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Como mudar a fonte da sua bio no Instagram

2 August 2026 at 17:30

Na bio do seu perfil do Instagram, é possível colocar informações básicas sobre você, como sua profissão, idade ou qualquer outra coisa que julgue útil para quem for visitá-lo.

Para assinantes do Instagram Plus, a Meta oferece uma forma de escolher entre diferentes tipos de fontes para usar na bio. Veja como alterar isso! 📱

  1. Com o Instagram aberto no iPhone/iPad, toque na aba do seu perfil.
  2. Selecione “Editar”.
  3. Toque no campo da sua bio.
  4. Depois de digitar o que quiser, selecione o botão “Aa”.
  5. Para alternar entre as fontes disponíveis, continue tocando esse mesmo botão.
  1. Quando estiver satisfeito, toque no botão azul para salvar.

Instagram: como pré-visualizar mensagens e personalizar as fontes em uma conversa

2 August 2026 at 16:00

Se você é um usuário assíduo do Instagram, uma boa ideia talvez seja assinar o plano de assinatura Instagram Plus, que abre um leque de recursos extras as quais melhoram a sua experiência na rede.

Dentre as funções disponibilizadas com ela, está a possibilidade de pré-visualizar o conteúdo das mensagens que tiver recebido na área de conversas privadas do mensageiro, sem que elas sejam marcadas como lidas ou a outra pessoa saiba que você já leu.

Outra possibilidade é, em uma conversa, usar fontes personalizadas exclusivas de quem assina o Instagram Plus.

Veja como usar ambos os recursos! 😉

Como pré-visualizar uma mensagem sem que a outra pessoa saiba

  1. Para fazer isso, abra o aplicativo no seu iPhone e vá até a área de mensagens diretas.
  1. Mantenha o dedo pressionado por alguns segundos em cima da conversa para que a prévia seja exibida.

Como personalizar as fontes em uma conversa

  1. Dentro da conversa, toque no nome da pessoa (na parte superior).
  2. Vá até “Personalizar”.
  1. Depois de selecionar a aba “Fonte”, escolha uma das sete opções.
  2. Toque em “Aplicar” para salvar.

Apple fecha o melhor trimestre abril-junho da sua história no último balanço de Tim Cook

2 August 2026 at 14:30

Todas as empresas de capital aberto (que possuem ações à venda na bolsa de valores) são obrigadas, por lei — na maioria dos países (inclusive Brasil) —, a disponibilizar publicamente suas demonstrações financeiras periodicamente. Esse costuma ser um momento bastante esperado por acionistas (analisando se a empresa na qual estão investindo está sendo bem administrada e gerando lucros), investidores (para captar novas oportunidades de alocar seus recursos), além da imprensa e de curiosos em geral. Na última quinta-feira (30/7), foi a vez da Apple de divulgar seus resultados financeiros referentes ao trimestre abril-junho de 2026.

Para alegria de todos, o CEO 1Chief executive officer, ou diretor executivo. Tim Cook se despede da sua posição com o melhor terceiro trimestre fiscal que a empresa já registrou — um recorde absoluto! Como já informado aqui no MacMagazine, no período de abril a junho (encerrado no dia 27/6), a companhia relatou uma receita de US$109,4 bilhões (alta de 16,4%) em relação ao mesmo trimestre do ano anterior, e lucro líquido de US$29,8 bilhões (um avanço de 27%). A margem bruta chegou a incríveis 50,1%, a maior já apurada em períodos semelhantes da história da empresa!

Hoje, a Apple tem orgulho de relatar o nosso melhor trimestre de abril-junho de todos os tempos, com crescimento de receita de dois dígitos em iPhone, Mac e Serviços, e em todos os segmentos geográficos.

A fala acima é de Cook. Ele deixará o cargo em 1º de setembro, quando John Ternus assumirá, e passará a presidir o conselho de administração.

O fenômeno Mac

Uma das grandes surpresas do relatório foi o crescimento no faturamento de Macs. Pela primeira vez, a categoria ultrapassou a casa dos US$10 bilhões em um trimestre abril-junho, e o crescimento de 29% superou o do iPhone.

A explicação está em parte na procura alucinada por Macs mini para rodar agentes de inteligência artificial e na leva de lançamentos de março: MacBook Air com M5, MacBook Pro com M5 Pro e M5 Max, e principalmente o MacBook Neo, o modelo de entrada que estreou a US$600 — preço que subiu para US$700 em junho, no reajuste geral motivado pelo custo de memória. A Apple parece ter encontrado um mercado relevante abaixo do Air, e vale acompanhar o que isso faz com a margem da linha nos próximos trimestres.

O iPad foi a única categoria no vermelho, com queda anual de 6%. Não é surpresa: a própria Apple havia avisado que a comparação seria difícil, pois no ano anterior houve o lançamento do iPad com chip A16. O iPad Air com M4, que chegou em março, não foi suficiente para compensar. Cabe ainda analisar se o bem-sucedido MacBook Neo não acabou levando um pouco do mercado dos tablets, também.

