Apple Watch Series 12 next month is reportedly set to bring back a ceramic case finish, according to tech insider Kosutami and a separate Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
CNET
Pixel Watch 5 lasts about a day and a half on average use after a week of testing, and its Health Guardian tab is set to update monthly (with insulin resistance timing aimed at end of August).
Aug 20, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Mark Zuckerberg bought Strancally Castle, a 19th-century castle with 440 acres near Meta’s international headquarters in Ireland, for an estimated $23 million to $35 million.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Genesis GV90 is a US-focused three-row electric SUV that replaces the B-pillar with hidden dual-steel beams and a cabin roll-cage structure, which Genesis claims delivers crash-safety performance equivalent to vehicles with conventional B-pillars.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
The Verge
Marley Spoon and Blue Apron reported delivery and ingredient-fulfillment failures tied to fulfillment-partner and operations transitions after FreshRealm, which acquired Marley Spoon’s US fulfillment operations in 2024, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year.
Aug 20, 2026 ·CNET
Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live runs for two hours starting at 2PM ET on August 25, with a 30-minute pre-show immediately beforehand.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
Engadget
Bilibili relaunched its international Android app (with an iOS version reportedly coming) and is removing identity verification, letting users sign up without passport/ID documents while mixing global and Chinese content in the same app.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Engadget
Linkdaze’s smart calendar is a touchscreen family tablet that syncs schedules from Google, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo, and Cozi and color-codes each family member’s events
Aug 20, 2026 ·TechCrunch
BMW Championship runs Aug. 20–23 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, concluding the battle for the PGA Tour’s top-30 FedEx Cup spots for the Tour Championship.
Aug 20, 2026 ·CNET
A leaked macOS build referenced 10 unreleased smart home and consumer devices, including a new “HomeHub” smart-home display (“HomePad”), a new HomePod mini (B525), and an Apple security camera (J229).
Aug 20, 2026 ·ZDNet
Ring’s Battery Doorbell 4K Pro is discounted to $180 (from $250), a 28% price cut ($70 off).
Aug 20, 2026 ·CNET
Wispr Flow is an AI speech-to-text dictation app that works on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, offering a Free plan with a 2,000-word soft cap/5,000-word hard cap on desktop and 1,000-word soft cap/1,500-word hard cap on mobile, plus Pro at $15/month (monthly) or $12/month (annual).
Aug 20, 2026 ·ZDNet
Golden Axe’s animated series debuts on Paramount+ on September 16, with a first season of 10 episodes following a trio of heroes trying to save the kingdom of Yuria from Death Adder, who wields the Golden Axe.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Engadget
The LG C6 OLED TV is discounted by $900 on the 65-inch model through LG, with an additional $200 Fanatics gift card (plus free professional wall mounting and a matching TV wall mount through Aug. 30) and a refund equal to 10% of the purchase price through Aug. 23.
Aug 20, 2026 ·ZDNet
The FTC proposed a policy on “personalized pricing,” defined as using personal data to set prices based on what a company believes you’re willing to spend, and said businesses that don’t disclose how personal data is used could violate the FTC Act.
Aug 20, 2026 ·CNET
A down payment is the portion of a home’s purchase price a buyer pays at closing, creating initial home equity (e.g., a 10% down payment on a $400,000 home is $40,000 with a $360,000 mortgage).
Aug 20, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Google is adding a chat interface to let you describe—in natural language—which topics or links to show or skip in your Android Discover feed, with changes updating immediately and remembered afterward.
Aug 20, 2026 ·ZDNet
The Roborock Q7 M5+ pairs LiDAR mapping with 10,000Pa HyperForce suction and a 2.7-liter auto-empty dock bag rated for up to seven weeks of debris before you need to empty it, making it a dependable budget/midrange robot vacuum for frequent runs.
Aug 20, 2026 ·ZDNet
Patreon is rolling out 30 new or revamped creator features, including iOS Clips that turn creator videos into short downloadable shares (and Quips) and a revamped discovery algorithm that compares posts by topic, craft, style, and theme to better surface smaller creators.
Aug 20, 2026 ·TechCrunch
