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Tech News Top Trends - 2026-08-20

This is the archived top ranking data for Tech News on 2026-08-20.

1 Alabama town left powerless against massive new Bitcoin mining data center after developer finds loophole in state zoning laws ↗2 Flock CEO says drones are 'probably our fastest growing business', but consumer rights groups say they can 'jeopardize privacy' like license plate readers ↗3 Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten teams up with German startup to build military drones ↗4Valve Steam Frame videos show how to wear the headset, perfect the fit and sign in↗5Waymo Ojai vans are now available for all riders in three cities↗6 6 brilliant, budget-friendly headphones for students — including 5-star earbuds, and Sony cans that deliver 'flagship-level features' for an astoundingly low price ↗7 Blockbuster is making an unlikely comeback — neighborhood 'Free Blockbuster' boxes are multiplying for DVD and Blu-ray fans, as new website turns Netflix into a 3D video store ↗8 Public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center after its cloud storage vendor goes out of business, losing over 70 years of archival materials and programming ↗9Pokémon and Polaroid are collaborating on three new adorable cameras↗10A robot could eventually conduct your blood draw at the doctor's office↗11 Comcast is adding motion detection to millions of routers, and I’m worried it’s a privacy nightmare ↗12 The reMarkable Paper Pro can run Android 13 — it’s not pretty, but it works and it’s an incredible upgrade ↗13 Coders are slacking when it comes to web standards — and that simply won't do in the AI age ↗14Google is offering college students a year of its AI Pro plan for free↗15 AirPods with cameras could not arrive at a worse time — and I'll just say no ↗