Tech News for August 28, 2026

89 stories clustered from across the web on August 28, 2026.

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Will Daley / Bloomberg Technology:

Stock futures drift ahead of Warsh's Jackson Hole speech as tech profit taking continues

More: Bloomberg Technology, Quartz · 3 sources

Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:

Apple TV+ receives price increase to $14.99 per month

More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac · 3 sources

Bloomberg Technology:

Yotta Data Services chairman discusses IPO plans and AI cloud growth

More: Bloomberg Technology · 2 sources

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:

Apple TV+ subscription price rises to $14.99 per month, Apple One also increases

More: AppleInsider, Android Authority · 3 sources

Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch:

a16z creates $1.1B 'Machine Age' fund to accelerate physical AI buildout

More: The Next Web · 2 sources

Newley Purnell / Bloomberg Technology:

OpenAI hires Meta's Sandhya Devanathan to lead Southeast Asia and Australia

More: TechCrunch, The Next Web · 3 sources

Micah Barkley / Bloomberg Technology:

Andreessen Horowitz Raises $1.1 Billion for AI Infrastructure Fund

1 source

Emily Forgash / Bloomberg Technology:

Quantum Computing Firm Pasqal Jumps 52% in Debut Via SPAC Merger

1 source

Beth Mole / Ars Technica:

"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster

1 source

Adi Robertson / The Verge:

Even the local pop-punk band is dissing Flock.

1 source

Steven Levy / Wired:

AI Has Human Doctors Asking: What’s Left for Us?

1 source

Rachel Yeo / Bloomberg Technology:

Haier sees Europe and India AC demand offset weak China sales

1 source

Lorelei Smillie / Bloomberg Technology:

Iranian cybersecurity training firm's recruiting drive raises hacking concerns

1 source

Reece Rogers / Wired:

Wired reporter requests data from 100 companies, receives deletion notices instead

1 source

Eshan Raul / MIT Technology Review:

How to sign up for a virtual power plant and decide whether you should

1 source

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg Technology:

Chinese AI labs Alibaba and Moonshot bet on free models now, plan fees later

1 source

Chris Haslam / Wired:

XGIMI Vibe One battery-powered projector review: a compact Full HD delight

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Mobile games designed to be addictive get more kid-friendly ratings

1 source

Miles Klee / Wired:

Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisiana

1 source

Ruhell Amin / Bloomberg Technology:

How a Georgian bank became one of Europe's top-performing stocks

1 source

Zoë Schiffer / Wired:

Mice, a Caved-In Ceiling, and Cloudy Water: The GSA’s New Office Is Falling Apart

1 source

Bloomberg News / Bloomberg Technology:

Tencent releases foundation model it claims outperforms Z.AI and Moonshot

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Warsh Says Inflation Isn't Slowing | The Close 8/28/2026

1 source

Justine Calma / The Verge:

Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution

1 source

Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:

An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Twenty One Capital CEO aims to build Bitcoin-focused operating business by acquiring profitable companies

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

State Street IM head Prendergast discusses ETF market investment opportunities

1 source

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name

1 source

Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch:

Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?

1 source

Eric Berger / Ars Technica:

Europe invests in launch startups as Pallas-1 rocket nears debut

1 source

Miles Klee / Wired:

Cara platform collaborates with scraper to build tool protecting artists from AI training

1 source

Jennifer Ouellette / Ars Technica:

Our 10 favorite scenes from T2: Judgment Day

1 source

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:

More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Rogoff Says Economic Shock Needed to Force US Deficit Reform

1 source

Lauren Goode, Paresh Dave / Wired:

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Took a Call From Donald Trump in the Middle of an All-Hands

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Affirm CEO: American Consumers Are Healthy

1 source

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:

Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Lightspeed partner discusses India's AI startup investment opportunities

1 source

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:

Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips

1 source

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:

How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems

1 source

Netty Ismail / Bloomberg Technology:

Malaysia's chip industry chief raises E&E export forecast to $223 billion on AI-fueled demand

1 source

Allison Prang / Bloomberg Technology:

California Sues Over Trump Deal to Cancel Wind Project Lease

1 source

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:

Apple One and Apple TV subscription prices increase by up to 20 percent

1 source

Paresh Dave / Wired:

Meta tests robots to swap cables and reset servers in data centers

1 source

Zeyi Yang / Wired:

Microsoft Teams Has Become a Haven for Scammers in China

1 source

Harry Suhartono / Bloomberg Technology:

Pimco says 'too much, too fast' AI debt is stoking bond yields

1 source

Emma Roth / The Verge:

