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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
Electric air taxis go to war
Electric aviation is still in its infancy, but manufacturers are already looking beyond mere air taxi trips across cities. Today, one of the leading air taxi startups, San Jose-based Archer Aviation, unveiled a new aircraft it co-developed with defense technology company Anduril – though the platform is designed for both military and commercial uses, the … Read more
Avengers: Doomsday’s first trailer puts everyone on high alert
After months of teasing us with reminders about how large Avengers: Doomsday‘s cast is going to be, Marvel has finally released a proper trailer for the film. Though Robert. Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom definitely appears to be causing a lot of the chaos in Doomsday‘s first trailer, the movie seems like it’s going to feature … Read more
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Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action
Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity.
StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city’s startup community
For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we’re bringing the kind of access you’d expect from an under-wraps event to the whole startup, VC, and dealmaking community.
AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales
The fine is more than double the penalty that Temu was slapped with for similar DSA violations. | Illustration: The Verge AliExpress has been hit with a €550 million (about $629 million) fine for violating Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products from being sold on the … Read more