O asterisco que quase ninguém vai mencionar

A margem bruta de 50,1% e o lucro por ação de US$2,02 não são resultado apenas da operação, e esse detalhe se perde facilmente na comemoração dos recordes.

À primeira vista, no press release — e nos comentários que fizemos no último podcast —, esse ponto não ficou bem claro, mas merece atenção. A Apple informou, no comunicado, que a margem incluiu cerca de dois pontos percentuais e o lucro por ação incluiu US$0,11 vindos de reembolso de tarifas, dinheiro que a empresa havia pago ao governo americano e recebeu de volta depois que a Suprema Corte derrubou, em fevereiro, as tarifas impostas sob a IEEPA (a lei de poderes econômicos internacionais de emergência). A empresa não detalhou a origem exata dos valores devolvidos, mas a decisão da Corte é o evento que abriu caminho para os reembolsos.

É dinheiro real, entra legitimamente no resultado, mas não é recorrente e não diz nada sobre a capacidade da Apple de vender aparelhos. Descontando o efeito, a fotografia muda um pouco: a margem bruta cai para aproximadamente 48%, exatamente o que o consenso projetava, e o lucro por ação vai para cerca de US$1,91, contra os US$1,89 esperados. De uma superação de 6,9% no lucro, sobra uma de pouco mais de 1%.

Ou seja: o trimestre continua bom em receita e em volume, que são genuinamente fortes. Mas o brilho extraordinário no lucro é, em boa parte, contábil, e não se repete.

A Apple abre a margem bruta em dois blocos apenas: produtos e serviços. Ela nunca divulga margem por categoria individual (não existe margem oficial de iPhone, Mac ou iPad em documento nenhum da empresa, e todo número desse tipo que circula é estimativa de analista), mas os dois blocos que ela abre já contam a história.

Linha de negócioMargem do FQ3 2026Margem do FQ3 2025Variação
Produtos40,07%34,52%+5,55pp
Serviços75,62%75,58%+0,04pp
Consolidado50,06%46,49%+3,57pp

A margem de hardware subiu 5,55 pontos percentuais em 12 meses. A margem de hardware não sobe 5 pontos por ganho de eficiência: é ali que o reembolso de tarifas desembarcou, porque tarifa incide sobre produto físico. A prova está na linha seguinte: serviços, que não pagam tarifa nenhuma, ficou praticamente parado. A melhora não foi operacional.

Vale registrar um desequilíbrio que explica boa parte do valuation da Apple. Serviços representam 28,1% da receita, mas respondem por 42,4% do lucro bruto do trimestre. Produtos são 71,9% da receita e apenas 57,6% do lucro. Cada dólar de serviço vale quase o dobro de um dólar de hardware, e é por isso que o mercado aceita pagar perto de 40x o lucro por uma empresa que, no fim das contas, vende telefone.

Serviços: um pequeno sinal de alerta

Os relatórios revelaram um problema silencioso do trimestre. Serviços cresceram 12,1%, um bom número isolado, mas bem abaixo dos 16,2% do trimestre encerrado em março e, mais grave, abaixo do que a própria Apple havia sinalizado. Na teleconferência de abril, o diretor financeiro Kevan Parekh disse que os serviços cresceriam em ritmo “similar ao reportado em março” (ou seja, algo perto de 16%, ressalvando o efeito cambial). Ficaram cerca de 4 pontos percentuais aquém.

A linha chegou a recuar 0,8% em relação ao trimestre imediatamente anterior. Foi o único item da projeção que a Apple não cumpriu, e não é um item qualquer: é o que sustenta o múltiplo da ação. Parte da imprensa de mercado atribuiu a reação negativa à combinação de serviços com a Grande China, embora as estimativas para a região divergissem bastante entre as casas: havia projeções de US$18,8 bilhões, que o resultado cumpriu, e de US$19,5 bilhões, que não.

Some-se a isso um risco que não tem data marcada. Boa parte da receita dos serviços vem do acordo pelo qual o Google paga à Apple para ser o buscador padrão do Safari — cerca de 36% da receita de anúncios de busca, algo próximo de US$20 bilhões por ano. Existe um processo em andamento que questiona a legitimidade desta taxa. A sentença de setembro de 2025 permitiu que o acordo continuasse, mas o Departamento de Justiça dos Estados Unidos recorreu em fevereiro de 2026 e o Google entrou com recurso próprio em maio. Se a decisão cair, o buraco nessa linha é de dois dígitos de bilhão!

Três números que o comunicado não destaca

Fora das manchetes do balanço, três indicadores das demonstrações merecem atenção, e nenhum deles apareceu no material de divulgação.

