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Last updated: August 27, 2026, 3:53 AM ET

Mac & System Software

Apple has published new guidance on speeding up Spotlight indexing, outlining three steps that can help the process finish quicker across its devices. The support document explains how indexing works and what users can do to avoid slowdowns. Elsewhere, a utility guide shows how to restore the Fan view for the Downloads folder in the Dock, a feature that disappears once the folder is removed but can be brought back to speed up file access.

Hardware & Accessories

For those pairing a new Mac mini or Mac Studio with an external screen, a roundup highlights the best displays on the market. Meanwhile, the Bringnox smart roller shades offer wide window coverage with Matter over Thread support for Apple Home, delivering an affordable option for automating large windows — though the review notes some tradeoffs in build quality.

AI & Services

LM Studio has added Z.ai's new GLM-5.3-Flash model to its Bionic agent platform, bringing multimodal input, a 1-million-token context window, and significantly lower pricing than the previous GLM-5.2. Finally, Proton Mail and other Proton services experienced a widespread outage that has now been largely resolved, with the company noting a few lingering issues remain as services come back online.