Anthropic launches Opus 5
Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases
Month: July 2026
Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now
AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech company.
Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant
Meta says its AI chatbot is going beyond just answering questions and generating images. | Image: Meta Meta is upgrading its AI chatbot with new productivity features in a bid to compete with rivals like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. The update will allow Meta AI to tap into your calendar to help you plan events … Read more
Anthropic releases Opus 5 with ‘close’ to Fable 5’s capabilities
Weeks after Anthropic’s latest toe-to-toe with the US government, and days after an OpenAI security incident that dominated tech industry discussions, Anthropic on Thursday released its newest model, Claude Opus 5. The company said in a release that Opus 5 “comes close to the capabilities of Claude Fable 5 in many domains” and is much … Read more
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Crypto advocacy groups support CLARITY passage as ethics rules face pushback
The window for US lawmakers to address a comprehensive crypto market structure bill before the 2026 elections is closing, and industry organizations are calling for action.
India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
The offline messaging app surged in popularity in India amid protests in New Delhi.
Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft Tell Washington: Don’t Kill Open-Source AI
Twenty-five companies signed a letter defending open-weight models days after a Chinese AI helped Hugging Face survive a hack triggered by OpenAI’s own systems.
Strategy Overhauls Bitcoin Metrics, Debuting ‘Net Bitcoin Per Share’
The firm says its “digital credit” shift needs new yardsticks that strip out debt and preferred claims to show what common shareholders own.
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $225M, Snapping Seven-Day Inflow Streak as Iran Tensions Spook Markets
BlackRock’s IBIT led the exit as Bitcoin briefly dipped under $65,000 and stocks fell on renewed US-Iran hostilities—though the week still closed in the green.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Real Cost of Microfrontends (7/24/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, July 24, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Apollo 11 Returns to Earth in 1969, Google Launches the Chromecast in 2013, Machu Picchu was Discovered in 1911, and we present you with these top quality stories. … Read more
Internet Freedom Foundation calls India’s BitChat GitHub takedown order ‘unconstitutional’
The digital rights group says India’s order to remove Jack Dorsey’s BitChat repositories from GitHub exceeds the government’s legal authority and threatens free speech.
HackerNoon Projects of the Week: RecallNote , ACHLS Eternal, Rivver Accountant
Welcome to HackerNoon’s Projects of the Week, where we spotlight standout projects from the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon, HackerNoon’s competition designed to measure what actually matters: real utility over hype. Each week, we’ll highlight projects that demonstrate clear usefulness, technical execution, and real-world impact – backed by data, not buzzwords. This week, we’re excited to share … Read more
As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions
AI companies including Nvidia and Mistral urge policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models as Washington debates responses to Chinese AI and alleged model distillation.
Build an explainable next-best-product recommendation system for banking on AWS
Building a deep learning-based explainable next-best-product recommendation system helps banking institutions predict which product a customer needs next. Banks hold vast amounts of customer data, including transaction histories, product ownership records, demographic profiles, and behavioral patterns. Translating this data into actionable, personalized product recommendations remains a significant challenge. Traditional rule-based systems and collaborative filtering approaches … Read more
Get started with OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna on Amazon Bedrock
This post is co-written with Chris Dickens from OpenAI. Developers building agentic coding, long-horizon reasoning, and high-volume inference workloads want frontier models they can call through familiar APIs, without operating separate model infrastructure. OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock. The three models cover workloads from autonomous coding agents … Read more
Rivian sues the US government for ‘full refund’ of Trump tariffs
The carmaker has said it’s owed a refund in the “tens of millions of dollars.”
Crypto Biz: Is the AI-to-crypto rotation underway?
Bitcoin ETF inflows, cooling AI momentum and potential regulatory progress under the CLARITY Act are fueling speculation that capital is rotating back into crypto.
Tesla’s car door defect could lead to tougher rules for everyone
A door handle on a Tesla Model Y at a charging station in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla’s electronic door handles that have been linked to several deaths could lead to tougher safety rules for the entire auto industry. In a notice published … Read more
Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool
Users can now ask Attie questions about news, trends, and conversations on Bluesky and other apps on the AT Protocol.
One of the best 2-in-1 Chromebooks is almost $200 off for today only
The Spin 514 has a 16:10 aspect ratio IPS touchscreen with a 120Hz refresh rate — impressive specs for a sub-$600 Chromebook. | Image: The Verge Most Chromebooks ship with only 8GB of RAM, which is enough for some people, but certainly not enough for me. Multitaskers who want more memory in their next Chromebook … Read more
Midjourney acquired the astrology app Co-Star
The AI lab Midjourney continues to expand its purview beyond image and video generation.
World Foundation raises $52.5M in Pantera-led funding to expand World ID infrastructure
The organization sold locked WLD tokens to strategic investors as it seeks to grow its biometric identity network amid rising demand for human verification online.
Senate Dems should accept the victory they won on Trump’s crypto limits: White House
U.S. Senate Democrats got President Donald Trump to accept potential limits on his lucrative crypto dealings, but they say the Clarity Act’s restrictions aren’t enough.
World Foundation Raises $52.5 Million to Scale Proof of Human as AI Transforms the Internet
Pantera Capital leads the round on World‘s third anniversary, as World ID expands across Vercel, Okta, and Tinder and enterprise demand for human verification accelerates. How do you price the ability to prove you exist? For most of the internet’s history, the answer was zero, because nobody needed to ask. A click was a person. … Read more
Boox is taking on Xteink with its own tiny e-reader
Boox’s new Tile lineup will take on Xteink’s popular e-readers that are small enough to stick on the back of an iPhone with MagSafe. As spotted by Good E-Reader, the first one is the Picco, which will feature a 3.97-inch front-lit, black-and-white e-paper display and expandable storage with an SD card slot. Boox confirmed to … Read more
Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5 million in fresh funding to fight online AI deepfakes
The project is moving away from basic network expansion to focus entirely on integrating its biometric screening devices across enterprise software suites.