Daily Drop on Technology – August 20, 2026 | DailyDrops

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• Google’s Pixel 11 Is Predictably Slick but All the Same as Last Year’s Phone (wired.com)
• Microsoft is revamping Viva Engage and removing some features (neowin.net)
• Teen dev vibe codes working macOS driver for Windows-only HP printer (neowin.net)
• Microsoft releases PowerShell scripts for IT admins to manage Windows settings backup data (neowin.net)
• 5 things your Roku can do that have nothing to do with streaming shows (makeuseof.com)
• Why Memory Performance Is More Important Than Ever In Modern Computing (wccftech.com)
• OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data indicates | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plug-in | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• I enabled a hidden Windows GPU mode, and my games run smoother now (makeuseof.com)
• US distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US ban (arstechnica.com)
• Grok Is Having a Hard Time (gizmodo.com)
• Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed (theverge.com)
• Texas Freezes 1,800 Data Center Projects For Audit, As A Secretive GOP Memo Warns That The Republicans Will Lose Ohio On Data Center Buildout (wccftech.com)
• GTA VI keeps leaking #Verrgecast (youtube.com)
• Laptop RTX 5090 Runs Circles Around M5 Max In Prompt Processing & Token Generation With Up To 133% Faster Performance, Until Bigger LLMs Or Context Length Come Into Play (wccftech.com)
• Super Cruise costs $25 a month, but 60% of GM owners skip it (howtogeek.com)
• 5 things I put NFC tags on so I never have to remember them again (makeuseof.com)
• OK, can we actually cool data centers with our pee? | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• Pew says 10% of the web now shows signs of AI authorship (thenextweb.com)
• Waymo Is Bringing Chinese EVs to American Streets (gizmodo.com)
• Two Very Exciting Memory Management Optimizations Going Into Linux 7.3 - Phoronix (phoronix.com)
• [ANNOUNCE] xwayland 26.0.99.901 (lists.x.org)
• os8088 Spotlight -- New Programs and Features (os8088.com)
• GitHub - BrightbeamAI/chap: Collaborative Human Agent Protocol (CHAP) (github.com)
• Feature Request: Support AGENTS.md. · Issue #6235 · anthropics/claude-code (github.com)
• HyperX made an open-back gaming headset, and I’m not sold yet (pcworld.com)