Ian King and Will Wade / Bloomberg Technology:
OpenAI signs record Ohio data center lease with Nvidia backing up to $105 billion
More: CNBC Technology, The Decoder · 3 sources
Tech News for August 17, 2026
121 stories clustered from across the web on August 17, 2026.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Supreme and Analogue launch 24K gold and red Pocket editions
Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch:
Uber partners with Zipline for drone deliveries, aims for 1M per day by 2029
Kiona N. Smith / Ars Technica:
Medieval skeleton with 160 broken bones identified as first documented trebuchet crushing victim
More: Gizmodo, Hacker News · 3 sources
Alicia A. Caldwell / Bloomberg Technology:
Border wall work pauses inside Big Bend National Park after bulldozers arrive
More: Axios · 2 sources
Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
Apple agrees to change App Tracking Transparency prompts in Germany
Eric Berger / Ars Technica:
Watch Duty wildfire tracking app expands to nationwide flood coverage as disasters grow more extreme
More: Fast Company Tech, Digital Trends · 3 sources
Kris Holt / Engadget:
GitHub outage disrupts developers worldwide for most of the morning
More: BleepingComputer, Hacker News · 3 sources
Tim De Chant / TechCrunch:
Nvidia invests $1.5 billion in SoftBank's SB Energy to power OpenAI's Ohio data center
More: The Next Web · 2 sources
Germain Lussier / Gizmodo:
Marvel's Ghost Rider film starring Ryan Gosling set for July 2028 release
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Sara Harrison / MIT Technology Review:
A look at how a child copes when their Moxie robot companion dies
More: MIT Technology Review · 2 sources
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg Technology:
Serve Robotics expands DoorDash deal to two cities, adds Grubhub partnership
More: Bloomberg Technology · 2 sources
Giovanni Colantonio / Polygon:
Mortal Shell 2 receives mixed to positive reviews, hailed as one of 2026's best Soulslikes
Stephen Clark / Ars Technica:
Total solar eclipse races across Spain as observers gather near Madrid
1 source
Cheryl Eddy / Gizmodo:
HBO officially renews 'It: Welcome to Derry' for season 2, covering Bradley Gang massacre
Jason Parham / Wired:
Rogue Studios aims to be the HBO of AI with cinematic adult content generator
1 source
Matthew Korfhage / Wired:
Wired tests and reviews CookUnity prepared meal delivery service, praising chef-centric meals
1 source
Jonathan M. Gitlin / Ars Technica:
Gasolini AR1 sub-$7,000 sports car pairs Honda two-cylinder engine with planned EV version
1 source
Nena Farrell / Wired:
Skylight Buddy digital calendar for kids makes routines easy
1 source
Dennis Mersereau / Wired:
El Niño and Saharan dust suppress Atlantic hurricane season, Wired says
1 source
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Whisker's AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodies
1 source
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
How to take better photos of your pets
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Anthropic's Revenue Jump, Wealthy Bet on SpaceX | Bloomberg Tech 8/17/2026
1 source
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after shipping company data thefts
1 source
Sota Suzuki / Bloomberg Technology:
Japanese idol app firm collapses as corporate bankruptcies hit 12-year high
1 source
Anna Irrera and Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg Technology:
Fintech execs recommend summer books from Dickens to market panics
1 source
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith discusses ethics in journalism amid media trust crisis
1 source
Thomas Ricker / The Verge:
Peak Design's new City bags feature clever BagLev hook for hanging bags off tables
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Bloomberg podcast discusses whether an AI kill switch is feasible after OpenAI agent hack
1 source
Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
Trump's border wall threatens ancient cottonwood tree in Arizona
1 source
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Petlibro accused of gaslighting users over smart pet feeder outage
1 source
Ritsuko Kawai / Wired:
What El Niño means for weather, water, and the global economy as strongest event on record looms
1 source
Julia Fioretti / Bloomberg Technology:
Robotera, a Chinese robotics startup backed by HSG, plans Hong Kong IPO as robot tech booms
1 source
Emma Roth / The Verge:
ABC News launches Searched, a livestreamed show driven by trending topics on social media
1 source
Brad Bourque / The Verge:
Glorious GMMK 3 mechanical keyboard drops to $35 at Woot
1 source
Jorge Garay / Wired:
Study links gut bacteria metabolite to weakened brain barrier and Alzheimer's brain changes
1 source
James Dinneen / MIT Technology Review:
Geologists probe how much natural hydrogen lies underground as clean-energy source
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Advent International operating partner Kahina Van Dyke discusses stablecoins and fintech consolidation
1 source
Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch:
AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google's Chrome team
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Sri Lanka central bank governor expects inflation to slow to 5% target
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
