TECHNov 15, 2026 · 12:47 AM ET

Twitch brings back Hosting and is working on 5-minute Clips

Hosting is coming back to Twitch. At TwitchCon San Diego, Twitch said it will start testing a new version of Hosting later this year, plus Host Trains that rotate through a lineup of channels while a streamer is offline. It's also working to extend Clips from 60 seconds to 5 minutes, is testing Amazon Luna games streamers can play with up to seven viewers, and plans co-streamable classic TV channels in early 2027.

Source · blog.twitch.tv ↗

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TECHNov 14, 2026

Discord's new Rust client brings the overlay to Linux and macOS

Discord's in-game overlay is coming to Linux and macOS. Co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy says the new desktop client's Rust architecture lets Discord bring more feature parity across platforms: Linux gets overlay support plus other features that were Windows-only, and macOS gets them too. Discord hasn't given a release date.

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TECHNov 14, 2026

Duolingo teases a Pokémon collaboration for November 17

Duolingo is teasing something Pokémon for November 17. The app posted "Consider this a clue" with the date 11.17.26 and a very familiar yellow tail, and the official Pokémon account replied with a lightning bolt. Neither company has said what the collaboration is yet, so treat it as a tease for now.

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TECHNov 14, 2026

SpaceX catches Starship's ship with the tower arms for the first time

SpaceX just caught Starship's upper stage with the launch tower's "chopsticks" arms for the first time. After about 22.5 hours and 14 orbits on Flight 15, the ship came back to Starbase and settled into the arms at about 4:20 PM ET. The Super Heavy booster skipped its own catch on Friday after a low-fuel alarm and diverted to the Gulf.

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