  1. O estoque quase dobrou, de US$5,7 bilhões em setembro de 2025 para US$11,1 bilhões, alta de 94%. Uma empresa que é referência mundial em operar com estoque enxuto dobrou o estoque em 9 meses. A leitura mais provável é compra antecipada de memória, antes que os preços subam ainda mais. É a confirmação contábil do que Cook disse em junho, quando afirmou que aumentos de preços eram inevitáveis.
  2. Pesquisa e desenvolvimento saltou para US$11,7 bilhões, o dobro do ritmo da receita, e passou de 9,4% para 10,7% do faturamento. Ao mesmo tempo, o investimento em ativo fixo (equipamentos, imóveis, veículos etc.) caiu 28% no acumulado de 9 meses. É a tese da IA “capital-light” traduzida em números: a Apple gasta mais em gente e software, e menos em concreto e servidor, apostando em rodar inteligência nos mais de 2 bilhões de aparelhos que já estão nas mãos dos usuários. O oposto de Microsoft, Google e Amazon.
  3. O caixa operacional de 9 meses foi de US$117 bilhões, contra US$81,8 bilhões. Mesmo assim, a recompra de ações caiu de US$70,6 para US$62,1 bilhões. A Apple está segurando dinheiro, o que é coerente com o estoque dobrado e com uma troca de comando marcada para 1º de setembro.

Há ainda um detalhe na linha de outras receitas, que agrupa o que a Apple ganha fora da operação: juros do caixa aplicado, juros pagos sobre dívida, variação cambial e valorização de participações minoritárias. O resultado foi de US$572 milhões positivos, contra US$171 milhões negativos há um ano — um giro de US$743 milhões. A carteira de caixa e aplicações subiu para US$146,5 bilhões, enquanto a dívida caiu para US$82,3 bilhões. Mais dinheiro rendendo, menos juros a pagar. É lucro financeiro, não operacional.

A projeção para setembro veio bem abaixo

O trimestre relatado é recorde. A projeção que o acompanha, não. E como o mercado precifica futuro e não passado, foi ela que dominou a reação. A ação, que havia fechado o pregão a US$333,43, caiu cerca de 6,5% na negociação estendida ao longo da teleconferência, o que equivale a aproximadamente US$317 bilhões de valor de mercado. No dia seguinte, a queda se confirmou: -7,35%. A projeção da Apple para o trimestre de setembro, o último do ano fiscal, veio com dois números desconfortáveis.

IndicadorFQ3 2026 (real)FQ4 2026 (projetado)
Crescimento de receita16,4%de 9% a 11%
Margem bruta50,1%de 47% a 48%
Margem bruta sem reembolso de tarifas48,1%de 47% a 48%
Receita implícitaUS$109,4 bilhõesde US$111,7 a US$113,7 bilhões

A desaceleração de 16,4% para algo entre 9% e 11% já seria suficiente para incomodar. O que agravou foi a justificativa: Parekh afirmou que o impacto das restrições de oferta deve “aumentar significativamente” em relação ao trimestre anterior — citando explicitamente iPhone, Mac e iPad —, e mencionou ainda ventos contrários de câmbio sobre a receita de iPhone.

A margem projetada de 47% a 48% é o número mais revelador de todo o balanço. Ela fica abaixo do resultado limpo deste trimestre sem o reembolso de tarifas. Ou seja: a Apple está dizendo que a margem vai cair de verdade, em bases comparáveis. O colchão de estoque de memória comprado a preço favorável, que segurou os custos nos últimos trimestres, está acabando, e o trimestre de setembro é justamente o que carrega o lançamento dos “iPhones 18 Pro/18 Pro Max” — e provavelmente do “iPhone Ultra”, o primeiro dobrável da empresa.

O que Ternus herda

Ternus assumirá como diretor executivo em 1º de setembro, com Cook passando a presidente executivo do conselho. A julgar pelo balanço, ele recebe uma casa em ordem: receita recorde, base instalada de aparelhos ativos em máxima histórica em todas as categorias principais, patrimônio líquido de US$107,5 bilhões e — possivelmente — a companhia mais valiosa do mundo.

Recebe também três problemas bem definidos. O primeiro é o custo de memória, que já forçou aumentos de preço no MacBook Air, no Mac mini e no Mac Studio, e que agora vai comprimir margem sem o amortecedor do estoque barato.

O segundo é a desaceleração dos serviços, com os recursos judiciais contra o acordo de busca com o Google ainda pendentes.

O terceiro é entregar a Siri reformulada, anunciada na WWDC26, movida pelo Gemini do Google, prevista para o ciclo do iOS 27 e adiada por tempo indeterminado na União Europeia — decisão que a Apple atribui às exigências da Lei dos Mercados Digitais (Digital Markets Act, ou DMA).

A leitura mais honesta deste balanço talvez seja esta: Cook encerra sua gestão entregando o melhor trimestre abril-junho da história da Apple, a maior capitalização de mercado do mundo e uma operação que cresce dois dígitos em todos os continentes em que atua. O que ele não entrega pronto é a próxima curva: provar que a aposta de rodar inteligência artificial dentro do aparelho, e não na nuvem, vale o múltiplo de 40x que a ação vinha cobrando. Essa parte, agora, é com Ternus.

