Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2026, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2026, still worth watching: these 124 tech talks and lectures earned 443 recommendations across the years.
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1 mo on HNHow China Tracks Everyone
VICE News
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2026
1 mo on HNMacintosh Factory
MacGeneration
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNHow Boeing Lost Its Way
Bloomberg Originals
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2021
1 mo on HNInside a Secret Chinese Bitcoin Mine
Motherboard
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2017
1 mo on HNThe Story of Super Mario Bros. 3
Gaming Historian
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNWhy the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk
Great Big Story
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNThe Death of Europe's Last Electronics Giant
TechAltar
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2025
1 mo on HNThe Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew
Veritasium
Recommended 1× on HN · 2026–2026
1 mo on HNLocksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)
CBC News
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNTomorrow's World: Nellie the School Computer 15 February 1969 - BBC
BBC
Recommended 1× on HN · 2010–2026
1 mo on HNThis is Cuba's Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify – all without the internet
Vox
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2026
1 mo on HNThe Computer Programme (1): It's Happening Now (Introduction to Computing)
Jesús Zafra (Lobogris)
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2025
1 mo on HNThe Dial Comes To Town
PVid88
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNWalt Disney's E.P.C.O.T film (1966)
The Original EPCOT
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2019
1 mo on HNThe Sackler Family – A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid Empire
ColdFusion
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2021
1 mo on HNTo Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2025