OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?
Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.
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Ford’s $30,000 electric truck: all the news about the company’s big EV re-do
The end of the Ford F-150 Lightning was also the start of a new era for the automaker. After failing to capture the market with the electric version of its popular F-Series truck, Ford is going back to the drawing board with its Universal Electric Vehicle Platform. The first offering will be a $30,000 electric … Read more
Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe
The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.
Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.
Judge pauses Paramount’s attempt to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
A judge partially granted the request from a dozen state attorneys general to temporarily place the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery on hold, as reported by Variety and Reuters. US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín said that based on the new company’s market share, “the Court is persuaded that it can presume … Read more
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LG’s glossy OLED gaming monitor is rare to find under $400
LG’s UltraGear Glossy OLED gaming monitor deliver deep, true-to-life blacks. | Image: LG If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your gaming monitor, LG’s 27-inch 27GX704A-B pairs a glossy WOLED panel with a fast refresh rate, and it’s currently on sale for $379.99 (about $70 off) at Amazon and directly from LG, marking a new low … Read more
LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads
This LG 34GX900A-B is one of the monitors found auto-installing LG’s app on users’ PCs. | Image: LG A video from Gamers Nexus explains how, after connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor to a PC running Windows 11 for the first time, Windows Update is silently installing LG driver updates and the LG Monitor App … Read more
Adobe’s ‘natural look’ camera app embraces generative AI
Welcome to the “what is a photo” debate, Adobe. | Image: Adobe Adobe’s experimental camera app has taken an unexpected turn. After Project Indigo was launched last year to provide a “more natural (SLR-like) look” for iPhone photography, the Indigo camera app is now being updated with a suite of generative AI tools. And the … Read more
Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI
Adobe’s Project Indigo can now remove all kinds of backgrounds from photos you snap using the app
Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk
Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of millions of websites, according to an estimate by a cybersecurity researcher.
Your HR Team Just Got Bigger: Inside Mesh, Netchex’s AI Team for the Deskless Workforce
Monday morning in a restaurant back office runs on a script every operator knows by heart. Payroll closes at noon. Three timecards are missing. A shift swap happened over a group text nobody screenshotted. A new line cook’s I-9 sits half-finished, and the one admin responsible for all of it is answering a PTO question … Read more
YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos
YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define the kinds of AI-generated and low-quality videos that can’t earn ad revenue.
Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Athropic researchers
AI infrastructure company Infinity announced Monday a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies
Edinburgh-based tech firm Craneware said customer data was stolen during a cyberattack. The company makes software that thousands of U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics rely on for billing patients, potentially exposing health data.
Meet Photon: HackerNoon Company of the Week
Welcome one, welcome all to another HackerNoon Company of the Week feature. Every week, we highlight a standout company from our Tech Company Database that’s making waves in the global tech ecosystem and the lives of its users. Our database features everything from S&P giants to rising stars in the Startup scene. This week, we’re spotlighting … Read more
Dr. Jill Lepore on why AI backlash is vital for the future
Today, I’m talking with Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Dr. Jill Lepore about her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, which comes out on August 25. Jill is one of the best writers there is at identifying institutional patterns in history, and Decoder is a show about systems, so … Read more
The AirPods Max 2 are down to their second-best price
There are a ton of deals available to shop today thanks to Best Buy’s “Black Friday in July” sale lasting all week. The sale typically aligns closely with Prime Day each year, but of course, Amazon’s shopping holiday happened much earlier than we expected. So it’s nice to have some deals in July. One of … Read more
The TechBeat: The AI That Can Re-Write Its Own Brain: Why Inkling is the New Frontier for Open Weights (7/20/2026)
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. ## Claude Code vs Codex vs OpenCode: The Honest Verdict for Full-Stack Engineers By @mandarc64 [ 8 Min read ] I tested … Read more
284 Blog Posts To Learn About Coding Skills
Let’s learn about Coding Skills via these 284 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. Coding skills are the abilities required to write, debug, and maintain computer programs in various programming languages. Strong coding skills … Read more
AI Startups Are Scaling Faster Than Their Financial Operations
There is a strange moment in the life of an AI startup when the product feels more sophisticated than the company operating it. The support queue is handled by an AI agent. Code reviews are partially automated. Marketing campaigns are generated, tested, and adjusted with workflows that did not exist two years ago. Customer data … Read more