Metodologia

Os números do trimestre e do comparativo anual foram extraídos das demonstrações consolidadas condensadas não auditadas da Apple referentes ao terceiro trimestre fiscal de 2026 e ao terceiro trimestre fiscal de 2025, conferidas linha a linha. As margens por linha de negócio, os indicadores de balanço patrimonial e de fluxo de caixa e todos os percentuais foram calculados a partir desses documentos.

As estimativas de consenso de Wall Street citadas foram compiladas antes da divulgação junto a Yahoo Finance, TipRanks, Zacks, Visible Alpha, Hudson Labs e Goldman Sachs.

A projeção para o trimestre de setembro e as declarações do diretor financeiro vêm da teleconferência de 30 de julho de 2026, com apuração de 9to5Mac, CNBC e AppleInsider.

Os dados de mercado chinês são da IDC e da CAICT. A série de fechamentos mensais da ação tem origem em StatMuse, StockAnalysis.com, FinancialContent e Macrotrends, via S&P Global Market Intelligence.

O ajuste identificado como “sem reembolso de tarifas” não é uma linha contábil: é cálculo próprio a partir do efeito que a Apple declarou no comunicado de resultados.

Observação

Este texto não constitui recomendação de investimento.

Notas de rodapé

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The hardest Bob's Burgers quiz of all time is here — but can you handle the grill heat and score more than 80%?

Fun fact: whenever I have days that I work remotely, I'll always have an episode of Bob's Burgers on in the background. In fact, I watch all 16 seasons of the hit Hulu and Disney+ animated comedy so often, that I could tell you exactly what episode was on without directly looking at it.

I felt incredibly prepared for the handful of Bob's Burgers quizzes already on the internet claiming to be the hardest, but nobody has yet been able to truly test the reams of random knowledge I've acquired from watching the series so often.

Should I be able to tell recite the lyrics to the song that plays over Tina and Tammy's first time collectively ditching class in season 2? Probably not.

So, behold — the genuinely most difficult Bob's Burgers quiz that I have played to date (because I made it). If you get more than 80%, I'll assume that you're actually a Wharf resident who's somehow found their way into the real world.

I have left out anything that happens in The Bob's Burgers Movie, but you'll need to have seen seasons 1-16 in order to answer all of the questions.

Check back when Bob's Burgers season 17 (hopefully) airs in early 2027... you know that the above will be updated accordingly.

AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors could fix microstutters and improve 1% lows in games — Next-gen CPUs tipped to feature per-core optimizations for thermal and power budgets

AMD is expected to unveil its next-gen Zen 6 platform at CES 2026 with Ryzen 10000 series processors. While we're looking forward to IPC and clock speed improvements, it seems like more subtle, under-the-hood changes could end up upgrading the gaming experience in a big way. According to a tip received by Videocardz, AMD is implementing various per-core optimizations to ensure foreground tasks get priority over background applications. Each new feature is supposed to more smartly manage the power and thermal budgets at the silicon's disposal, so let's go over each of them.

First up, we have CPPC Performance Priority — CPPC stands for Collaborative Processor Performance Control, and it's responsible for communication between the silicon and the OS. It lets the firmware sitting in between decide the performance of each core separately. This feature has actually existed since the Ryzen 3000 series, but it doesn't work perfectly. Zen 6 CPUs are apparently supposed to apply a band-aid fix and improve their effectiveness.

Secondly, we have FloorPerf, which acts as a dynamic, targeted power delivery system. It sets a minimum clock speed for all cores that the silicon can clock down to in case of thermal throttling. For instance, imagine you're running a game in the foreground while Discord and Spotify sit in the background. The temperatures on your Zen 6 CPU rise to the point of throttling, but instead of reducing the speed of all cores, FloorPerf will target the cores running the background tasks first, in order to maintain the performance of your game.

We covered a recent fix like this for the Linux world as well, where a sudden spike in the background can cause the foreground task to choke. Linux has an issue with priority allocation across tasks, so that was a different situation, but similar logic applies here. On a Zen 6 CPU, instead of your game suddenly experiencing microstutters because of aggressive throttling, FloorPerf will try to limit whatever's running in the background first. The aforementioned CPPC Performance Priority should work hand in hand with this feature to maintain clocks on the important cores.

CPPC will get another boost in the form of HighestFreq, which will allow the OS to access more granular chip data to make better core management decisions. As the name suggests, it pertains to maintaining high clock speeds on the cores running a foreground task. The OS will be aware of exactly which core can boost the highest and maintain that speed the longest. This will allow it to assign, for instance, a game's main rendering thread to the fastest cores, while pushing background apps to more power-efficient ones.

