"For our users on macOS, battery life and download UI are both improved:

* macOS users on dual-graphics-card machines (like MacBook Pro) will switch back to the low-power GPU more aggressively, saving battery life.

* Finder on macOS now displays download progress for files being downloaded."

Also released today (Sept. 3rd) are Firefox ESR 60.9.0 (security fixes) and Firefox ESR 68.1.0 with "Various stability and functionality fixes", and security fixes. (As of post time, the macOS download link on the ESR 68.1.0 page was downloading v60.9.0, but this global ESR downloads page has 68.1.0.)

• A message about iOS security (apple press release)
  (Reply to Google article on iOS Exploits in the Wild, patched in iOS 12.1.4 update.)
  
  
• How to Upgrade Install macOS Catalina Safely (sponsor blog)
  
  
• Geekbench 5 released (major upgrade) (geekbench blog)
  - Long list of changes, including dark mode support and notes "Geekbench 5 is 64-bit only, dropping support for 32-bit processors and operating systems".
  (Link includes info on Launch Sale 50% discount until Sept. 10th)
  FYI: Due to major changes, you can't compare Geekbench 5 scores to earlier versions.
  (Jman & Bill S. sent v5 results - CPU scores were more than 5 times lower than with v4.x)
  Update: They later posted a Geekbench 5.0.1 update with bug fixes.

• WordPress 5.2.3 Security and Maintenance Release (wordpress.org)
  
  
• Advisory on PHP Vulnerabilities and PHP Updates (us-cert)
  
  
• Western Digital My Passport (2019) 5TB Review (stoeragereview)
  
  
• Exim Releases Security Patches (us-cert)

August 26th to 30th, 2019 News Archive
• Carbon Copy Cloner version 5.1.11 Update (release notes)
• Revised macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update Released (info/download)
• Screen Replacement Program for Apple Watch Series 2 and 3 Aluminum Models
• A Preview of Apple's September 10 Event
• Apple sends invites for Sept. 10 event (new iPhones, possibly other products)
• Bookmark for Apple Special Event September 10, 2019 at 10 a.m. PDT
• Apple's New Independent Repair Provider Program
• Google article on previous iOS Exploit Chains Found in the Wild.
• Apple press release on Improving Siri's privacy protections
• How to Install a PCIe SSD in a 27" iMac Retina 5K (Late 2014-Mid 2015)
• How Web Content Can Affect Power Usage
• Little Snitch blog on the story behind CVE-2019-13013 (and things to check)
• How to Use Optimized Storage in macOS
• Total War: 3 Kingdoms Eight Princes DLC for macOS
• Details on iOS 12.4.1, tvOS 12.4.1, watchOS 5.3.1 Updates
• Geekbench 4.4.2 released
• Apple Support/Troubleshooting/How-To Article Updates

For links to older news pages, see the Archives.