Month: January 2026
Prediction markets move into real estate with Polymarket–Parcl deal
Parcl’s native PRCL token surged over 100% following news of the partnership, which brings housing price indexes into prediction markets.
Polymarket Trader’s $400K Bet on Maduro’s Ousting Sparks Insider Trading Controversy
Industry figures argue that insider trading on prediction markets is a “feature, not a bug,” as they face growing scrutiny from lawmakers.
Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028
Boston Dynamics unveiled the latest version of its humanoid Atlas robot Monday at CES in Las Vegas. The robot, with a glowing circle for a face, a fully electric, battery-powered body, and joints that can rotate 360 degrees, is so advanced that it will soon be working alongside human factory workers for parent company Hyundai, … Read more
This smart mirror was a menace at CES 2026
Imagine walking into CES 2026, sitting down in front of a smart mirror, taking a 30-second selfie, and getting a score for how well you’re aging. Well, last night, a bunch of other tech journalists did just that. I witnessed some journalists take critical damage to their self-esteem. Others wiped their brow in relief. Yours … Read more
Novo Nordisk Launches $149 Wegovy Pill, Expanding Access to GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs
The once-daily Wegovy pill became the first oral GLP-1 approved for weight loss in the U.S., offering an alternative to injectable treatments that have driven soaring demand.
Lego Smart Bricks introduce a new way to build — and they don’t require screens
Lego developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new Ssmart Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding Smart Tags that dictate how it should make sounds or light up.
XRP’s 9% surge leads crypto as bitcoin climbs to 6-week high near $95,000
Bakkt, Figure and Hut 8 were among numerous crypto-related stocks posting double-digit percentage gains.
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A year of clean energy milestones
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Bitfinex Hacker Behind $11 Billion Bitcoin Heist Credits Trump for Early Prison Release
The White House defended the release of Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole over 119,000 Bitcoin in 2016, from prison to home confinement—but didn’t take credit for the action.
A few Republicans have crypto’s destiny in their hands at the SEC, CFTC
After holiday leadership shifts, the two U.S. markets regulators — the SEC and CFTC — are now run only by pro-crypto Republicans, with Congress still debating.
Crypto companies contribute $21M to Trump PAC ahead of US midterms
The Gemini Trust Company and parent company of Crypto.com sent millions of dollars to the Trump-supporting PAC in September and October.
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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam
A viral Reddit confessional about a “major food delivery app” posted January 2nd is most likely AI-generated. The original post by user Trowaway_whistleblow alleged that an unnamed food delivery company regularly delays customer orders, calls couriers “human assets,” and exploits their “desperation” for cash, among other indefensible actions. Nearly 90,000 upvotes and four days later, … Read more
Bitcoin Close to Breaking Out of Death Cross: Here’s What That Means
For the first time since October, the price of Bitcoin is trading above its 200-day moving average. Can bulls hold the line?
Meet Mezo: HackerNoon Company of the Week
We are back with another Company of the Week feature! Every week, we share an awesome tech brand from our tech company database, making their evergreen mark on the internet. This unique HackerNoon database ranks S&P 500 companies and top startups of the year alike. This week, we are featuring Mezo, a company that transforms Bitcoin from a … Read more
Utopian Scholastic
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