Daily Drop on Technology – August 13, 2026 | DailyDrops

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• Samsung Galaxy S26+ is now available at a whopping 25% discount (neowin.net)
• Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store (theverge.com)
• What is Gemini 3.7 Flash? (youtube.com)
• I turned off my TV's stereo-only audio mode and finally heard my Dolby Atmos setup (makeuseof.com)
• The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI (wired.com)
• Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• Viture Pro 2 Review: A Dark Horse in the Entry-Level AR Glasses Race (gizmodo.com)
• I turned off 3 iPad settings and my 8-year-old iPad Pro finally stopped lagging (makeuseof.com)
• ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier (theverge.com)
• If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• The fight over Flock and other ALPRs (theverge.com)
• Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot (theverge.com)
• iPhone 18 to skip fall launch #Vergecast (youtube.com)
• Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500 Words—and Barely Says Anything (wired.com)
• Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• Twitch Adds Setting Letting Users Opt Out of AI Training Amid User Backlash (gizmodo.com)
• Google's cheap model is now two versions ahead of its flagship (thenextweb.com)
• Google Can't Promise You'll Always Have Access to Your Digital Library, but Can Give You a Small Credit (gizmodo.com)
• I haven't found a parking ticket on my windshield since I added this app to my Android phone (makeuseof.com)
• Tenstrorrent Posts GCC Compiler Patches For Ascalon XG Core - Phoronix (phoronix.com)
• Breaking the WAL | Antithesis (antithesis.com)
• Timer – Programmable timer web app, e.g. for gym workouts or stretching sessions (timer.jotaen.net)
• bipluk | The iCloud for Vintage Synthesizers (bipluk.com)
• AaaS Market — the machine-to-machine agent marketplace (aaas-marketplace-1089237826218.asia-northeast1.run.app)
• How Compaction Works in Pi | EARENDIL (earendil.com)