Trending in Technology (the US) - Week 45, 2026

Weekly archive: 2–8 Nov 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Nov 8, 2026.

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1. world wide technology championship 200+ searches · 2 days

   • 2026 World Wide Technology Championship purse: Payout info, winner’s share – GOLF.com
   • PGA Tour highlights: 2026 World Wide Technology Championship, Round 3 – Golf Channel
2. google android botnet takedown 500+ searches · 2 days

   • Shutting the Door on the XCPE Botnet – Google Cloud
   • Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes – Ars Technica
3. nvidia 5000+ searches

   • Nvidia Opens Investigation Into Jensen Huang’s Relationship With Chinese Spy – The New York Times
   • Statement from NVIDIA Board of Directors – NVIDIA Newsroom
4. apple tv 2000+ searches

   • Dark Matter Officially Overtakes Apple TV’s Best Sci-Fi Show of All Time – IMDb
   • 7 Apple TV Sci-Fi Shows With No Bad Seasons, Ranked – Collider
5. nintendo zelda ocarina 2000+ searches

   • Ask the Developer Vol. 24, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Chapter 1 – Nintendo
   • Costco members can get $5 off the reimagined Ocarina of Time – The Verge
6. power outage seattle 1000+ searches

   • Strong winds anticipated to last through early Sunday morning in Kitsap – Kitsap Sun
   • WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: First power outage – almost 5,000 customers out – West Seattle Blog...
7. nintendo zelda ocarina of time 1000+ searches

   • Ask the Developer Vol. 24, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Chapter 1 – Nintendo
   • Award-Winning Composer And Musician Jon Batiste Talks Ocarina Of Time's Music And Why 'Guile's Theme' Goes With Everything – Game Informer
8. appletv 500+ searches

   • Your Apple TV 4K has an expiration date – Pocket-lint
   • The New Apple TV 4K Makes Ethernet Standard (And It's About Time) – SlashGear
9. amd stock 5000+ searches

   • AMD’s record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters – Ars Technica
   • Buy, Sell Or Hold AMD Stock? – Trefis
10. gta6 ps5 5000+ searches

    • Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10 – Rockstar Games
    • Grand Theft Auto VI pre-download begins November 10 – PlayStation.Blog
11. elon musk net worth 200+ searches

    • Elon Musk Staked His Empire on Texas. Now State Democrats Want to Rein Him In. – WSJ
    • How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections – The New York Times
12. henry cavill 200+ searches

    • Watch Henry Cavill build a video game on his Googlebook – blog.google
    • Henry Cavill builds 16-bit ‘Mustache Protocol’ game on Googlebook for a good cause [Video] – 9to5Google
13. gina hinojosa spacex land sale 200+ searches

    • Hinojosa asks for pause on state park land sale to SpaceX – San Antonio Express-News
    • Texans fear SpaceX will control Boca Chica – The Texas Tribune
14. geoffrey hinton ai blackout warning 200+ searches

    • AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off without AI – The Guardian
    • AI Godfather Says to Get Ready for a Chernobyl-Style "Blackout" Caused by AI – Futurism
15. xbox 2000+ searches

    • A Faster, Simpler XBOX Experience Is Coming to PC, Web and Cloud – XBOX Wire
    • New Xbox PC App Claims 60% Faster Launch Times and UX Improvements – TechPowerUp
16. sam altman ram 2000+ searches

    • Sam Altman wants all the world's RAM to himself, and the memes are hilarious – Mashable
    • Elon Musk Joins Growing Backlash Over OpenAI Sam Altman's RAM Comments – IGN
17. ansari 100+ searches

    • Democrats planning flood of AI bills when they take control of Congress – Reuters
    • How Democrats’ midterm gains could reshape the political landscape for AI – Fox Business
18. eiji aonuma nintendo staff retention 100+ searches

    • Zelda producer discusses the "real benefit" of having "very long-term-tenured staff" at the company – GoNintendo
    • Eiji Aonuma on Nintendo Layoffs: 10,977 Jobs Lost [2026] – shattered.io
19. zelda switch 2 pro controller 1000+ searches

    • Zelda Switch 2 restock retailers: Where to buy the 40th anniversary console – Mashable
    • Walmart Zelda Switch 2: $519.99 Gift Card, 48 Hours [2026] – shattered.io
20. cloud gaming 1000+ searches

    • A Faster, Simpler XBOX Experience Is Coming to PC, Web and Cloud – XBOX Wire
    • New Xbox PC App Claims 60% Faster Launch Times and UX Improvements – TechPowerUp
21. visionquest episodes 1000+ searches

    • ‘VisionQuest’ Episode 7 Release Date And Preview: Ultron’s Endgame Is Coming Into Focus – Forbes
    • ‘VisionQuest’ is Marvel at its talkiest and thinkiest : Pop Culture Happy Hour – NPR
22. zelda ocarina of time remake 500+ searches

    • Ask the Developer Vol. 24, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Chapter 1 – Nintendo
    • Award-Winning Composer And Musician Jon Batiste Talks Ocarina Of Time's Music And Why 'Guile's Theme' Goes With Everything – Game Informer
23. ocarina 500+ searches

    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is now available - News - Nintendo Official Site – Nintendo
    • Fans line up outside South Philly Best Buy for midnight release of 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' – 6abc Philadelphia
24. sarah friar 500+ searches

    • OpenAI will keep investing in AI data centers despite election results, CFO tells CNBC – CNBC
    • Open AI makes pledges on data center operation after midterm backlash – The Washington Post
25. zelda switch 2 console 500+ searches

    • Zelda Switch 2 restock retailers: Where to buy the 40th anniversary console – Mashable
    • Walmart Zelda Switch 2: $519.99 Gift Card, 48 Hours [2026] – shattered.io
26. stardew valley 1.7 500+ searches

    • Stardew's 2027 Update Will Be The Game's 'Largest Update Ever' – Kotaku
    • Stardew Valley update 1.7 may be "largest" yet, ConcernedApe says – and come "sometime next year" – Yahoo Tech
27. nintendo switch cartridge rom manufacturer leaves 500+ searches

    • Nintendo’s Switch 2 Game Card Situation Just Became Dire – Gizmodo
    • Nintendo Could Have A New Cartridge Problem On Its Hands – GameSpot
28. nintendo switch zelda ocarina of time 500+ searches

    • Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe – NPR
    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time never gets old – The Verge
29. xbox series x bite 500+ searches

    • An Alligator Swallowed an XBOX Series X – You Can Win It – XBOX Wire
    • Xbox doesn’t have a GTA 6 marketing deal like Sony, so they made a console look like an alligator – Yahoo Tech
30. embark studios arc raiders ai voice 500+ searches

    • Arc Raiders Developers Try To Rationalize Using AI Voice Actors In Peculiar New Video – Kotaku
    • Opinion: ARC Raiders Says Actors Would “Go Crazy” Reading Every Line. Have They Met a Voice Actor? – Voice Over Herald