r/technews is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses ai, security, google, apple, and microsoft.
Hard-Tech News
Popular Themes in r/technews
#1
News
: "ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots helped teens plan shootings, bombings, and political violence, study shows | Of the 10 major chatbots tested, only one, Claude, reliably shut down would-be attackers."
80 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "YouTube on TV becomes insufferable with new unskippable 30-second ads"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "This startup’s new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "DIY solar cooling system freezes water by day, cools homes at night"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Netflix announces price increases for every streaming plan"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/technews
#1
Ai
: "YouTube is asking users if videos “feel like Ai slop” to flag low-quality content"
95 posts
#2
Security
: "Cyberscammers are bypassing banks’ Security with illicit tools sold on Telegram"
36 posts
#3
: "Google warns quantum computers could hack encrypted systems by 2029"
28 posts
#4
Apple
: "Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops"
28 posts
#5
Microsoft
: "Microsoft is backing away from putting Copilot everywhere in Windows 11"
24 posts
#6
Worst
19 posts
#7
Struggling
18 posts
#8
Frustrating
14 posts
#9
Us
: "Microsoft backs AI firm Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon"
14 posts
#10
Malware
: "Medtech giant Stryker offline after attack claimed by Handala, an Iran-linked wiper Malware attack"
11 posts
Flair Used in r/technews
#1
AI/ML
: "Wikipedia bans use of AI to write articles and updates"
53 posts
#2
Security
: "ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots helped teens plan shootings, bombings, and political violence, study shows | Of the 10 major chatbots tested, only one, Claude, reliably shut down would-be attackers."
45 posts
#3
Hardware
: "Car powered by 500 disposable vape batteries boasts 18-mile range, 35mph top speed, USB-C charging port — early 2000s Reva G.Wiz gets a makeover"
19 posts
#4
Software
: "Microsoft is backing away from putting Copilot everywhere in Windows 11"
18 posts
#5
Biotechnology
: "Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time"
17 posts
#6
Privacy
: "YouTube on TV becomes insufferable with new unskippable 30-second ads"
13 posts
#7
Energy
: "US firm begins drilling for world's first mile-deep nuclear reactor"
10 posts
#8
Nanotech/Materials
: "China becomes world's first to mass-produce T1200-grade carbon fiber"
5 posts
#9
Robotics/Automation
: "Uncovered records reveal the hidden costs of Waymo robotaxis on San Francisco streets"
5 posts
#10
Networking/Telecom
: "Fiber internet provider says it can detect leaking water pipes using existing infrastructure, prevented loss of 2 million liters a day over three months — Lightsonic tech detects underground vibrations, machine learning isolates the source"
4 posts
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Last updated: June 30, 2026