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Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B

Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders' feeling of responsibility to community, doubts arise as to whether a sa...

TechCrunch • Aug 24, 2026 • Rebecca Bellan
Technology Aug 24, 2026

Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers

Netflix executives have considered making third-party streaming services available within its app, according to a report...

Technology Aug 24, 2026

US nutrition startup Berry Street merges with India’s Healthify as GLP-1 trends upwards

Berry Street founder Noah Kotlove and Healthify founder Tushar Vashisht will act as co-CEOs of the new entity.

Technology Aug 24, 2026

How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs

Article URL: https://lectronz.com/u/lectronz/articles/how-europe-is-killing-makers-and-micro-entrepreneurs Comments URL...

Technology Aug 24, 2026

De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year

GrapheneOS, an open source version of Android that prioritizes security and privacy, has detailed its plans for supporti...

Technology Aug 24, 2026

Birdfy Nest Duo Review: My Own Private Nature Documentary

With two cameras and built-in climate sensors, the Birdfy Nest Duo let me watch an entire nesting season unfold.

Technology Aug 24, 2026

Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo

The Unibook is a weird entry-level laptop for people with patience.

Technology Aug 24, 2026

The Best Home Theater Projectors in 2026: XGIMI, Hisense, Leica, and More

Home theater projectors are getting better and better, and have quickly become my favorite way to enjoy movies.

Technology Aug 24, 2026

Forget Meta Ray-Bans. These Dorky-Looking Virtual Display Glasses Are Way More Useful

Tethered display glasses are truly practical face computers. They trade bulky spatial computing for simplicity: Plug in,...

Technology Aug 24, 2026

The Best Multiuse Air Purifier for Home in 2026: BlueAir, Rabbit Air, Dreame

These WIRED-tested dual-purpose air purifiers also function as heaters, fans, art pieces, and more, offering the best of...

Technology Aug 24, 2026

They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started

The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sex...

Technology Aug 24, 2026

Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the...

Technology Aug 24, 2026

NASA’s New Space Telescope Is Poised to Discover Hidden Facets of the Universe

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to discover as many as 200,000 new planets and reveal details about th...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

I were 17, I'd learn how to build LLMs from scratch

https://xcancel.com/paulg/status/2091544343589060625 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49412396 Point...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation.

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second largest penalty issued under Europe’s...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series

It’s been over a decade and two console generations since GTA V came out, and its sequel is still a work in progress. ...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash

Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated

Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools tha...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an intimate coming-of-age horror film

Jane Schoenbrun's latest film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is making a splash in theaters right now. So it see...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Slovakia finds Russian backdoor in traffic speed cameras

Article URL: https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-slovakia-finds-russian-backdoor-in-traffic-speed-cameras/ Comments URL: h...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Authoritarianism of Code

Article URL: https://zedshaw.com/blog/2020-10-07-authoritarianism-of-code/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Due to need for 'absolute success,' China delays critical Moon launch to 2027

"The Chang’e 7 mission does not meet the conditions for launch."

Technology Aug 23, 2026

What Is a Harness?

Article URL: https://earendil.com/posts/what-is-a-harness/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49409092 ...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Death to px, long live ch

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/death-to-px-long-live-ch/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes

Article URL: https://bookdna.com/best-books/nonfiction-about-cults-scams-and-schemes Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware

Article URL: https://securelist.com/android-head-unit-malware/121106/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Asus ROG Swift RGB Stripe OLED Review: Clarity King

The Asus PG27UCWM brings a new sub-pixel layout to the world of OLED gaming monitors, and in my testing, I appreciated t...

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI exists in its own universe

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on GTA VI and ...