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Ars Technica: The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it Link: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/the-moons-shadow-raced-across-the-heart-of spain-and-i-was-there-...
Wired: This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI Link: https://www.wired.com/story/this-r-rated-film-studio-wants-to-be-the-hbo-of-ai/
TechCrunch: ‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-r ecent-spyware-...
Ars Technica: Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/supreme-court-rejects-verizon-bid-fo r-47-million-refund-of-fcc-fin...
TechCrunch: Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21 Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/save-up-to-300-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026 pass-until-august-21/
The Verge: This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35 Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/981134/glorious-gmmk-3-mechanical-keyboard-deal sale
TechCrunch: Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/spotifys-new-playlist-notes-let-users-and-edit ors-explain-their-song-pi...
The Verge: Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981014/dartwords-clippy-word-game
TechCrunch: Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/higgsfield-raises-400m-series-b-quadrupling-it s-valuation-in-8-mon...
TechCrunch: Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/reddit-begins-testing-a-new-audio-and-video-ex perience-sim...
TechCrunch: Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/sound-powered-fire-protection-startup-gets-15m to-s...
Ars Technica: Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/hidden-airtag-reveals-amazon-is-tras hing-rare-books-to-train-ai/
TechCrunch: YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/youtube-will-now-count-a-view-as-soon-as-a-vid eo-starts-playing/
The Verge: YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost Link: https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981105/youtube-video-view-counting-update
TechCrunch: Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/feedly-attributes-weeklong-slowdown-to-bug-not its-ai-pivot/
The Verge: The Analogue Pocket gets a Supreme makeover in red or gold Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/981054/analogue-pocket-supreme-red-gold-fall-wint er-2026-collection
TechCrunch: Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying rare-books-to-train-ai...
TechCrunch: Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/groq-raises-350m-to-fuel-its-pivot-from-ai-chi ps-to-neocloud/
Ars Technica: This sub-$7,000 sportscar might be just what the future needs Link: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/the-opposite-of-a-hypercar-is-fun-meet-the- gasolini-ar1/
TechCrunch: Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/nvidia-investing-1-5b-in-softbank-data-center- developer-behind-opena...
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