In conjunction with this, Zen 6 is also seemingly getting per-core EPP boost. EPP stands for Energy Performance Preference, and it's supposed to fix core parking issues caused by a momentary bottleneck. For example, if the CPU is waiting for the GPU to render the next frame, the clock speeds for the active cores will drop in that moment and struggle to ramp back up in time, forcing all cores to boost when the frame is ready. EPP boost is supposed to identify the active cores and individually keep them in high-performance mode to eliminate any wait times.

Lastly, Zen 6 is reportedly introducing PQOS Global Bandwidth Enforcement and an updated IBS Memory Profiler. Both of these target memory bandwidth with the same goal of maximum stability as everything else discussed so far. The former is responsible for allocating RAM to background tasks, ensuring their usage stays under the limit for foreground priority. The latter will limit L3 cache access to background tasks when it detects that those tasks are slowing down the foreground application, which should help with frametime consistency in games.

As you can tell, all of these optimizations are supposed to work together and harmonize into a more efficient processor at the end — one that maximizes the silicon's potential as much as possible. Of course, none of this is confirmed and there's a lot that could be gated behind product segmentation. We could see some features only on high-end parts, while some are limited to mobile; there's no telling at the moment, but it's exciting stuff, nonetheless. Seems like a battle for the ages is brewing between Nova Lake and Zen 6 next year.

RTX 5060 Ti survives car crash after being bent in half — short PCB saves the day, single memory chip resolder restore full performance

Buying a new GPU is always a joyous occasion, but the celebration was cut short for an unfortunate customer in China. Right after buying an AX Gaming RTX 5060 Ti, they got into a serious car crash that ended up totaling the car — and the card along with it. Fortunately, the driver was safe, and somehow the GPU survived, too, with no major electronic damage. Despite being bent in half, the card ended up only requiring minor repair work and was brought back to life quickly by Brother Zhang.

Visually, the card didn't look salvageable, and midrange GPUs like these often don't make for feasible repair jobs either because of the high labor cost. The backplate and cooler were completely destroyed, so Brother Zhang separated them from the actual PCB. Luckily, this variant of the 5060 Ti used a very short PCB that just barely touched the point of curvature, so the internals were mostly fine.

The technician checked all the power rails for a short circuit but saw no abnormal resistance, which confirmed the core and memory weren't dead. He then proceeded to quickly test the GPU with its bare PCB, and it booted successfully. Brother Zhang devised a makeshift cooler that consisted of the bent fin stack straightened back to the best of his abilities, and two 120mm fans strapped on top via zip ties. This seemed enough to keep the card cool.

Repairing a bent RTX 5060 Ti that was in a car crash
Brother Zhang on YouTube
Repairing a bent RTX 5060 Ti that was in a car crash
Brother Zhang on YouTube

However, as soon as he tried to install drivers, the PC would black screen and hard crash, showing consistent signs of instability. At this point, Brother Zhang reopened the card and inspected the PCB. He inspected the flex point and decided to resolder the memory module closest to the edge of the board since it experienced the most torque. A simple removal and reapplication fixed the issue, and the card was detected correctly as a 5060 Ti with the full 8GB of VRAM.

Repairing a bent RTX 5060 Ti that was in a car crash

(Image credit: Brother Zhang on YouTube)

Brother Zhang rechecked for any short circuits to ensure no solder bridges were created during the BGA work before moving on to benchmarking. In Furmark, the temps peaked and stabilized at 64°C with no visual artifacts. He then ran a full 3DMark loop to test the PCIe 5.0 x8 link speeds — the card passed with a high 98.9% stability score. It drew around 92% of its maximum power limit during the run, with core temps peaking at around 67°C. This 5060 Ti was officially a survivor.

Archaeologists Detect Stones That May Have Human Shapes Beneath the Enormous Neolithic Mounds of Coëby in Brittany

In the heart of the granite massif of the Landes de Lanvaux, in the French department of Morbihan, lies the Neolithic cemetery of Coëby, discovered in 1986. This site, preserved for centuries by the dense forest cover that shielded it from intensive agriculture, contains around 95 megalithic monuments from different periods, from the Neolithic to […]

Voici la surprenante découverte d'archéologues en Allemagne : un tunnel médiéval enfoui dans un site funéraire vieux de 6 000 ans

1 August 2026 at 08:00
Sous une colline du centre de l’Allemagne, des archéologues ont mis au jour un étonnant enchevêtrement d’époques : des tunnels médiévaux creusés au cœur d’un ancien site funéraire préhistorique. Une découverte qui montre comment, au fil des siècles, les sociétés ont réutilisé et...

Apostasy | After Full Knowledge And Rejection of God’s Son Jesus Christ

1 August 2026 at 00:26
For about 1,400 years from the time of Moses the children of Israel have had the oracles of God in the written law and the prophets. All of those foreshadowed the coming Messiah who the majority of Jews have rejected in Jesus Christ. What does that mean for their salvation?

What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

31 July 2026 at 23:35

A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching.

