r/technology is a subreddit with 20.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for, ai, struggling, worst, and software, and they frequently recommend/review dvd ripping software, streaming stick, and apps and accessories.
Subreddit dedicated to the news and discussions about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues.
Popular Themes in r/technology
#1
News
: "Valve was founded 30 years ago — changed PC gaming forever with Half-Life, then Steam | Microsoft veterans Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington founded the company on August 24, 1996."
52 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Dario Amodei admits AI suffers from a crisis of trust, saying people worry companies or governments are 'cooking up some new way to screw them over'"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Would you pay for an algorithm to pick your friends? New social apps spread across cities"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Apple releases new Polishing Cloth for $9"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "help me choose i have a budget of $200 i can get codex / claude code / cursor ultra max plans of all my main goal is to ship 2-3 different production grade software in this month i need maximum usage with crazy intelligence"
1 post
#6
Advice Requests
: "Your Smart TV Is Spying on You Right Now — Linus Tech Tips Shows You How to Actually Stop It"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/technology
#1
Looking For
25 posts
#2
Ai
14 posts
#3
Struggling
13 posts
#4
Worst
8 posts
#5
Software
4 posts
#6
Microsoft
4 posts
#7
Job
3 posts
#8
Amazon
3 posts
#9
Annoying
3 posts
#10
Parking
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/technology
Dvd Ripping Software
3 reviews
#1
MakeMKV + Handbrake
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Handbrake
4.0★ from 1 review
Streaming Stick
2 reviews
#1
Google
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Amazon
4.0★ from 1 review
Apps And Accessories
1 review
#1
iClock
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/technology
#1
Artificial Intelligence
: "Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting / Lux Claridge was dragged from a city meeting about data centers and charged with interfering with the police after they clapped during a presentation."
64 posts
#2
Business
: "Anthropic tells San Francisco staff to work from home due to possible security team strike"
26 posts
#3
Social Media
: "X sends cease-and-desist to open-source project Nitter over alleged scraping"
26 posts
#4
Hardware
: "Apple releases new Polishing Cloth for $9"
15 posts
#5
Privacy
: "Flock partnered with Leonardo to create more invasive system… SignalTrace can link device signals to your car"
13 posts
#6
Software
: "ICE Wants the Country’s Voter Data | Voting data is public by design, but ICE is looking for a federal contractor to help it handle voter registration and history files to find what it describes as fraud."
9 posts
#7
Security
: "Introducing Automatic Key Verification"
9 posts
#8
Energy
: "S4000: China tests megawatt-level ‘windmill’ airship at 13,123 feet"
7 posts
#9
Society
: "Diesel Prices Are About to Break Records. Here's Why They Keep Rising"
6 posts
#10
Politics
: "If US targets ASML, Netherlands should learn from Canada"
5 posts
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+560k members(2.8%)
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Last updated: August 27, 2026