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Tech News Top Trends - 2026-08-18

This is the archived top ranking data for Tech News on 2026-08-18.

1 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones have been destroyed in the Iran war - a quarter of the fleet worth $1.3 billion obliterated ↗2 Quote of the day by Bill Gates: 'I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it' — a witty defense against a stunning accusation ↗3 9 essential under-$50 gadgets you need in your back-to-school arsenal ↗4Why flash drive capacity keeps increasing (and why small drives are rarely sold today)↗5 World's largest 3D printing facility builds drone boats using robotic arms ↗6 I’m a diehard Firefox user — and its new ad blocker rolling out on iOS could finally let me switch from Safari ↗7 Meta might be on the hook for $1.4 trillion if it loses a landmark lawsuit and that would truly mark the end of social media as we know it ↗8What are your retro game consoles worth?↗9 German defense giant tests moving truck launcher carrying 18 kamikaze drones ↗10YouTube public view counts will likely get higher starting next week↗11 Power on... Marvel's new X-Men movie cast reveal at D23 Expo 2026 — and why it proves leak culture is broken ↗12 Russian websites could soon be easy pickings for hackers as security certificates expire — banks, emails, and government systems all potentially at risk ↗13Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts↗14 The $119 MacBook Neo deal going viral on TikTok is a scam, and I almost fell for it — here's where you can actually find it on sale ↗15Sonos put speaker controls on your iPhone's lock screen (again)↗