Skywatching Highlights

  • Aug. 5: Last Quarter Moon
  • Aug. 12: Total solar eclipse across northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and part of Portugal; partial eclipse in parts of the U.S.; New Moon
  • Aug. 12-13: Perseid meteor shower peak under dark skies
  • Aug. 14-16: Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation and shines low in the west after sunset
  • Aug. 27-28: Partial lunar eclipse visible from much of North and South America and parts of Europe and Africa

Transcript

A solar eclipse, one of the year’s best meteor showers, Venus at its brightest in the evening sky, and a lunar eclipse to close out the month.

That’s “What’s Up” for August.

On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse crosses northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain, with a small corner of Portugal inside the path of totality.

In parts of the United States, from Alaska to North Carolina, the eclipse is partial. The Moon will take only a small bite out of the Sun, and the amount of coverage will vary with location.

A stylized flat map of the Earth indicating the viewing areas for a solar eclipse, with text on the left reading 'AUGUST 12: SOLAR ECLIPSE'. A semi-transparent dark shadow covers the northern portion of the globe, fanning out from the top edge. Within this shadow, a thin dotted line arcs down from the Arctic, crossing near Greenland and Iceland, passing over the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), and ending near the Mediterranean Sea; this line is labeled 'PATH OF TOTALITY'. The broader shaded region surrounding this line is labeled 'PARTIAL ECLIPSE VISIBLE', and it covers northern North America, the Arctic, all of Europe, northern Africa, and northern and western Asia. The unshaded regions covering the rest of the map, including most of the United States, South America, central and southern Africa, and Australia, indicate areas where the eclipse will not be visible.
A map showing viewing areas of the August 2026 total solar eclipse.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Remember to watch safely. Use certified eclipse glasses or a safe solar viewer any time any part of the Sun is visible. Regular sunglasses are not safe. And never use binoculars, a telescope, or a camera without a solar filter made for the front of the optics.

Later that same night, the Perseid meteor shower will light up the sky, peaking the evening of Aug. 12 into the early morning hours of the 13th. And with a New Moon arriving on the 12th, the skies will be ideally dark.

The Perseids happen every year when Earth passes through a debris stream left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. As those tiny bits of comet dust hit our atmosphere at high speed, they burn up as bright streaks of light.

To view this meteor shower, look toward the northeast once it’s fully dark and watch for the constellation Perseus to clear the horizon. This is where the meteors originate, but let your eyes wander, because they can flash across any part of the sky.

For the best view, stay out late as the stars climb higher, find a dark open spot, and give your eyes 30 minutes to adjust.

An illustration of the night sky showing where to look for meteors, with text at the bottom reading 'August 13 looking northeast around 1:30am.' The bottom of the image shows a dark, silhouetted horizon of hills, marked with blue compass directions N (North), NE (Northeast), and E (East). In the center of the sky above NE is a teal burst icon labeled 'RADIANT,' indicating the point from which meteors appear to originate. A bright, white meteor streaks across the dark, starry sky, pointing back toward the radiant. Two other bright celestial objects are labeled: the star 'CAPELLA' is situated low in the sky below the radiant, and the planet 'SATURN' is positioned high up in the upper right corner. Small text in the bottom left corner reads 'Artist's concept.'
This illustration shows where in the night sky to look for the Perseid meteor shower.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Aug. 14-16, Venus reaches its greatest eastern elongation, which is its widest apparent separation from the Sun during this evening appearance.

Look low in the western sky shortly after sunset for the bright object that will outshine every star around it. Through a telescope after sunset, Venus will look close to half lit, like a tiny lunar phase.

An illustration of the evening sky shortly after sunset, showing the positions of celestial objects. Text at the bottom center reads 'August 14 looking west just after sunset'. The bottom edge features a silhouetted, dark horizon of hills or mountains. Above the horizon, compass directions are indicated in purple: 'SW' (Southwest) on the left, 'W' (West) in the center, and 'NW' (Northwest) on the right. In the center, sitting very low on the horizon, is a faint crescent moon, labeled 'MOON'. Just to the left and slightly above the moon is a bright, white dot labeled 'VENUS'. Higher up and to the left of Venus is a smaller white dot labeled 'SPICA'. Above and to the right of Spica, towards the center of the image, is another labeled star, 'ARCTURUS'. The sky transitions from a deep reddish-purple near the horizon to dark blue at the top, sprinkled with numerous faint stars. In the bottom left corner, small text reads 'Artist's concept.'
This illustration shows where to observe Venus after sunset in August.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

On the night of Aug. 27, continuing into Aug. 28 for some time zones, the Full Moon slips through Earth’s shadow, resulting in a partial lunar eclipse. It will be visible from much of North and South America and parts of Europe and Africa.

