Month: June 2026
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash
Claude Guillemot, who founded Ubisoft with his four brothers, has died at the age of 69.
Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto
CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi’s first U.S. perpetual futures product.
Cold Court’s debut EP is an infectious, glitchy genre mashup
Cold Court is a brother-sister duo from Philly that seems to love nothing more than shoving all of their influences together in a messy soup that at least superficially resembles the hyperpop you’ve come to expect from acts like 100 Gecs. But, where songs like “Dumbest Girl Alive” goofily wink at pop punk and emo, … Read more
Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets
Many of those videos were reportedly filmed on “near-perfect copies” of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real.
TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China’s dominance
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Inception Labs’ Mercury 2 AI Beats Google’s DiffusionGemma at Its Own Game
Both models trade word-by-word generation for parallel denoising. Only one of them does it without losing intelligence in the trade.
When the Trump administration cracks down on Anthropic, who benefits?
On the new episode of Equity, we discussed what actually prompted the administration’s latest moves against Anthropic, and what this might mean for the AI ecosystem.
Bitcoin tipped for $66K top as trader flags ‘suspicious’ BTC price gains
Bitcoin pushed for a $64,000 reclaim despite the US-Iran war making a partial comeback and Binance spot sellers keeping up pressure from earlier in the week.
Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27
Siri’s AI overhaul may have grabbed the headlines at WWDC, but some of Apple’s most useful AI features are arriving elsewhere in iOS 27.
Bitcoin price may hit $24K if US stock market crashes by 50%, analyst warns
Bitcoin’s drop to $23,980 remains the worst-case scenario as weaker ETF flows and low US demand show big investors are still cautious.
That viral clip you saw of someone winning big on Polymarket was probably fake
According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Polymarket has been paying people to film themselves placing fake bets and celebrating fake wins on social media. WSJ identified over 1,100 deceptive clips and talked to creators who, despite not stating as such in their videos, confirmed the company paid them to create the clips. The videos … Read more
The TechBeat: Optimizing a Fast Feature Store for Costs: ShareChat’s Lessons Learned (6/21/2026)
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. ## Vibe Coding Has a Step Sister. And She’s Coming For Your CI/CD! By @uldiskk [ 5 Min read ] Instead of … Read more
500 Blog Posts To Learn About Tech Companies
Let’s learn about Tech Companies via these 500 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. Explore the latest innovations, strategies, and stories behind industry leaders and disruptors. 1. Lumoz: Pioneering Blockchain Scalability With OP Stack … Read more
AI ‘Amplification Spiral’ May Be Causing Delusions Among Users, Study Suggests
New research outlines how chatbot behaviors, including personalization, mirroring, and excessive agreement, reinforce delusions.
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How Roomba started a robot revolution
If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump around your house, looking for something to suck up, until its battery died or its (way too small) tank filled up. Not that it mattered, though. You probably … Read more
Dash eyes Philippines as market for crypto payments
Dash is assessing the Philippines for a potential crypto payments push as regulators promote easier business registration, though industry participants say compliant market entry can still take years.
Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom
Joby flight at JFK airport. | Image: The Verge This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on aviation, air taxis, and Wi-Fi speeds at 30,000 feet, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in … Read more