BlackRock CIO says diversification is key to riding out volatile AI trade
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Parnassus CIO says AI buildout is entering a riskier phase
1 source
Foster Wong / Bloomberg Technology:
Alibaba Launches AI Music Generation Model HappyShrimp in Beta
1 source
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan
1 source
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
1 source
Luke Larsen / Wired:
Best cheap laptops to buy in 2026, from $300 Chromebooks to $650 Windows notebooks
1 source
Gao Yuan and Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg Technology:
CXMT rises to become China's most valuable firm, heralding a new tech era
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani targets Amazon's subcontractor model for last-mile deliveries
1 source
Alex Vasquez / Bloomberg Technology:
Mexico explores regulating social media for children and adolescents
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Bedrock Robotics brings autonomous driving to construction excavators
1 source
Jeremy Hsu / Ars Technica:
Former SpaceX engineers build robotic factory for making steel parts
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Singapore equities hit record highs as economic growth and bank earnings attract investors
1 source
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
New word game combines Wordle with Clippy-like assistant
1 source
Kellie Lunney / Bloomberg Technology:
Puerto Rico Democrat seeks answers on water loss and federal funds
1 source
Tim De Chant / TechCrunch:
Sonic Fire Protection raises $15M for sound-powered fire suppression
1 source
Constantine Courcoulas and Giulia Morpurgo / Bloomberg Technology:
Ares Management takes control of UK broadband company Toob
More: Bloomberg Technology · 2 sources
Paula Doenecke / Bloomberg Technology:
Deutsche Telekom buys Macquarie's Polish fiber and TV assets for €1B in convergence bet
More: The Next Web · 2 sources
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg Technology:
Serve Robotics expands DoorDash deal to two cities, adds Grubhub partnership
More: The Next Web, Quartz · 2 sources
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Find Hub for Wear OS adds 'Find people' app that lets others find you
More: Android Authority, Android Police · 3 sources
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple Fitness+ job listing hints at live workout content
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung reportedly building wider Galaxy Z Fold 9 for 2027, a folding-screen breakthrough Apple's iPhone Ultra won't have
More: Android Authority, Android Police · 3 sources
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple Wallet driver's licenses expand to North Carolina, launching in early 2027
Natasha Mascarenhas / Bloomberg Technology:
Groq raises $350M at $3.5B valuation with Nvidia joining the round
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation for AI dictation and beyond
More: The Next Web, SiliconANGLE · 3 sources
Bloomberg Technology:
Stocks pressured as US-Iran ceasefire collapses, oil climbs; 30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2007
More: CNBC Technology, Quartz · 3 sources
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Spotify expands Playlist Notes to let users add context to songs, podcasts, and audiobooks
Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube changes how it counts views, counting a view as soon as a video starts playing
Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk:
Goldman Sachs says September Fed rate hike is 'very unlikely' as inflation cools
Bloomberg Technology:
World's richest families disclose $3.8B in SpaceX holdings; Intesa Sanpaolo stake worth nearly $1B
More: Bloomberg Technology · 2 sources
Foster Wong / Bloomberg Technology:
Alibaba launches HappyShrimp AI music generation model in beta
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases iOS 26.6.1 with 29 security fixes
The Register:
Linux kernel 7.2 released with cache-aware load balancing, HDMI 2.1 FRL, and more
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg Technology:
China's open-weight AI models prompt US players to reconsider strategy
More: Bloomberg Technology · 2 sources
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Reddit tests AI-generated videos and podcasts that read text posts aloud
Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Sonos brings back iPhone lock screen controls via Live Activities — here's how to enable them
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Technology:
Supreme Court rejects Verizon's bid for $47M refund of FCC fine over location data sales
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
iPhone 18 Pro's A20 chip to be faster and more power efficient but costly; iPhone Ultra leaks continue
More: MacRumors, AppleInsider · 4 sources
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Apple sends massive wave of spyware warnings to users, investigators say
More: Gizmodo · 2 sources
Bloomberg Technology:
Stock futures slip as Wall Street cools off record-setting week; JPMorgan strategist says US 'remains core for portfolios'
More: Quartz · 2 sources
The Register:
Sainsbury's staff eject wrong shopper after facial recognition alert for a second time
More: The Guardian Tech, Slashdot · 3 sources
David Nield / TechRadar:
