The Definitive Snarky Guide to 50+ Global Tech News Sites and Newsletters

In the spirit of schadenfreude and survival amongst tech news sites, we figured now’s the perfect time to take inventory of the great tech content Thunderdome. This is your definitive, possibly offensive, but undeniably helpful field guide to the tech media landscape — from venerable institutions pretending not to write press releases, to newsletters typed from WeWork hot desks by a guy named Zach. Everything here is linked, everything is judged.

If you're looking for trendspotting, startup gossip, or just want to know who to beg for coverage, read on.

North America

• TechCrunch – Born from the Web 2.0 primordial soup, it’s where every startup is a unicorn and every gadget is “world-changing” (until next week).
• Wired – The granddaddy of tech magazines turned clickbait factory, still finding ways to call your toaster a revolutionary AI.
• The Verge – Gadget reviews, pop culture, and Twitter feuds in one glossy package for those who think tech is a lifestyle (and a religion).
• Ars Technica – For the nerds who read legal briefs and chip specs for fun, with articles longer than a CVS receipt (because depth is cool).
• Engadget – OG gadget blog that now reads like a press release vending machine, but hey, at least you’ll know about the next smart fridge.
• CNET – Once the gadget review gold standard, now with some articles written by actual robots (and it shows).
• The New York Times – The Gray Lady drops in on tech between Pulitzer-bait investigations and world news, making you feel smarter about your iPhone in the most serious tone.
• The Wall Street Journal – Where tech news meets stock tickers. Great for updates on Big Tech and the Dow, if you can get past the paywall.
• Bloomberg – Terminal users’ favorite tech news source, mixing gadget gossip with CEO interviews to keep your portfolio and ego well-fed.
• Axios – Tech news in bullet points because who has time to read? Brevity is their religion, and “Why it matters” is literally their catchphrase.
• VentureBeat – Covers AI and enterprise like it’s cool (it tries), mostly read by folks waiting for TechCrunch to call them back.
• Mashable – Social media, tech, and culture mashed into listicles. Feels like BuzzFeed’s geekier cousin that still says “epic” unironically.
• Gizmodo – Snarky gadget news from the gutter of the internet (in a good way), unafraid to tell you your new phone sucks – with science to back it up.
• PCMag – The outlet that still remembers PCs exist. It will benchmark laptops until the sun goes supernova, so you don’t have to.
• ZDNet – Tech news for IT pros and insomniacs. Think software updates and cloud outages reported with the excitement of a tax form.
• The Information – Tech’s elitist clubhouse. Pay a small fortune and we’ll spill insider tea about Facebook that you’ll pretend you already knew.
• MIT Technology Review – Where you nod along to AI ethics and biotech stories to sound intellectual. It’s like broccoli for your tech brain – high-fiber, somewhat bland, but good for you.
• Fast Company – Tech meets design meets self-congratulation. Profiles of “visionary” startups making smart toasters and other world-changing gizmos solutions.
• Techmeme – An aggregator that scrapes the web so you only read what 10 other sites said about that Apple event. It’s the CliffNotes of tech news, for better or worse.
• SiliconSnark: Where tech meets truth, and truth meets snark!
• Stratechery – Ben Thompson’s paywalled tech strategy essays, adored by tech CEOs and anyone who finds a 10,000-word analysis of Google’s ad business a fun time.
• Platformer – Casey Newton’s newsletter dishing insider social media drama. Come for the Facebook shade, stay for the existential dread about Twitter’s latest meltdown.
• Big Technology – Alex Kantrowitz’s Substack where Big Tech is analyzed to bits. It’s like peeking into a tech CEO’s brain, with slightly fewer buzzwords.
• The Hustle – A daily newsletter that gives you tech and business news with a side of snark and bro-humor, for the hustlers who drink cold brew like water.
• Morning Brew – Witty business-and-tech updates at the crack of dawn. It’s like if your TikTok-addicted MBA friend wrote a newsletter – surprisingly informative between memes.
• Daring Fireball – John Gruber’s one-man Apple blog where every subtle iOS change is the discovery of fire. The sarcasm is sharp, the Apple fandom even sharper.
• Techdirt – Think tech policy is boring? Mike Masnick will fight you. From net neutrality to copyright wars, this blog proves that wonky can be witty.
• The Markup – Investigative tech journalism that actually fact-checks the algorithms ruining your life. Reading it might restore a bit of your faith in the internet (or not).

