As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?
Startups are trying to “ride that SpaceX IPO wave.”
Conclave is the sound of a NYC summer block party
Unlock a party. | Image: Conclave I have this vivid memory of walking to pick up my oldest from school in June of 2022. For a variety of reasons, I was in a very bad place mentally. And to make matters worse, it was brutally hot. I was depressed, angry with the world, sunburned, and … Read more
TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
How to watch most of the World Cup matches with free trials
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO – JUNE 11: In-Beom Hwang #6 of Korea Republic scores his team’s first goal past Matej Kovar #1 of Czechia during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Korea Republic and Czechia at Guadalajara Stadium on June 11, 2026 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) | Getty Images Hoping … Read more
Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market with its biggest upgrade yet
The concept, called Predictive Allocation, will encourage participants to anticipate where liquidity will be needed next, instead of rewarding them for directing incentives toward pools that have already generated fees.
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The TechBeat: Understanding the Design Philosophy Behind the Linux Filesystem (6/14/2026)
How are you, hacker? đȘWant 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. ## The Postgres Developer’s Guide to Vector Index Tradeoffs By @tigerdata [ 13 Min read ] Learn when to use HNSW, IVFFlat, … Read more
Function Calling vs. MCP Tool Calling: What Nobody Tells You Before You Choose
From someone who’s had to explain both approaches to a risk committee â and a compliance team â in the same week. I work on AI products for banking and insurance. That context matters for everything I’m about to say. When we started building AI-assisted workflows â loan pre-assessment, claims triage, policy document analysis â … Read more
178 Blog Posts To Learn About Saas Startups
Let’s learn about Saas Startups via these 178 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. SaaS (Software as a Service) startups are newly established companies that provide software as a service. They matter for innovating … Read more
The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker
The new Sonos Play can act as a portable speaker inside and outside your home.
SEC’s big swing to clear tokenization path isn’t likely to get resilience of full rule
Former SEC lawyers say that using its power to grant tokenization “innovation” efforts an exemption from securities law isn’t as strong as a full-fledged rule.
Ethereum can quantum-proof accounts for just 7 cents, says Ethereum’s Kohaku lead
The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-term solution.
The impossible dream of the universal remote
You don’t really ever have to explain why a universal remote is a good idea. You have a bunch of stuff that needs controlling; this thing controls them all. Many companies have set out to build a product worthy of this idea, and one product came much closer than most. It was called the Harmony, … Read more
PokĂ©mon Card Sales Are Surging on Crypto PlatformsâJust Don’t Call It Gambling
Tokenized Pokémon card sales have skyrocketed over the past year, fueled by a wave of speculation and so-called gacha machines.
Wall Street and crypto are crashing into each other as tokenized treasury markets hit $14.6 billion
Not all crypto exchange executives agree, but the data does not lie: centralized exchange trading volumes dropped more than 11% to $4.61 trillion, their lowest since late 2024.
TextGrad Framework: The Future of Compound AI Optimization
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction TEXTGRAD: Optimizing AI systems by backpropagating text feedback Results 3.1 Code optimization 3.2 Solution optimization by test-time training to improve problem solving 3.3 Prompt optimization for reasoning 3.4 Molecule optimization 3.5 Radiotherapy treatment plan optimization Related work Discussion, Acknowledgements, and References A. TEXTGRAD Details B. Optimizer Extensions C. … Read more
Solid-state batteries still arenât ready, but gels are
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on e-bikes, power stations, and how to work anywhere, follow Thomas Ricker. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere as we … Read more
Humanity Protocolâs $36M hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers: Quantstamp
A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Quantstamp.
Bitcoin nears $65K as Trump says Hormuz will ‘open to all’ in Sunday Iran peace deal
Bitcoin stayed near local highs on a new US-Iran peace deal pledge as analysis saw conditions favoring a sustained BTC price rebound.
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Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday, contradicting Tehran
Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said a peace deal, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, would likely send liquidity back to risk-on assets such as cryptocurrencies.
Phoenix LiveView 1.2 Released
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