A stylized flat map of the Earth indicating the viewing areas for a lunar eclipse, with text at the bottom reading 'AUGUST 27-28: LUNAR ECLIPSE'. Large, semi-transparent dark bands arch across the map to represent visibility zones. The darkest central band, labeled 'FULL ECLIPSE VISIBLE', covers all of North America and South America, as well as the eastern Pacific Ocean and western Atlantic Ocean. Flanking this central region on the left and right are lighter shaded bands labeled 'PARTIAL ECLIPSE VISIBLE'. The western partial eclipse band covers the western Pacific Ocean and New Zealand, while the eastern partial eclipse band covers Europe and Africa. The unshaded outer regions of the map, including most of Asia and Australia, are areas where the eclipse will not be visible.
Viewing areas for the August 2026 lunar eclipse.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

At maximum eclipse, about 93% of the Moon’s diameter will be inside Earth’s dark central shadow, called the umbra. The Moon will not be completely covered, but it can look dramatically darkened, with a rusty, coppery tint along the covered edge.

Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is safe to watch with just your eyes. Binoculars or a small telescope can give you a closer view of Earth’s curved shadow moving across the Moon.

Here are the phases of the Moon for August.

An infographic on a black background titled 'August 2026' showing four primary phases of the Moon arranged in a horizontal row. Each phase features an image of the Moon with text above indicating the phase name and a number below indicating the date in August. From left to right:  'Third Quarter' on the 5th, showing the left half of the Moon illuminated. 'New Moon' on the 12th, showing the Moon's face completely in shadow. 'First Quarter' on the 19th, showing the right half of the Moon illuminated. 'Full Moon' on the 27th, showing the entire face of the Moon illuminated.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

You can stay up to date on all of NASA’s missions exploring the solar system and beyond at science.nasa.gov. I’m Raquel Villanueva from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and that’s What’s Up for this month.

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What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

31 July 2026 at 23:35

A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching.

Skywatching Highlights

  • Aug. 5: Last Quarter Moon
  • Aug. 12: Total solar eclipse across northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and part of Portugal; partial eclipse in parts of the U.S.; New Moon
  • Aug. 12-13: Perseid meteor shower peak under dark skies
  • Aug. 14-16: Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation and shines low in the west after sunset
  • Aug. 27-28: Partial lunar eclipse visible from much of North and South America and parts of Europe and Africa

Transcript

A solar eclipse, one of the year’s best meteor showers, Venus at its brightest in the evening sky, and a lunar eclipse to close out the month.

That’s “What’s Up” for August.

On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse crosses northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain, with a small corner of Portugal inside the path of totality.

In parts of the United States, from Alaska to North Carolina, the eclipse is partial. The Moon will take only a small bite out of the Sun, and the amount of coverage will vary with location.

A stylized flat map of the Earth indicating the viewing areas for a solar eclipse, with text on the left reading 'AUGUST 12: SOLAR ECLIPSE'. A semi-transparent dark shadow covers the northern portion of the globe, fanning out from the top edge. Within this shadow, a thin dotted line arcs down from the Arctic, crossing near Greenland and Iceland, passing over the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), and ending near the Mediterranean Sea; this line is labeled 'PATH OF TOTALITY'. The broader shaded region surrounding this line is labeled 'PARTIAL ECLIPSE VISIBLE', and it covers northern North America, the Arctic, all of Europe, northern Africa, and northern and western Asia. The unshaded regions covering the rest of the map, including most of the United States, South America, central and southern Africa, and Australia, indicate areas where the eclipse will not be visible.
A map showing viewing areas of the August 2026 total solar eclipse.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Remember to watch safely. Use certified eclipse glasses or a safe solar viewer any time any part of the Sun is visible. Regular sunglasses are not safe. And never use binoculars, a telescope, or a camera without a solar filter made for the front of the optics.

Later that same night, the Perseid meteor shower will light up the sky, peaking the evening of Aug. 12 into the early morning hours of the 13th. And with a New Moon arriving on the 12th, the skies will be ideally dark.

The Perseids happen every year when Earth passes through a debris stream left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. As those tiny bits of comet dust hit our atmosphere at high speed, they burn up as bright streaks of light.

To view this meteor shower, look toward the northeast once it’s fully dark and watch for the constellation Perseus to clear the horizon. This is where the meteors originate, but let your eyes wander, because they can flash across any part of the sky.

For the best view, stay out late as the stars climb higher, find a dark open spot, and give your eyes 30 minutes to adjust.

An illustration of the night sky showing where to look for meteors, with text at the bottom reading 'August 13 looking northeast around 1:30am.' The bottom of the image shows a dark, silhouetted horizon of hills, marked with blue compass directions N (North), NE (Northeast), and E (East). In the center of the sky above NE is a teal burst icon labeled 'RADIANT,' indicating the point from which meteors appear to originate. A bright, white meteor streaks across the dark, starry sky, pointing back toward the radiant. Two other bright celestial objects are labeled: the star 'CAPELLA' is situated low in the sky below the radiant, and the planet 'SATURN' is positioned high up in the upper right corner. Small text in the bottom left corner reads 'Artist's concept.'
This illustration shows where in the night sky to look for the Perseid meteor shower.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Aug. 14-16, Venus reaches its greatest eastern elongation, which is its widest apparent separation from the Sun during this evening appearance.

