In one of the largest deals in tech history, Marvell buys Lumentum for $115B
Marvell’s planned purchase of Lumentum is one of the biggest acquisitions in tech history. And they both have the same strategic investor: Nvidia.
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The New York Times and other publications sue Brave web browser for AI scraping and bypassing paywalls
The New York Times and a group of other publications have filed lawsuits against the company that makes the Brave web browser over alleged unlawful scraping to train AI and also letting users bypass their paywalls, as reported by Reuters. According to a complaint filed by the companies that run New York Daily News, the … Read more
Readwise takes on Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads with its new app for book lovers
Readwise Books combines an ebook store, reading tracker, detailed reading stats, and AI features in a bid to challenge Amazon’s ecosystem.
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Apple’s ‘Ultra’ smart home robot might have to wait until 2028
Apple has reportedly delayed the launch of its rumored smart home robot until next year at the earliest or possibly even 2028, according to The Information. It says the robot’s hardware “has been finished for around two years,” but that the software isn’t ready. The device’s software team has reportedly pushed to delay the launch … Read more
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Squarespace is laying off around 300 employees
The website-building platform Squarespace is laying off 19 percent of its employees as it works to “simplify” its operations, Squarespace spokesperson Jeff Seedman says in a statement to The Verge. The job cuts will affect around 300 of Squarespace’s 1,800 employees. “The changes are intended to simplify how we operate, sharpen our priorities and enable … Read more
SpaceX reportedly wants to buy Boost Mobile to compete with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
SpaceX has been looking for new ways to use its Starlink network, and a tie-up with cellular operator Boost Mobile could give it the terrestrial access it needs.
42AI comes out of stealth with $62.5M and a world model that can ‘predict human behavior’
Here’s a question straight out of sci-fi: What if AI could predict what you were going to do before you decided to, even in a completely new situation?
Elon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to ‘unsustainably high’ costs
Musk recently referred to Grok Bot as having “the fastest growth of a product that I’ve ever seen in my life.”
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Why Peacock is making a huge bet on YouTube
Today, I’m talking with Matt Strauss, who is now chairman of the NBCUniversal Media Group. This is Matt’s second time joining me on the show, and there’s been a whole lot of organizational and structural change at NBCU since the last time he and I spoke just two years ago — pure Decoder bait. First, … Read more
Media Titan Omri Hurwitz: Humans, Not Bots, Run the News
When Omri Hurwitz first appeared on The Spiro Circle as one of its earliest guests, he made a remark about AI and the news that James Spiro later used as a headline. Returning for episode 107, the CEO of Omri Hurwitz Media was asked what had changed. His answer was steady: “AI still does not … Read more
Vivo’s first Pro Max phone proves its Ultra is still in a league of its own
The X500 Pro Max is the first Vivo flagship to sit between its Pro and Ultra tiers. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge When I declared this spring that Vivo’s X300 Ultra had the best cameras in any phone, two things made it stand out in my mind: its excellent main camera with a … Read more
Could data center backlash flip Florida?
Patti Zirhut, a lifelong Republican, has been studying her ballot for weeks. Zirhut eagerly voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024, but she isn’t toeing the party line this year. “My ballot is all mixed up,” she says. She’s voting for some Republicans, some independents, and even a few Democrats. Zirhut remains … Read more
AI Agent Memory (Part 1): Why Remembering Isn’t the Same as Learning
AI agents preserve experience in histories, notes, and reusable instructions, then bring it back through search and retrieval. Their models also carry broad knowledge learned during training. But for memory to improve future behavior, it must help a system notice what matters, recognize a situation, and choose an appropriate action. Memento: a life held together … Read more
The TechBeat: Why Knowledge Graphs and Ontologies Are Making a Comeback in the Age of AI (11/2/2026)
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. ## I Compared 8 AI Agent Platforms. Here’s What Running a Team Actually Costs By @thomascherickal [ 55 Min read ] Compare … Read more
72 Blog Posts To Learn About Minio
Let’s learn about Minio via these 72 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. MinIO is an open-source object storage server compatible with Amazon S3 APIs, designed for storing unstructured data like photos, videos, backups, … Read more
YouTuber Druski is going to make exclusive content for Netflix
Comedian/actor Druski is seen during MLB All-Star Week on July 13th, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo / GC Images Netflix today announced a multiyear deal with the YouTuber, comedian, and influencer Druski, and he’ll create original content “exclusively” for the streaming service. The announcement is the latest in Netflix’s efforts to … Read more
Omen AI adds liquid know-how in $16 million Aquatic Labs acquisition
Two startups tackling the data center water problem are joining forces in a $16 million deal.
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Ninja’s first-ever microwave just replaced two of my kitchen appliances at once
The Ninja Crispi Microwave stands out for its FusionCrisp technology, which combines the speed of a microwave with the crispy results you’d expect from an air fryer.
We Built a Test to Catch Contact Forms That Lie. It Lied to Us Five Times First
My team builds a form backend, and the most common message we get is some version of “my form stopped working”. Usually the form never worked. Someone generated the site, clicked Send once, saw a green “Message sent!” and moved on. In early October we got tired of guessing how often that happens and decided … Read more