Trump Won’t Sign Housing Bill With CBDC Ban—Will It Become Law Tonight Anyway?
Unless President Trump vetoes the bill, it will become law at midnight, banning the Federal Reserve from developing a CBDC until 2031.
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Anker’s 3-in-1 Qi2.2 charging station is $95 off
Anker’s Prime Wireless Charging Station can deliver up to 25W of power to compatible iPhones. If you’re looking to declutter your nightstand and quickly charge up to three of your most-used gadgets, Anker’s Prime Wireless Charging Station is an easy way to do both. The station has spots for your MagSafe-ready iPhone, Apple Watch, and … Read more
HackerNoon Projects of the Week: Blackperp, TableCraft & BarterAds
Hey Hackers! Welcome to another edition of HackerNoon Projects of the Week, where we spotlight standout entries from the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon, HackerNoon’s global competition designed to reward what actually matters: real utility, real users, real impact. This week, we’re looking at three projects solving distinct problems, an AI signal engine for crypto perpetual … Read more
Oratomic raises $300M to build a viable quantum computer that needs only 20K qubits
The massive round was co-led by ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Khosla Ventures.
Bitcoin whales sent BTC price to $64K as Coinbase Premium broke key level: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin price gains came thanks to US whales propeling the Coinbase Premium above a key trend line, new analysis from CryptoQuant reported.
Circle Stock Jumps as Stablecoin Issuer Wins Final Federal Banking Charter Approval
Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a unified federal framework.
Netflix could be planning ‘always-on’ live TV channels
Amid signs of slowing engagement, Netflix is reportedly considering launching “always-on” live channels, giving subscribers something to tune into 24/7.
I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks
I used the Trump phone for a week so that you don’t have to. The Trump phone was never a serious phone. Not when it was announced last June, in dodgy renders and with an incoherent spec sheet. Nor when Trump Mobile admitted – just two weeks later – that it wouldn’t be made in … Read more
EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram
The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said.
A16z’s Andreessen lands Federal Reserve role as AI reshapes policy debate
The Fed named a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen to co-lead an AI productivity and jobs task force under Chair Kevin Warsh’s policy review.
Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies
A third ransomware negotiator has been jailed for helping a notorious ransomware group extort American victim companies into paying the hackers.
115 Blog Posts To Learn About Automated Testing
Let’s learn about Automated Testing via these 115 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. Automated testing is the process of using software tools to execute tests and compare actual outcomes with predicted outcomes, without … Read more
The TechBeat: A Very Subjective History of Functional Programming (7/10/2026)
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. ## Spec-Driven Development Is the New Developer Superpower By @snehag [ 3 Min read ] Learn why spec-driven development helps AI coding … Read more
I’m filling in at The Verge for 6 weeks. Ask me anything!
Hello my friends! My protocol pals! My computational compadres! I’m David, a technology reporter and cohost of the Waveform Podcast. I’ll be hosting a subscriber-only “AMA” today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. For the next six weeks, I’m filling in for senior reviewer Allison Johnson, who you are all likely very familiar with. That … Read more
Empathy for the optimizers
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Bryan Johnson, best known as the man who wants to live forever, has an incurable autoimmune disease. The internet’s most … Read more
MiCA licensing only the beginning as crypto custodians face scrutiny
A MiCA license allows crypto firms to operate in the EU, but the ESMA’s review will test whether custodians can meet the required security and resilience standards.
Strategy Bitcoin Sales ‘Mostly Noise,’ Standard Chartered Says, Holding $100K BTC Call
The bank argues that the treasury giant’s Bitcoin sales are a short-term distraction, reiterating its $100,000 year-end price target.
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’
Though Instagram head Adam Mosseri doesn’t want to filter out AI content on the platform, he argues that you “shouldn’t have it in your feed” if you don’t like it. “I don’t think we should filter out AI content,” Mosseri said during an interview on Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast. “I think we should let you know … Read more
Successful Companies Go Blind
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Scarf has moved away from Haskell
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Will the crypto lobby’s $189M campaign get CLARITY over the line?
As the CLARITY Act advances, crypto’s growing political influence in Washington is under scrutiny. But the crypto lobby’s massive campaign spend is only part of the story.
Would you host part of an AI data center in your home?
A solar and home energy storage company is expanding into AI data centers, but not by building one – instead, it’s offering to pay its customers to put its compute units in their homes. Sunrun is launching a pilot program for a new “distributed AI compute” program that will “place numerous compute nodes in homes … Read more
Xreal’s new AR glasses are way cheaper and almost just right
The modular blue-tinted glasses shell included with the A01 Plus won’t turn your content blue. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge I love it when a company challenges itself to make a cheaper version of a beloved product. Xreal’s $299 A01 Plus is a stripped-down version of its $449 1S that’s light on features … Read more
OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs back dispute resolution court for AI agents
The Genlayer Foundation is leading the 27-firm consortium that makes AI-based payments, escrow and dispute resolution interoperable.
US charges prisoner over alleged laundering of seized Kraken crypto
US prosecutors charged Rossen Iossifov over the alleged laundering of $290,000 in forfeited crypto from a Kraken account.
Morning Minute: Robinhood Chain Explodes Onto the Crypto Scene
Plus, Circle wins a national bank charter and pops 10%. And the Clarity Act gets a new draft while the clock is ticking…
Doom’s new expansion shows just what makes id Software special
This week should have been a celebration for Doom developer id Software. The studio just launched Revelations, a meaty expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages that adds a powerful new weapon and more demonic levels to blast through. Even though I hadn’t picked up The Dark Ages for more than a year, it only took … Read more
Late Bronze Age Collapse
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