Europe

• BBC Technology – Tech news delivered with a posh accent (in writing). Reliable, broad, and just a tad stuffy – like tea time, but for gadgets.
• The Guardian – Earnest coverage of tech’s impact on society, sprinkled with British wit and pleas for donations. Come for Big Tech critiques, stay because you feel guilty not to.
• Financial Times – FT’s tech coverage is all about dollars (er, pounds) and sense, analyzing Silicon Valley like it’s a misbehaving bank – delivered in dry British snark.
• The Register – UK’s irreverent IT tabloid where enterprise tech meets satire. Their motto is “Biting the hand that feeds IT,” and they mean it – no one is safe, not even Oracle.
• Sifted – European startups and tech, brought to you by the FT. Reads like a polite TechCrunch with Euro flair – metric units, commas for decimals, and slightly less hype.
• Tech.eu – The site that tries to convince you Europe has its own tech giants (besides Spotify and Skype). Great for funding announcements from places you’ve never heard of.
• The Next Web – Amsterdam-based and globally focused, it’s your source for tech news and conferences where nobody remembers the talks, only the parties.
• TechRadar – Reviews every phone, laptop, and toaster with a screen. Has more “Best [gadget] of [Year]” lists than you thought possible, all to keep the SEO gods happy.
• Silicon Republic – Irish tech news with a broader lens. If it’s tech and Ireland or the EU cares, they’ll cover it – reminding you Dublin has more than just pubs and EU HQs.
• Xataka – Spanish-language gadget site proving that tech obsession is truly global. Even if your Español is rusty, you’ll get the vibe: muchos gadgets, muy poco tiempo.

Asia-Pacific

• Tech in Asia – Startup news from Bangalore to Beijing, served with the optimism of a region convinced the next Jack Ma is just around the corner.
• e27 – Southeast Asia’s hustling startup blog, where every other headline dubs something “the X of Asia.” Funding news galore, with a side of ecosystem cheerleading.
• KrASIA – Covering Asia’s tech scene with a focus on China and beyond. It’s like reading a travel guide to startup ecosystems – minus the nice beaches.
• The Ken – Indian subscription newsletter that gives you one deep-dive story a day. So exclusive and in-depth, you’ll drop facts about Indian fintech at parties just to show off.
• YourStory – Cheerleader for India’s entrepreneurs. Every startup founder is a rockstar here, and every garage in Bangalore harbors the next billion-dollar idea (according to them).
• MediaNama – Indian tech policy and digital media news for the three people who actually read telecom regulations for fun. Surprisingly juicy if you’re into that sort of thing.
• Nikkei Asia – Tokyo-based business journal that loves tech supply-chain gossip. If you want to know which factory in Vietnam is building your next phone, Nikkei’s on it.
• South China Morning Post – Hong Kong’s English-language paper tracking China’s tech giants. Reading it feels a bit like state media at times, except when Alibaba’s in trouble (awkward, since Alibaba owns it).
• TechNode – English news on China’s tech scene for those who can’t WeChat. It’s a window into Chinese startups – minus the Great Firewall and plus some editorial side-eye.
• 36Kr Global – English offshoot of a Chinese tech insider site. Delivers scooplets from the Far East so you can drop Alibaba and ByteDance tidbits like you have a clue.
• Rest of World – Non-profit newsroom covering tech in the global south. Finally, tech news that isn’t all Silicon Valley — because folks in Nairobi and Bogotá use apps too, surprise!

Africa & Middle East

• TechCabal – Nigerian tech blog with big pan-African energy. Tells you about the “next Flutterwave” and which Lagos fintech might save the world (or at least get acquired).
• Techpoint Africa – Another dose of West African startup hustle, with less polish and more grit. Great for finding out which coding bootcamp is hot in Nairobi this week.
• Disrupt Africa – Tracks the continent’s startup scene, reporting who raised money to build the “Uber for goats” in some corner of Africa (yes, the ideas get that wild).
• Wamda – Middle East tech portal that reads like a PR brochure for Dubai’s incubators. If a startup got funded in MENA, Wamda will celebrate it like it’s the World Cup.
• MENAbytes – Startup news from Marrakesh to Karachi. It’s like TechCrunch, if TechCrunch were obsessed with ride-hailing apps in Cairo and delivery drones in Riyadh.
• Geektime – Israeli tech news in English. All the latest from the “Startup Nation,” delivered with chutzpah and more cybersecurity puns than you can hack.

Latin America

• Contxto – Latin America’s tech and startup news in English, spicing up your feed with tales of Brazilian fintechs and Mexican unicorns you haven’t heard of (yet).
• LatamList – Curated LatAm startup updates for the VC who swears they’re tracking Bogotá’s scene. Essentially a brag sheet for Latin American tech – in case Silicon Valley asks.

Did I miss your favorite newsletter, hyper-niche Substack, or the one-person WordPress blog your Series A startup swears is “strategically vital”? Shoot me an email — I’m sure the omission was personal. And if you somehow survived this guide with your sanity intact, go treat yourself to the rest of Silicon Snark’s guides. They're like this one — unfiltered, questionably useful, and deeply committed to roasting tech until it's medium-well.