A BuzzFeed piece curates 37 nostalgic photos from the 2000s, highlighting pre-smartphone routines and era-defining details—from alarm clocks and printed MapQuest directions to VHS tapes, live TV lineups, and bold fashion—showing how everyday life and culture have shifted over the last two decades.
Apple's macOS 27 Golden Gate adds about 50 features across Siri AI, the system UI, and apps—from a Spotlight-powered, conversational Siri experience and new visual refinements to full‑resolution Shared Albums, resizable iPhone Mirroring windows, real-time widgets, and smarter organization in Finder and Mail. It also brings Photos editing boosts (save video frames, reframing, image extension), a dedicated Siri app for past conversations, natural-language shortcuts and reminders, enhanced Safari workflows, and broader Apple Intelligence integration. Intel Rosetta support ends in this release, and some features vary by language/region with Apple emphasizing AI availability and performance improvements across the Mac ecosystem.
CBS News obtained undated photos showing extensive damage at U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait from Iranian strikes, including a destroyed Boeing E-3 Sentry at Prince Sultan Air Base and damaged Camp Buehring/Camp Arifjan structures. The images echo a Pentagon watchdog report that hundreds of U.S. buildings were damaged or destroyed and about $3.7 billion in equipment losses, with total war costs around $33.4 billion as of June; the White House has not commented.
Apple’s iOS 27 arrives with broad device support and a Siri AI beta, expanding Apple Intelligence across Photos, Safari, Find My and Shortcuts. Highlights include Photos tools like Spatial Reframing, Extend, Clean Up and Image Playground, Safari Notify Me for page changes, Call Context during calls, a configurable Liquid Glass look, customizable Camera controls, stronger parental controls (Ask to Browse), and more precise Find My location sharing. Shortcuts gains Describe a Shortcut, letting you define automations in plain English. Apple claims performance gains (apps up to 30% faster, Photos up to 70% faster, AirDrop up to 80% faster), while Siri AI is available in English in beta and may vary by device and region; full AI features require newer iPhone models (e.g., 15 Pro/Max, 16+).
BuzzFeed compiles a list of 50 funny photos that highlight everyday absurdities—from oddly placed seats and confusing signage to over-the-top promotions—showing that while the world can be ridiculous, laughter is a universal way to cope and enjoy the chaos.
WSB-TV’s photo gallery showcases the top costumes from Dragon Con 2026 in downtown Atlanta over Labor Day weekend, featuring attendees in creative, diverse outfits spanning sci‑fi, fantasy, gaming and pop culture—with captions noting standout looks like the Hip Hop Storm Trooper and a Taco Bell lettuce character.
A BuzzFeed staff roundup curates 35 astonishing photos with witty captions that showcase bizarre scales, surprising juxtapositions, and jaw‑dropping details, inviting readers to marvel at the strange and wonderful corners of the internet.
A Utah photo gallery captures the partial lunar eclipse visible across the state, including Salt Lake City, with images taken as the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow from about 7:59 p.m. to 1:01 a.m.
BuzzFeed’s list of 57 images spans from aviation oddities and eerie medical imagery to historic relics and striking science visuals, pairing each photo with short captions that explain why the image is simultaneously disturbing and fascinating.
A Tom’s Guide poll finds 83% of phone-storage issues come from two culprits: 42% from photos and 41% from hidden app caches, with forgotten downloads and idle games making up the rest. The fix is four storage traps: offload heavy photos to the cloud (iPhone users enable Optimize Storage; Android users can use Google Photos Free Up Space), clear app caches (Android: Settings > Apps > Storage > Clear Cache; iPhone: use in‑app options or reinstall; Safari data clear), purge downloaded media you forgot about, and offload unused games since saves are often stored in the cloud. You don’t need a new phone to reclaim space.
OpenAI's ChatGPT for iOS now lets users quickly attach one of their four most recent photos by long-pressing the + button in the prompt box, streamlining visual-search prompts as part of this week's feature drop that also includes time awareness and performance/UI improvements.
A California judge allowed a $32B lawsuit alleging Apple Photos’ face recognition violates Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act to proceed, but the piece argues Apple’s on-device ML never collects biometric data or identifies individuals—the system only groups photos by visual similarity and lets users name people themselves. The article contrasts Apple’s privacy-preserving approach with Meta’s cloud-based recognition and urges courts and lawmakers to understand the underlying tech rather than conflating the two cases.
Liverpool FC posted a gallery of training photos from Chicago on the penultimate day of their USA tour, a matchday-minus-one session before Sunday's friendly with Leeds United at Soldier Field.
iOS 27 adds widespread iCloud enhancements across apps like Home, Siri, and Photos, including text-based summaries for HomeKit Secure Video events, cross-camera event grouping, faster photo uploads, richer collaboration previews, access requests, and stronger password fixes via Apple Intelligence. Some features require an iCloud+ 2TB plan and a compatible home hub; Apple plans to launch in September alongside new iPhones, with developer and public betas available now.