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Today’s highlights
- Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos — 2026-08-18
- Reddit is trying out a new way for people to take in content on Reddit: by turning text posts into audio / video content. As part of an experiment, some posts are being adapted into videos that use AI voices to read the
- Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B — 2026-08-17
- The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months.
- AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team — 2026-08-17
- “We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon,” Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said.
- ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics — 2026-08-17
- ABC News has officially introduced Searched, a livestreamed show that highlights stories people are discussing on social media and searching on the web, as reported earlier by Variety. Though the network just announced t
- ‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators — 2026-08-17
- Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.
- Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21 — 2026-08-17
- If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!
- This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35 — 2026-08-17
- Are you curious about custom mechanical keyboards, but don’t want to spend hundreds just to get started without being sure you’ll enjoy the hobby? You can grab the 65-percent Glorious GMMK 3 mechanical keyboard at Woot f
- Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks — 2026-08-17
- Spotify launches a new feature that gives users a chance to explain the stories and reasoning behind their favorite music. Editors will be using the feature, too, on top playlists like RapCaviar and others.