Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code
Alibaba has reportedly classified Claude Code as high-risk software.
White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US
The US Department of Energy reportedly deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heatwave tears across the country. The deletion was suspiciously timed, following Republican outrage over Mayor Zohran Mamdani asking New Yorkers to help reduce strain on the grid by setting their AC to 78 degrees. Republicans like Ted Cruz … Read more
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Perplexity Co-Founder: AI Safety Is an Excuse to Lock Down Frontier
Andy Konwinski used Anthropic’s Fable 5 debacle as exhibit A in the case against letting a handful of private labs govern who gets to do AI research.
Matic’s robot vacuum is getting a $250 price hike in September
The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum by a pretty comfortable margin. If you’ve been thinking about buying one, you may want to plan on doing it sooner than later. The company will raise its price by $250 on September 9th, going from $1,245 to $1,495. Matic told The Verge that the new price reflects … Read more
Why bitcoin’s disconnect from record-high stocks won’t last
Researchers at Schwab and Hashdex said AI has diverted capital from digital assets while bitcoin continues to follow a familiar post-halving recovery pattern.
Trump’s crypto token buyers are down $3.8 billion, blockchain data shows
The TRUMP token is down 96% from its peak, and 85% of secondary market wallets for WLFI are underwater, reflecting a broader downturn in the sector.
How to Use OpenAI Codex Subagents Step by Step
Hey devs! When you use Codex, putting too many tasks into a single conversation makes the model slow, confused, and unreliable. To solve this problem, I highly recommend using subagents (or Custom Agents). Think of it like this: instead of forcing one agent to do everything, you act as the manager running a team. You can have … Read more
Flatbush Zombies’ Erick the Architect misses his BlackBerry keyboard
That is the face of a man who enjoys what he does. | Image: Reato Morris Erick the Architect is a founding member of, and the primary producer for, the legendary Flatbush Zombies. He’s toured the world, performed on Kimmel and Fallon, played Coachella, and collaborated with everyone from Joey Bada$$ and the Rza to … Read more
Inside the Trading Engine Behind ChangeNOW’s ‘Fast, Seamless Swaps’
ChangeNOW CSO Pauline Shangett digs into the infrastructure underpinning the exchange’s simple, streamlined frontend.
The TechBeat: Yes, Websites Can Detect Your VPN. Here’s How (7/4/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## A Buyer’s Guide to PCI DSS 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 Compliance Solutions By @securitymetrics [ 5 Min read ] This blog compares … Read more
205 Blog Posts To Learn About Vpn
Let’s learn about Vpn via these 205 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It gives you another layer of protection. 1. The Easiest Way to Access the Dark … Read more
Hey number pad lovers, this is a keyboard we can finally agree on
I’m right-hand dominant but a lefty at heart. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge I know a vocal group of people who swear by the number pad on their keyboard. And yet, for years I haven’t cared about using one – until I put my hands on the Epomaker RT98. It’s a … Read more
EU moves to block retail investors from explosive boom of multibillion-dollar prediction markets
The region’s regulators emphasized that a product’s actual function as a derivative matters more than its commercial name or labeling when assessing compliance.
Bollinger Bands creator eyes Bitcoin bear-market end, ‘W’-shaped reversal
Bitcoin price strength could “break” the entire downtrend if the reversal pattern completed, John Bollinger suggested in light of the BTC rebound.
The square-ish phone that I wanted to love
A great concept that falls flat. The Ikko MindOne Pro is delightfully small. I keep calling it a square phone, which isn’t quite right; the screen is square, but the phone itself is slightly rectangular. The camera flips up so you can use it for selfies – you can even open it partway to use … Read more
The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself
Fanfiction communities are trying to hunt down writers who haven’t written works with their own hands. | Image: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Over the past week, a new fanworks movement has kicked off, with the aim to root out authors using generative AI. But the detection methods being implemented are questionable, and any fanfic … Read more
UK’s bold new crypto rules promise to unlock global trading, but huge compliance hurdles still threaten the rollout
The U.K. FCA’s crypto framework has been praised for prioritizing global liquidity and institutional adoption, but the authorization process is expected to be daunting.
Revolut to delist USDT in August, citing regulatory and risk concerns
Revolut notified some customers it will delist USDT after Aug. 31, with remaining holdings automatically converted into users’ base currency.
Tim Draper denies moving Bitcoin, reiterates $250,000 BTC prediction
Tim Draper denies moving Bitcoin after blockchain analysts linked him to a wallet that transferred 1,000 BTC to Coinbase Prime.
XRP climbs 8% as record holder losses signal better risk-reward for buyers
The token’s 30-day and 365-day MVRV, a measure of how far holders are underwater, sit near -45% and -47%, lows Santiment says XRP has never reached before. Some traders read stretched losses as a contrarian signal.
Qi fan fan
The Kuxiu D5 keeps Qi-compatible phones cool while also charging a watch and earbuds. Despite my initial skepticism, I’m now sold on wireless Qi chargers that add integrated fans to keep your phone cool while charging. I figured they’d be too loud, or too weak, or too gimmicky, but I’m a convert after spending a … Read more
Bitcoin’s next parabolic run may need $1 trillion in fresh capital
This cycle, about $697 billion in new money has generated a roughly 689% gain, compared with earlier cycles where far less capital drove returns of 2,000 percent to more than 50,000 percent.