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Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.
As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling with miner support below 3%
The deployment milestone tests whether enforcing nodes can sustain the change amid limited miner signaling and discussion of a hard-fork fallback.
X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’
X wants to make money on previously used handles. | Image: The Verge X is ending its controversial revenue-sharing program for content creators, which has seen numerous revisions under Elon Musk’s reign. In its place, it’s launching a new Original Content Rewards program on September 8th. To be eligible, creators must have at least 500 … Read more
Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt begins
The proposal has scant support from bitcoin miners and influential commentators have also voiced their opposition.
61 Blog Posts To Learn About Http
Let’s learn about Http via these 61 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. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the fundamental protocol for transferring hypermedia documents like HTML over the internet. It is the backbone … Read more
OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.
Whose Memory Is It? Building Multi-Tenant, Multi-Tier Memory for AI Agents (Part 1)
This is a 4-part series on how agents remember: building short-, medium- and long-term memory that scales across users, agents, and kubernetes clusters. LLMs are stateless by design, and without added memory logic every session starts from zero. A number of dedicated memory layers have emerged (and continue emerging almost daily) to tackle this, each … Read more
An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, Texas has received significant investment from Amazon and, … Read more
Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules near
Wildberries’ average price for hardware wallets fell 13% to 7,900 rubles, and M.Video broadened its range of products, though neither retailer identified the driving force behind the renewed demand.
Bitcoin Red Team Says AI Is Finding Critical Exploits Across Core Projects
A volunteer security effort says it has scanned 150 Bitcoin repositories, disclosed more than a dozen vulnerabilities, and is building an open-source AI platform to automate software security reviews.
Ivan vs the Machine: What Happened When I Put an AI Model Against a Sports Journalist
Ivan vs the Machine: What Happened When I Put an AI Model Against a Sports Journalist for an Entire World Cup A Monte Carlo simulation, a failed GPU experiment, and a weighting algorithm borrowed from game theory, tested over 38 World Cup matches against a sports journalist’s gut instinct. The Setup For the 2026 FIFA … Read more
Can Crypto Finally Work Like Regular Money?
For years, crypto has been described as the future of money. People have used it to invest, trade, and move funds around the world. Still, for most people, it has never felt much like the money sitting in a bank account. Regular money is easy to understand. You get paid, check your balance, and use … Read more
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X replaces ‘misaligned’ revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards
X is winding down its existing Revenue Sharing program.
Senate Keeps Clarity Act Alive With Crypto Bill Vote Set for September
Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed the motion to proceed early Saturday, setting up a mid-September showdown.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows
The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds registered their third-strongest showing since October as institutional demand showed signs of renewed momentum.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Can a VPN Replace a Browser Ad Blocker? (8/8/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, August 8, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Wilbur Wright took off his first flight in 1908, Netscape Communications Went Public in 1995, Patent Granted for Autographic Printing in 1876, and we present you with these … Read more
Fastmail offers EU data region
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The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a lot of fun, but it’s not a must-have
While the device is pretty and lightweight, it’s not something the everyday person needs due to its hefty price tag and size.
Buc-ee’s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business
Buc-ee’s mega-convenience store and 120-pump gas station in Mount Crawford, Virginia. | Image: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Buc-ee’s became something of a viral sensation during the World Cup, but it has a troubling history of suing small gas stations and convenience stores. On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver literally begged … Read more
Brazil’s central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroad
The rule applies to transfers above $10,000 and smaller transactions flagged as risky by exchanges.
US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture
The procedural move puts crypto market structure legislation back on track as lawmakers continue negotiations over ethics and stablecoin provisions.
Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames
Google recently changed how it refers and assigns names to hacking groups. TechCrunch spoke with one of the world’s foremost experts on tracking hackers to understand why companies give hackers codenames.
Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro
Tom, we can’t see your face. | Image: Tom Vek Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of the day over at Pitchfork. His undeniably catchy brand of dancy indietronica landed him an appearance on The OC and placement on … Read more