Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1
Meta’s new Muse Spark 1.1. will go up against similar products offered by Anthropic and OpenAI.
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Phantom, Hyperliquid ask CFTC to modernize rules for onchain derivatives
The companies urged the regulator to exempt blockchain developers and non-custodial wallet providers from rules designed for traditional financial intermediaries.
Newest version of crypto Clarity Act may drop as soon as next week, sources say
After a long stretch without breakthroughs in the crypto market structure bill, insiders say a new draft may emerge in a final push for late-July action — though it still lacks bipartisan buy-in.
Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups
In this week’s episode of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen talks with Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson about the headwinds facing early-stage founders today and the most common mistakes founders should avoid in order to get funded.
New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, escalating their lawsuit with a new motion for sanctions.
Slate Auto teams up with Crayola to color its EV truck
Slate has an answer for owners who have always want to drive a truck with bright crayon colors.
Refactoring 012 – Convert Your Key/value Into Full Behavioral Objects
Converting your anemic dictionaries is easy TL;DR: Convert your key/value into full behavioral objects Problems Addressed 😔 Associative arrays Fail Fast principle violation Bijection Fault Hard to find method references Related Code Smells 💨 https://hackernoon.com/how-to-find-the-stinky-parts-of-your-code-part-vi-cmj31om?embedable=true Context 💬 You have anemic associative arrays that hold unstructured data. You want richer objects with stricter controls. Static typed … Read more
FanDuel sent a video from star athlete Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling problem
The video call highlights the murky relationship between professional athletes and gambling apps.
Ethereum Foundation Turns AI Loose on ETH Network to Find Bugs Before Hackers Do
Ethereum researchers are using AI agents to hunt for vulnerabilities, shifting security work from finding bugs to proving which ones are real.
Billions flowing out of bitcoin ETFs and private credit funds suggest rising market risks
Redemption requests in the $2 trillion private credit market surged to $15.6 billion in the second quarter, dwarfing bitcoin ETF outflows.
Google’s Nest Thermostat has hit its best price of the year
Google’s 2020 Nest Thermostat is $50 off. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge If you’re looking for a relatively affordable way to cut down on cooling costs, Google’s Nest Thermostat can help. It’s packed with smart controls and energy-saving features, and right now it’s on sale in white for $79 ($50 off), which … Read more
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.6 Sol: Here’s How It Stacks Up Against Other AI Models
OpenAI’s new flagship model is out, after spending two weeks locked behind a government-approved preview. It lands the same week Fable 5 leaves Anthropic’s subscription plans.
Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
The company is taking a modular approach to designing these chips, anticipating that their needs will change as AI evolves rapidly by the time the chips are in production.
Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot faces investor scrutiny over insider sales
As AI-driven mining stocks retreat, investors are examining executive stock sales, governance and shareholder alignment across leading Bitcoin miners, according to Blocksbridge Consulting.
Nvidia is a victim of the compute marketplace it created
Having proven how valuable compute can be, the company finds itself at the center of a market everyone wants to be in — while simpler technologies and less interesting companies get rich on the sidelines.
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Stop Measuring Test Automation by the Bugs It Finds
A few years ago, I would have measured the success of a test automation suite by one thing: the bugs it found. The logic seemed straightforward. If automation identified defects before they reached production, it was delivering value. If it wasn’t finding bugs, I would start questioning whether those tests were worth maintaining. Over time, … Read more
Microsoft’s patch Tuesdays are about to get bigger
Windows 11 updates could soon include fixes for more security issues at once. Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday that it’s now using AI to “identify potential issues earlier,” which means “customers will see a higher volume of security updates included in each security release.” Hackers, even amateurs, have increasingly been using AI … Read more
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government greenlight — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’
About two weeks after OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama – rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a “limited preview” period – the company has received the Trump administration’s greenlight for a public rollout of the model. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called it “the best model we have ever produced.” To celebrate, … Read more
Beyond Chatbots: How “Agentic AI” Will Revolutionize Tech Marketing in 2026
Remember early chatbots? Clunky, scripted, and quick to hit a wall the moment you asked something off-script. In 2026, that’s not what “AI” means anymore. Bots used to respond. Now they act, and that shift is rewriting what tech marketing teams can actually do. What is Agentic AI? Here’s the functional difference: a chatbot tells … Read more
UK politicians mull permanent crypto donation ban in wake of Nigel Farage scandal
Labour lawmakers proposed a full moratorium on crypto donations in March, which some have sought be made permanent after millions of dollars in contributions were linked to Reform leader Nigel Farage.
MCP tool design: Practical approaches and tradeoffs
When Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools underperform, the cause is rarely the protocol itself but the tool design. Many teams start by exposing an existing API as-is and trusting the agent to figure out the rest. It is a natural way to extend APIs to agentic systems and generative AI coding tools. For straightforward use … Read more
Enhancing enterprise inference on Amazon SageMaker HyperPod with data capture, Hugging Face, NVMe, and Route 53 integration
As enterprises scale their generative AI workloads, the demand for faster, more observable, and more flexible inference infrastructure continues to grow. Amazon SageMaker HyperPod is rising to meet that challenge with a set of new capabilities designed to streamline how organizations deploy and operate large models in production. Teams can now record inputs and outputs … Read more
Can Bitcoin hold $62K ahead of Friday’s $1.4 billion options expiry?
US 10-year Treasury yields nears dangerous level while major Deribit Bitcoin options expiry approaches.
MARA shares surge after 2 GW Texas infrastructure deal expands AI ambitions
The Bitcoin miner’s shares climbed about 15% after announcing it’s acquiring a Texas site with up to 2 GW of power capacity to expand its AI and digital infrastructure strategy.
Swift Readies Ledger for 24/7 Token Transfers—Though True Settlement Is Stuck on Old Rails
Swift’s pilot allows 17 global banks to transfer tokenized deposits on weekends, but ultimate settlement still relies on legacy systems.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Open Chip Revolution Has Reached the Real World (7/9/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, July 9, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Donkey Kong Releases in Japan in 1981, Tron Premieres in 1982, First Ever Wimbledon Tournament Began in 1877, and we present you with these top quality stories. From … Read more
Bitcoin traders reveal key levels as BTC price passes $63K after Trump Iran ‘deal’ comments
Bitcoin gained new upside targets for the daily close and beyond after US president Donald Trump said that Iran “wants to make a deal.”