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US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign to slow China’s AI advances.
Samsung can’t afford to play it safe with Apple’s first foldable looming
Samsung’s latest foldable is expected to be shorter and wider than last year’s Z Fold 7. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Tomorrow’s foldable-centric Galaxy Unpacked event looks like it will be Samsung’s biggest in years. The company is expected to launch new versions of its Fold and Flip phones while also introducing a … Read more
The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove
It’s a Light Phone. It’s a flip phone. | Photo: Light A few years ago, the team at Light shipped the most smartphone-like device they’d ever created. The Light Phone III still kept to its minimalist, no-distractions ethos, but it was a phone-size rectangle with a phone-size touchscreen, a camera, and a number of other … Read more
Google launches a cheaper alternative to large AI security models like Mythos
Google is launching Gemini 3.6 Flash alongside a new security model dedicated to quickly finding and patching security vulnerabilities. In a blog post on Tuesday, Google describes Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber as a “cost-efficient and highly capable alternative” to larger, more expensive AI systems, such as the one offered by Anthropic’s Mythos. The cybersecurity model … Read more
Light made a flip phone. It’s colorful and it’s cheap.
Light co-founder Kaiwei Tang helped create the Motorola Razr, and he’s as surprised as anyone that over twenty years later, the flip phone is relevant again.
After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case
Snap is the latest big tech company to settle a lawsuit that claimed social media platforms are harmful to children and young adults. The company has reached a “tentative” agreement in a case that was set to go to trial later this month. TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff, known … Read more
Cascade Raises $3.5M From a16z Speedrun to Predict Construction Projects Before the RFP Exists
What if the most expensive project your firm ever lost was one it never saw? Somewhere in a county capital plan, a nine-figure building already exists on paper. A bond has been filed. A parcel has quietly changed hands. By the time a request for proposals goes public, the shortlist is often already forming, and … Read more
AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned
A hacker took names, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers who used AI music generator Suno.
Stellantis taps Mobileye for hands-free driving assist
Stellantis will use technology from Intel’s Mobileye to power its Level 2 hands-free driving features for its vehicle brands, the companies announced Tuesday. Starting in 2027, Stellantis will begin using Mobileye’s EyeQ system-on-a-chip and a data crowdsourcing program called the Road Experience Management, or REM, which uses real-time data from Mobileye-equipped vehicles to build out … Read more
How Many Side Projects Have You Given Up On?
Hey Hackers! Welcome back to 3 Tech Polls, HackerNoon’s Weekly Newsletter that curates results from our Poll of the Week, and 2 related polls around the web. Thank you for having voted in our polls in the past. This week, we’ll be taking a look at how many dead side projects the average developer has. Plus, we’ll … Read more
UK government scraps plans for digital ID cards after millions of Brits opposed
The new U.K. government scrapped a digital ID program that millions of British people opposed, in place of a tax cut to tackle the cost of living.
The TechBeat: Risk, Ethics and Trust in Enterprise Generative AI: A Practical Control Framework for CIOs & Boards (7/21/2026)
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. ## Let the Agent Complain: A Feedback Loop for Better AI Tools By @qatech [ 6 Min read ] When AI agents … Read more
226 Blog Posts To Learn About Containers
Let’s learn about Containers via these 226 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. A standard software unit that packages code and all other accompanying components. This is done to ultimately ensure smooth running of … Read more
The Xteink X4 Pro could be the tiny e-reader of your dreams
Xteink makes its pocket-sized e-reader even better with a touchscreen and front light.
A touchscreen and light make the new X4 Pro the best version of Xteink’s tiny e-readers
If you’ve been undecided on which Xteink device to get, the new X4 Pro is it. The familiar story with Xteink’s tiny e-readers plays out once again with its new X4 Pro: upgraded hardware held back by frustrating software. The company’s latest tiny e-reader adds a touchscreen and lighting, so choosing it over a Kindle … Read more
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Garmin’s new screen-free fitness tracker doesn’t require a subscription
Garmin announced a new smart band today designed to track “advanced fitness and wellness features” without a screen to eliminate distractions and push its battery life to up to 10 days between charges. Similar to competing products like the Whoop 5.0 and Google’s recently announced Fitbit Air, the Cirqa uses a combination of heart rate, … Read more
The Switch 2 is $50 off at Woot for new customers
Games look gorgeous on its 7.9-inch screen. | Photo: Brandt Ranj / The Verge Woot is celebrating its 22nd anniversary by rolling out a full week of sales, and one of them stands out for gamers looking to get a deal on Nintendo’s latest console. Normally $449.99, the Nintendo Switch 2 is $22 off for … Read more
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The wireless headset that gets hot-swappable batteries right
New gaming gear is always promising to shave milliseconds off latency or response time. The improvements usually aren’t obvious. But the Glorious GHS InfinitePlay wireless headset, on the other hand, could save you far more than just milliseconds: It has the fastest hot-swap battery system I’ve ever used, and the headset doesn’t die when you … Read more
America needs to stop getting shocked by Chinese AI
People visit the booth of Kimi, an LLM developed by the Chinese startup Moonshot, during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 20, 2026. | Image: LONG WEI/ Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images Last week, two Chinese AI companies unveiled models they say can credibly compete with the best systems from OpenAI … Read more
Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?
How does AI make you feel? Are you excited to “vibe-code” your smart home? Or anxious about all the added pollution and billions of gallons of water used by data centers? Dig a little deeper and you’ll start to question the actual value of the GPUs that underpin all the leaps and promises of generative … Read more
Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants—then, everything else
Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.