Look low in the western sky shortly after sunset for the bright object that will outshine every star around it. Through a telescope after sunset, Venus will look close to half lit, like a tiny lunar phase.

An illustration of the evening sky shortly after sunset, showing the positions of celestial objects. Text at the bottom center reads 'August 14 looking west just after sunset'. The bottom edge features a silhouetted, dark horizon of hills or mountains. Above the horizon, compass directions are indicated in purple: 'SW' (Southwest) on the left, 'W' (West) in the center, and 'NW' (Northwest) on the right. In the center, sitting very low on the horizon, is a faint crescent moon, labeled 'MOON'. Just to the left and slightly above the moon is a bright, white dot labeled 'VENUS'. Higher up and to the left of Venus is a smaller white dot labeled 'SPICA'. Above and to the right of Spica, towards the center of the image, is another labeled star, 'ARCTURUS'. The sky transitions from a deep reddish-purple near the horizon to dark blue at the top, sprinkled with numerous faint stars. In the bottom left corner, small text reads 'Artist's concept.'
This illustration shows where to observe Venus after sunset in August.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

On the night of Aug. 27, continuing into Aug. 28 for some time zones, the Full Moon slips through Earth’s shadow, resulting in a partial lunar eclipse. It will be visible from much of North and South America and parts of Europe and Africa.

A stylized flat map of the Earth indicating the viewing areas for a lunar eclipse, with text at the bottom reading 'AUGUST 27-28: LUNAR ECLIPSE'. Large, semi-transparent dark bands arch across the map to represent visibility zones. The darkest central band, labeled 'FULL ECLIPSE VISIBLE', covers all of North America and South America, as well as the eastern Pacific Ocean and western Atlantic Ocean. Flanking this central region on the left and right are lighter shaded bands labeled 'PARTIAL ECLIPSE VISIBLE'. The western partial eclipse band covers the western Pacific Ocean and New Zealand, while the eastern partial eclipse band covers Europe and Africa. The unshaded outer regions of the map, including most of Asia and Australia, are areas where the eclipse will not be visible.
Viewing areas for the August 2026 lunar eclipse.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

At maximum eclipse, about 93% of the Moon’s diameter will be inside Earth’s dark central shadow, called the umbra. The Moon will not be completely covered, but it can look dramatically darkened, with a rusty, coppery tint along the covered edge.

Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is safe to watch with just your eyes. Binoculars or a small telescope can give you a closer view of Earth’s curved shadow moving across the Moon.

Here are the phases of the Moon for August.

An infographic on a black background titled 'August 2026' showing four primary phases of the Moon arranged in a horizontal row. Each phase features an image of the Moon with text above indicating the phase name and a number below indicating the date in August. From left to right:  'Third Quarter' on the 5th, showing the left half of the Moon illuminated. 'New Moon' on the 12th, showing the Moon's face completely in shadow. 'First Quarter' on the 19th, showing the right half of the Moon illuminated. 'Full Moon' on the 27th, showing the entire face of the Moon illuminated.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

You can stay up to date on all of NASA’s missions exploring the solar system and beyond at science.nasa.gov. I’m Raquel Villanueva from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and that’s What’s Up for this month.

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Apple’s Q3 2026 Results

31 July 2026 at 19:31

Apple (transcript, Hacker News):

The Company posted quarterly revenue of $109.4 billion, up 16 percent year over year.

[…]

“Today, Apple is proud to report our strongest June quarter ever, with double-digit revenue growth across iPhone, Mac and Services, and in every geographic segment,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.

Jason Snell:

iPhone revenue was up 22%, Mac revenue was up 10.4%, Services revenue was up 12%, and Wearables revenue was up 6%. iPad revenue was down 6%.

John Voorhees:

Together, iPhone and Services accounted for 77.7% of Apple’s $109.4B in net sales.

Jordan Golson:

Gross margin for the quarter was 50.1 percent, compared to 46.5 percent in the year-ago quarter.

Jason Snell:

You can’t argue with the strong iPhone and Mac sales figures, and Apple specifically called out the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Neo, which Cook said “has been especially popular” and suggested that the company is still struggling to make them fast enough.

It’s admirable (and sensible) that Cook isn’t pointing fingers at anyone but customers who want Apple products, but the key phrase in his statement is “the supply chain just has less flexibility in it than normal.” This is an acknowledgement that while in the past, Apple might have been able to boost chip production from its partners, today the chip industry is maxed out thanks to the wild building of chips for AI applications.

[…]

As an aside, Cook also alluded to reports that Apple has tried to get the U.S. government to authorize purchase of RAM from some forbidden Chinese chipmakers, which has aroused political ire.

See also: MacRumors.

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