Daily Drop on Technology – August 23, 2026 | DailyDrops

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• Windows 11 SATA vs NVMe SSD performance benchmark numbers could surprise many (neowin.net)
• 7 Days: Elon Musk's Github alternative, Linux follows Windows, teens vibecodes macOS driver (neowin.net)
• Microsoft highlights useful Microsoft Account feature Windows 11 users could miss (neowin.net)
• Razer USB 4 Dock is a connectivity beast, now discounted by a hefty 50% (neowin.net)
• PDF Expert Premium lifetime subscription for Mac is still 42% off (neowin.net)
• d-Matrix's Raptor 3D DRAM Achieves SRAM-Class Bandwidth at 1/10th the HBM Power by Dropping PHY & Fusing DRAM Beneath the Compute (wccftech.com)
• One programmer left his initials inside every ZIP file you open (makeuseof.com)
• Dr. Dre Says He Uses AI to Produce Songs (gizmodo.com)
• This Linux PC-phone hybrid could be the future of Linux smartphones (howtogeek.com)
• This Genesis SUV has no B-pillar, and an AI that runs the vehicle (howtogeek.com)
• SK Hynix Unpacks Advanced Packaging Technologies, Including Intel EMIB, For Its Next-Gen HBM Memory As It Eyes 3D Structures For The Future (wccftech.com)
• Galbot Robots complete 100 consecutive rallies against a tennis champion (thenextweb.com)
• Who's behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha? | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• I checked whether Windows was maintaining my external SSD, and the enclosure got in the way (makeuseof.com)
• My best Excel PivotTables start with these 4 functions (howtogeek.com)
• Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• That Weird 'Other' Section in Apple Stores Is Reportedly Being Revamped for a New Line of Home Products (gizmodo.com)
• Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• I disabled DNS encryption on my router and got faster speeds across my whole network (makeuseof.com)
• Your router's CPU is throttling your Wi-Fi—here's which 6 settings to disable first (howtogeek.com)
• Samsung Leverages Advanced Logic Processes To Advance HBM As It Works On Its Next-Gen zHBM DRAM That 3D Stacks Memory On Compute (wccftech.com)
• Your laptop has one real USB-C port, and you're probably using the wrong one (makeuseof.com)
• I turned my Android phone into a retro gaming console for free (makeuseof.com)
• I stopped installing “cleaner” apps and used these Android tools to reclaim storage instead (howtogeek.com)
• Excited to Take Deep Zoom Photos With Your Foldable iPhone? Get Ready for Disappointment (gizmodo.com)
• NVIDIA Becomes A Buyer Of Last Resort For Its Own GPUs By Earmarking $7 Billion For Poolside, Just As Sam Altman Admits He Was Wrong On The AI Timeline (wccftech.com)
• Micron Says AI's Memory Wall is Worsening as Compute outruns HBM Bandwidth by 3x every Two Years, Advanced Packaging & Process To Tackle Rising Thermal Constraints (wccftech.com)
• These 5 free open-source apps fix everything Windows 11 got wrong (howtogeek.com)
• There's a free remote-desktop tool already sitting inside Chrome, and almost nobody uses it for the one job it's actually built for (makeuseof.com)
• 6 ways to play CDs in a modern car (howtogeek.com)
• 5 things Bluetooth's new LE Audio finally fixes that regular Bluetooth never could (makeuseof.com)
• I used a basic Black+Decker drill for a year, now I know why the pros never recommend it (howtogeek.com)
• TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• You can instantly curate your Discover feed now by telling Google exactly what you want (zdnet.com)
• You can change your Messages backgrounds on iPhone - so you never text the wrong person again (zdnet.com)
• How to turn your TV in a computer monitor in 3 easy steps - and for free (zdnet.com)
• hdiutil is deprecated in macOS 27 Golden Gate (lapcatsoftware.com)
• Apple HFS / HFS+ File-System Support Continues Seeing Fixes With Linux 7.3 - Phoronix (phoronix.com)
• Redox OS Switches To EEVDF-Based Scheduler For 2.6x Throughput - Phoronix (phoronix.com)
• netbsd-advocacy: NetBSD and my life... (mail-index.netbsd.org)
• Thinking in Python (thinkinginpython.com)
• English ↔ Claudish — the over-engineered translator (programasweights.com)
• NanoGPT Speedrun Frontier (primeintellect.ai)