DLSS 5 leaked and modders are putting Nvidia’s AI effects on everything

1 source

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Jackson Hole, Anthropic’s Court Win and PayPal Deal Collapse | Bloomberg Tech 8/28/2026

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

SentinelOne CEO on Earnings, AI's Cybersecurity Impact

1 source

Loni Prinsloo and William Clowes / Bloomberg Technology:

Valterra Platinum approaches rival Northam for potential mining deal

1 source

Rajesh Mascarenhas / Bloomberg Technology:

Jio Platforms receives regulatory approval for its IPO

1 source

Eric Berger / Ars Technica:

Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced

1 source

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worse

1 source

Jake Bleiberg and Patrick Howell O'Neill / Bloomberg Technology:

Cyber Command to Brief Congress Military Committee On Suicides

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Cisco President Patel Makes the Case for AI in the Classroom

1 source

Katria Alampay and Shery Ahn / Bloomberg Technology:

Lightspeed predicts globally competitive Indian AI model by 2027

1 source

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases

1 source

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch:

Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

BMO US President: See growth beyond AI plane

1 source

Emily Graffeo / Bloomberg Technology:

Nvidia-Backed Lambda Inks $1 Billion Private Debt for Chip Deal

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Capnor advisor assesses whether Burnham administration will improve London's appeal to investors

1 source

Anna Heim / TechCrunch:

Belgian startup Any launches LUV1 electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Quantinuum CEO Rajeeb Hazra discusses how AI growth benefits quantum computing

1 source

TechCrunch Events / TechCrunch:

StrictlyVC returns to New York with AI, sports investing, and Keith Rabois on September 10

1 source

Brody Ford / Bloomberg Technology:

Microsoft Seeks to Reassure Employees About Data Centers Impact

1 source

Brad Bourque / The Verge:

Save hundreds on a TCL mini-LED TV with quantum dots and high refresh rate

1 source

Bloomberg Technology:

Bloomberg Horizons Middle East & Africa video for August 28, 2026

1 source

Jay Peters / The Verge:

Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’

1 source

Kari Lindberg, Janice Huang and Aileen Chuang / Bloomberg Technology:

SoftBank seeks second $10B loan against its OpenAI stake

More: The Next Web · 2 sources

Mariella Moon / Engadget:

X finds Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center sentiments

More: Tom's Hardware, TechSpot · 3 sources

Ryan Gould and Paige Smith / Bloomberg Technology:

Advent and Stripe abandon $50 billion pursuit of PayPal

More: Engadget, Quartz, Hacker News · 4 sources

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac:

Apple pledges donation following deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet

More: MacRumors, AppleInsider · 3 sources

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg Technology:

Indonesian stock trading app Ajaib raises $270M; SBI buys 20% stake to expand yen stablecoin

More: CoinDesk · 2 sources

Bloomberg News / Bloomberg Technology:

Chinese chipmaker CXMT's first-half sales jump 10-fold as AI demand soars

More: Bloomberg Technology, Quartz · 3 sources

Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:

Flock Safety CEO faces backlash as cities terminate surveillance contracts at record pace

More: TechSpot, Hacker News · 3 sources

Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget:

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches successfully and begins next 100-day cruise

More: Mashable Tech, Hacker News · 3 sources

Tom Power / TechRadar:

Lanterns episode 3 'OutKast' reshapes John Stewart's origin; showrunner explains why

More: TechRadar, Gizmodo, Polygon, IGN · 7 sources

Jay Peters / The Verge:

Google expands AI Overviews, automatically sending more searches to AI Mode

More: 9to5Google, Android Authority · 3 sources

Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:

Apple Watch Series 12 to address long-term sensor shortcoming with improved heart-rate monitoring

More: MacRumors, Macworld, Gizmodo · 4 sources

Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Metz / Bloomberg Technology:

Anthropic legal fight with Pentagon highlights shifting politics of AI as judge blocks blacklist

More: Wired, The Verge, TechCrunch, Bloomberg Technology, CNBC Technology · 18 sources

Skye Jacobs / TechSpot:

States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules

More: Slashdot, ReadWrite · 4 sources

Luke James / Tom's Hardware:

Jensen Huang and Lisa Su snubbed from TIME's 2026 'Architects of AI' list

More: Gizmodo, Slashdot · 3 sources

Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:

Meta disables cameras on thousands of smart glasses over privacy light tampering, limits nonconsensual recording

More: Gizmodo, Quartz · 3 sources

The Hacker News / The Hacker News:

19 Chrome and Edge extensions found with wallet-stealing and crypto-draining code

More: PCWorld, TechSpot, BleepingComputer · 4 sources