Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund
A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media.
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When an AI Agent Commits to Your Repo, What Exactly Happens?
If you’ve been using AI assistants seriously for a year, you’ve probably noticed something that doesn’t make the headlines: you’re more careful about commit hygiene now than you were before.
Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day
The Kane Parsons’ film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That’s not only above expectations, but absolutely obliterates A24’s previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland’s Civil War. It’s also a better opening day than The Mandalorian … Read more
‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft’s Github Copilot appears to be at an end.
Accenture to acquire Ookla
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The HackerNoon Newsletter: Converting Nested Objects to Flat Objects in JavaScript: A Quick Guide (5/30/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, May 30, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The European Space Agency Was Established in 1975, The Indy 500 Was Launched in 1911, The Mariner 9 Took Off in 1971, and we present you with these … Read more
Engineering Management Is Becoming More About Organisational Leadership Than Code
The title ‘Engineering Manager’ is doing a lot of damage. Not because the work it describes isn’t real. But because what we’ve collectively decided the title means and what’s actually required to do the job well are increasingly disconnected. Most engineers who move into Engineering Manager roles arrive expecting to manage engineering. They find that … Read more
Welcome to Night Vale host Cecil Baldwin shares his tech pet peeves
Cecil Baldwin is a busy man with some dope boots. | Image: Cecil Baldwin Cecil Baldwin’s résumé includes appearances on Gravity Falls, narrating the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, and performing as part of the New York Neo-Futurists theater company. But he is best known as the host of the podcast Welcome … Read more
Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant
Meta seems to be making big bets on AI-powered hardware.
U.S. says it seized about $1 billion in Iranian crypto as pressure campaign expands
The seizure, falling under “Operation Economic Fury,” aims to restrict Iran’s access to overseas revenue, banking networks, and crypto infrastructure.
Florida Candidate Liquidates $800K in Bitcoin to Bankroll Congressional Bid
A Republican candidate jockeying to represent Florida’s 22nd Congressional District liquidated Bitcoin to help fuel his political bid.
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but it’s unclear why Google made it a separate product.
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits
Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the company, posting proof-of-concept exploit code. Some of their posts suggest that they’re a disgruntled former employee. But what caught cyber security researcher Kevin Beaumont’s eye was how Microsoft has responded. Microsoft suggests … Read more
Your AI Coding Agent Should Live Where the Important Conversations Happen
Most AI tools have a context problem, and it’s not the one everyone talks about. The model knows your codebase. It knows your repo structure, your conventions, your last fifty commits. What it doesn’t know is that the actual conversation about the bug is happening in a Slack thread, three replies deep, between a PM … Read more
Wall Street’s trillion-dollar dilemma: Why AI-powered hackers are keeping big banks off the blockchain
CertiK CEO and co-founder Ronghui Gu says April was the worst month for DeFi in four years with exploits on 27 out of 30 days.
Some of our favorite art TVs are more than 40 percent off this weekend
Art TVs aren’t exactly known for being affordable, which is why Woot’s latest sale is notable. Now through June 26th, the retailer is discounting Samsung’s 2025 Frame TV and Hisense’s 2025 CanvasTV. The 65-inch CanvasTV is down to $779.99 ($520 off) — its best price of the year — while Samsung’s like-minded Frame TV is … Read more
This Is How I Built an Open-Source Runtime Without Writing A Single Line of Code
Mycel handles the how (HTTP server, query, marshalling, validation, retries). Same binary for every service — only the config changes. It’s pure Go, speaks standard protocols, and there’s one running in production behind this post. Repo at the end.
The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
“If you’re 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox — but if you’re 19, oh my God, this means you’re really good; you might already have a Series A [offer],” said one, half-kiddingly.
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Listen to the new Steam Controller buzz to the tune of Doom
You may have heard that Valve’s new Steam Controller can ring like a telephone or do the Wilhelm scream. But did you know it can sing songs, too? Let me show you. Here’s the new Steam Controller performing the “Ground Theme” from Super Mario Bros. 2: Here is “Still Alive” from Portal – fitting for … Read more
The TechBeat: 4 DynamoDB Configuration Changes for Significant Cost Savings (5/30/2026)
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. ## DeFi’s Real Problem Isn’t UX By @neilmaydefi [ 4 Min read ] Self-custody should not mean abandonment. Better adoption needs privacy, … Read more
121 Blog Posts To Learn About Fundraising
Let’s learn about Fundraising via these 121 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. Even the noblest, most life changing ideas and solutions need to be bankrolled. 1. The ICO Handbook This page is available … Read more
Pebblebee’s Halo watches my back and my belongings
I live in a part of Los Angeles where I feel safer bringing pepper spray on walks. The problem is, I don’t always remember to bring it with me, and it’s not legal to carry it everywhere I go. Pebblebee’s $59.99 Halo Bluetooth tracker surprised me by being a suitable replacement because it doubles as … Read more
The Arduboy FX-C is an excellent time killer you might forget you’re carrying
The Arduboy FX-C squeezes a lot of entertainment into a thin, credit card-sized handheld. As handheld consoles continue to grow and push the limits of what you can actually hold in your hands, the Arduboy FX-C comes in a refreshingly pocketable package. It manages to squeeze the best features of past models and some welcome … Read more
SEC charges Texas man with $12.3M crypto fraud using fake AI trading bots
The SEC charged Texas man Nathan Fuller with raising $12.3 million from 150 investors through a crypto fraud scheme built around fake AI trading bots.
What Is an AI Prompt Injection Attack? The Hidden Threat Hijacking Your Chatbots
Hackers can hijack ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini with nothing but a sentence. OpenAI says the problem may never be fully solved. Here is what it is, how it works, and how to stay safe.
Converting Nested Objects to Flat Objects in JavaScript: A Quick Guide
I am sure you have been asked this question in one of the interviews. It looks simple at first. But the interviewer is actually checking whether you understand recursion, objects, and how JavaScript treats arrays. So, basically, you are given a nested object, and you are expected to simplify it by removing the nesting and … Read more
When the market is bad, we build: Inside Binance’s bold 2030 master plan
Established crypto firms will merge with traditional finance, but neither Wall Street bankers nor corporate giants will take over the crypto industry, said Binance’s Head of VIP and Institutional, Catherine Chen.
Hyperliquid could become a ‘financial services juggernaut’ as DeFi expands, says Grayscale
The digital asset manager says Hyperliquid is emerging as a blockchain-based financial infrastructure platform with the potential to expand beyond crypto trading and challenge parts of traditional derivatives and exchange markets.