Wired: A MAGA County’s Top Election Official Wants to Hire Election Denial Superstar Tina Peters Link: https://www.wired.com/story/a-maga-countys-top-election-official-wants-to-hire-e lection-denial-s...
Wired: How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager Link: https://www.wired.com/myplots-jack-schwartz-zane-harwin-teen-parties-after-prom/
The Verge: Sennheiser’s new Momentum 5 earbuds feature easily replaceable batteries Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/982216/sennheiser-momentum-true-wireless-5-earbuds replaceable-batteries
TechCrunch: Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/binance-now-lets-ai-agents-trade-but-keeping-t hem-in-check-is-la...
The Verge: LG’s new OLED breakthrough can boost display lifespans Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/982609/lg-oled-panel-flipp-display-technology
Wired: Salmonella Is Everywhere Link: https://www.wired.com/story/salmonella-is-everywhere/
Wired: Peacock Promo Codes: 40% Off August 2026 Link: https://www.wired.com/story/peacock-promo-code/
Ars Technica: NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory Link: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/nasa-calls-off-mission-to-rescue-swift-gam ma-ray-observatory/
TechCrunch: Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’ Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/stripe-didnt-really-buy-openrouter-because-of- the-singularity/
Ars Technica: Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026 Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/amazon-aims-for-delivery-drones-to-reach 500-us-neighborhoods-b...
Wired: Elon Musk Is Expected to Point His Money Machine at Texas Link: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-is-expected-to-point-his-money-machine-at- texas/
The Verge: Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban? Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/981834/hoverair-versa-drone-camera-fcc-loophole-in diegogo
TechCrunch: Waymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/waymos-cheaper-next-gen-robotaxi-is-now-open-t o-all-riders-in-th...
TechCrunch: OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-cust omer-privacy-protections/
TechCrunch: Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/cognition-ceo-denies-report-that-spacex-tried- to-acquire-the-startup/
Ars Technica: Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/framework-responds-to-complaints-that-bi os-update-bricked-ryzen...
NASA News: NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge Link: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/n asa-techleap-prize-orbital-clarity-challenge/
TechCrunch: Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/rillet-raises-100m-series-c-at-1b-valuation-2- years-after-emerg...
TechCrunch: Gwyneth Paltrow allegedly set to throw dinner in honor of Sam Altman Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/gwyneth-paltrow-allegedly-set-to-throw-dinner- in-honor-of-sam-altman/
The Verge: Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/982358/nielsen-ratings-ppm-smart-watch-co watching-big-data