r/technews is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, 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."
63 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "This startup’s new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "DIY solar cooling system freezes water by day, cools homes at night"
2 posts
#4
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
: "iFixIt tears down the new MacBook Neo, likes (most of) what it sees"
14 posts
#10
Malware
: "Self-propagating Malware hacking group 'TeamPCP' poisons open source software and data wipes Iran-based machines"
11 posts
Flair Used in r/technews
#1
AI/ML
: "Wikipedia bans use of AI to write articles and updates"
47 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."
43 posts
#3
Biotechnology
: "Male Birth Control Breakthrough: Scientists Find Way To Turn Sperm Production Off and Back On"
22 posts
#4
Hardware
: "This new cassette player has USB-C and Bluetooth, in case you want to ditch Spotify"
21 posts
#5
Software
: "Microsoft is backing away from putting Copilot everywhere in Windows 11"
16 posts
#6
Privacy
: "GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information | Doesn’t care if its devices can’t be sold in regions that require ID verification."
11 posts
#7
Energy
: "DIY solar cooling system freezes water by day, cools homes at night"
10 posts
#8
Robotics/Automation
: "Autonomous micro-drone achieves first air-to-air insect kill on the way towards completely eradicating mosquitoes; 40-gram unit uses car parking sensors, can eliminate insects at up to 26 feet"
7 posts
#9
Nanotech/Materials
: "China becomes world's first to mass-produce T1200-grade carbon fiber"
7 posts
#10
Space
: "Scientists find all five genetic building blocks for life in asteroid Ryugu"
4 posts
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Last updated: August 14, 2026