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9to5Mac released its October 16, 2026 daily podcast episode, summarizing the day's top Apple stories including iPhone Duo pre-orders. The episode is distributed through iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, and the show's RSS feed, and is sponsored by Backblaze.
The October 15, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily recapped top Apple-related news, including a reported dispute involving OpenAI and Apple, plus new details circulating about a rumored foldable device referred to as the 'iPhone Duo.' The episode is distributed via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, and RSS, with sponsorship from Backblaze.
9to5Mac's daily podcast roundup for October 14, 2026 covered recent Apple news, including the Apple Home Collection and the release of the iOS 27.2 beta 4. The episode was sponsored by Backblaze and is distributed through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play and an RSS feed.
9to5Mac's daily podcast rounded up its top stories for October 13, 2026, covering reported developments related to HomeView, the Apple TV 4K, and the HomePod mini. The episode was sponsored by Backblaze and is available through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, and 9to5Mac's RSS feed.
9to5Mac published its October 12, 2026 daily podcast episode, summarizing the day's top Apple-related stories including last-minute rumors ahead of an anticipated Apple event. The episode is distributed across platforms including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Google Play.
Backblaze's latest Drive Stats report covers Q2 2026, analyzing annualized failure rates for 354,415 hard drives after excluding 3,881 boot drives and 705 hard drives that didn't meet inclusion criteria. The report highlights standout drive models, lifetime fleet failure data, and comparisons between traditional CMR hard drives and newer higher-capacity drive technologies at 20TB and above. Backblaze also announced a webinar on October 8 to discuss the findings with its market intelligence and product marketing teams.
TechCrunch has published a growing schedule of Side Events surrounding its Disrupt 2026 conference, set for October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. These satellite gatherings, hosted by partners including NMI, Backblaze, Flamethrower, and Peak XV Partners, include mixers, panels, and networking sessions taking place before and during the main conference dates.
PyPI experienced intermittent 502 and 503 errors on files.pythonhosted.org for about two weeks in August 2026, breaking package installations for some users. Investigation traced the issue to a Fastly canary deployment that misconfigured a single cache node, plus separate longstanding bugs in PyPI's Fastly setup around origin fallback and range requests. Both issues were resolved, with downloads fully restored by August 28.
9to5Mac's daily podcast episode rounds up the day's top Apple stories, including continued speculation about a foldable iPhone. The episode is distributed through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, and RSS, with sponsorship from Backblaze offering a discount code.
The August 27, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily rounded up recent reporting on rumored AirPods 5 features and Apple's plans to introduce advertising within Apple Maps. The podcast, sponsored by Backblaze, is distributed across major podcast platforms with a Plus subscription tier offering ad-free episodes and bonus content.
The August 26, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily summarized the day's top Apple news, including confirmation that Apple's rumored 'Surprise and Shine' event is happening. The podcast, sponsored by Backblaze, is available across major podcast platforms with an ad-free subscription option via 9to5Mac Daily Plus.
The August 25, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily podcast summarized the day's top Apple news, including the unveiling of a refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio lineup. The episode is distributed through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, and an RSS feed for players like Overcast.