Free website reveals when your license plate has been searched for on Flock camera database
More: TechSpot, Mashable Tech · 3 sources
The Register:
Crook hawks millions of records allegedly stolen from corporate Azure tenants including McDonald's and Vodafone
More: TechRadar, BleepingComputer · 3 sources
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
Higgsfield raises $400M at $5.4B valuation for AI video platform
The Register:
Microsoft admits Windows 11 right-click menu needs fixing; tests new options for 2026
Francine Lacqua and Andrew D'Ercole / Bloomberg Technology:
AI era demands more agile leaders, Harvard's Linda Hill says
More: Hacker News · 2 sources
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Pokémon Center cancels 30th anniversary card orders after cyber incident, warns of customer data breach
Bruno Ferreira / Tom's Hardware:
Geekom reveals multiple mini-PCs may be infected with malware hidden in a network driver
Brad Bourque / The Verge:
Amazon discounts Apple's M4 iPad Air by $100 to $150 in steep markdowns
CNBC Technology:
Alibaba launches Qwen3.8-27B open-weight AI model for laptops, rivaling Meta's Muse Glimmer
Davide Barbuscia, Ye Xie and Michael MacKenzie / Bloomberg Technology:
AI investment boom drives up US Treasury yields as government borrowing crowds out corporate debt
More: Bloomberg Technology · 3 sources
Bloomberg Technology:
Stripe buys AI model router OpenRouter in reported $7.5B deal
Finbarr Flynn and Sharon Klyne / Bloomberg Technology:
Alphabet kicks off Australian dollar bond sale as AI spending soars
Hayden Field / The Verge:
Michigan women sue Apple over AirTag anti-stalking protection failures
1 source
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
CDC reports kindergarten vaccination rates fell as exemptions hit new highs in 2025-2026
Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors:
Best Buy's 60th anniversary sale discounts LG OLEDs, Hisense, and Samsung TVs
Calvin Wankhede / Engadget:
Study finds traffic deaths rise 15% on days major albums are released
Katria Alampay / Bloomberg Technology:
Ulvac shares plunge after chip vacuum maker's annual outlook disappoints
More: Quartz · 2 sources
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:
Apple details eight changes to App Tracking Transparency in Europe to comply with EU rules
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:
User gives six-year-old Galaxy Note an update Samsung refused to give it
Mark Tyson / Tom's Hardware:
Best Buy 'repairs' gaming laptop by removing half the RAM after selling it as 64GB configuration
Mashable Tech:
Hayden Panettiere, 'Heroes' and 'Scream' actor, dies at 36
Katria Alampay / Bloomberg Technology:
Rakuten partners with German AI startup Helsing to bring military drones to Japan
More: The Next Web, TechRadar · 3 sources
Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware:
Quake's shareware CD locked id Software's entire catalog behind flawed encryption, making it a free-for-all
More: TechSpot, Hacker News · 3 sources
TechCrunch Events / TechCrunch:
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: investor guide and pass deals
More: TechCrunch · 2 sources
CNBC Technology:
Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months as shortage drives costs up
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
Terra Industries closes $52M seed round for defense infrastructure in Global South
Jenny Williams / MIT Technology Review:
Essay questions whether people will spend more of their lives with computers than with family
More: Hacker News · 3 sources
Ryan McNeal / Android Authority:
CMF launches budget earbuds with ANC at price of Apple's wired EarPods
More: Digital Trends, Gizmodo · 4 sources
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
AI companies destroy physical books; Anna's Archive urges scanning rare books before it's too late
The Register:
GitHub commits double in four months, contributing to capacity failures and outage
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Valve's Steam Frame VR headset could launch any day now at $1,200, leaks suggest
Patricia Hernandez / Polygon:
Sony still hasn't decided when the PlayStation 6 will launch; PS6 and Xbox Project Helix risk $1,000 price tag
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg Technology:
SoftBank invests $200M in Gravis Robotics for autonomous excavators; CEO discusses strategy
Sam Hill / Polygon:
US Army uses GTA 6 release as reenlistment incentive, at least 20 soldiers sign up
Josh Sisco and Natasha Mascarenhas / Bloomberg Technology:
DOJ probe into a16z board seats baffles VCs and may spook other investors
Mashable Tech:
Best Buy's 60th Anniversary sale is live with deals on TVs, iPhones, Pokémon TCG, and more
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Apple's macOS beta leaks product plans and video of multiple unreleased devices
Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider:
macOS to remove hdiutil disk image tool in future release
Mashable Tech:
Lanterns showrunner discusses episode 2's big ending and the significance of the ring
Aarian Marshall / Wired:
Google pays $10M for Spirit Airlines employee emails and chats to train AI, alarming former staff
Natasha Mascarenhas, Rebecca Torrence and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg Technology:
AI Expert on Anthropic's 'Fantasy' Projections, Nvidia
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