The HackerNoon Newsletter: How to Grow Your Reach and Authority as a Writer (1/28/2026)

How are you, hacker? đŸȘ What’s happening in tech today, January 28, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Yale University’s Decision to Admit Women in 1969, The First Successful Internet Connection of a Mobile Phone in 2000, The Launch of Lego Bricks in 1958, and we … Read more

How to Grow Your Reach and Authority as a Writer

Visibility can be a difficult thing to hack. And unfortunately, with the way the internet is set up today, writing quality content alone may not be enough to set you apart from the hundreds of millions vying for dwindling attention spans. If you struggle with growing your readership, you’re in luck. We just might have … Read more

This soft humanoid robot is designed to be ‘physically safe and socially approachable’

Sprout stands just 3.5-feet tall and is light enough for one person to carry around. | Screenshot: YouTube A startup called Fauna Robotics has revealed a new humanoid robot called Sprout it’s been developing over the past two years. Standing around 3.5-feet tall, Sprout’s design, featuring a soft padded exterior, a wide head, and expressive … Read more

This fanny pack robot helped me walk miles

That’s me, wearing the Wim S at CES — and the backpack I carried it in. Oops, I did it again: I wore an exoskeleton to the world’s biggest tech show, walking the streets and casinos of Las Vegas with a robot powering my legs. I don’t mean I briefly tried a new gadget there. … Read more