These are the 5 best Mac utilities I found in 2026, and you should give them a try too

macOS is great, but it has its gaps. These five utilities fill them, and I miss them every single time I use a Mac without them

DaVinci Resolve adds new photo editing tools to take on Lightroom and Photoshop
DaVinci Resolve adds new photo editing tools to take on Lightroom and Photoshop

Blackmagic Design announced an update to its powerful multipurpose post-production software today adding new tools and improved workflows for editing photos. In addition to helping position DaVinci Resolve 21 as an alternative to Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop, the latest version also introduces new features to lure users away from Adobe Premiere including AI tools that […]

Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India

The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers

Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally

The acquisition will allow the company to expand its business into international markets without needing to launch a delivery network in those regions.

How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice

Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal.

Roblox introduces ‘Kids’ and ‘Select’ accounts for age-appropriate access to games and chat

Users aged five to nine will be assigned to a “Roblox Kids” account, and users aged nine to 15 to will be put in a “Roblox Select” account.

X says it’s reducing payments to clickbait accounts

X is cutting back on payments to accounts that are “flooding the timeline” with clickbait and rapid-fire news aggregation, according to its head of product Nikita Bier

The new show making fun of tech bros
The new show making fun of tech bros

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 123, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, which Artemis photo did you make your wallpaper, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Sam Altman and Satoshi Nakamoto […]

Little Snitch’s software counter surveillance jumps from Mac to Linux
Little Snitch’s software counter surveillance jumps from Mac to Linux

The popular macOS app Little Snitch brought its network-monitoring tools over to Linux this week. In a blog post announcing the launch, one of the developers at Objective Development shared some early results from using the app on Linux: “On Ubuntu, I found 9 system processes making internet connections over the course of one week. […]