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Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year
The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber’s new AV Labs division.
Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. | Bloomberg via Getty Images Just in case you were wondering, Nvidia’s RTX Spark isn’t supposed to be a one-off. The company is not just flirting with becoming the fifth high-profile vendor of consumer laptop chips to see if people bite. At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Nvidia … Read more
118 Blog Posts To Learn About Job Hunting
Let’s learn about Job Hunting via these 118 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. Job hunting is the process of actively seeking employment, encompassing resume building, networking, and interviews. It is essential for career … Read more
Alphabet’s record-breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal
If Alphabet’s record-breaking, $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.
Meta mercifully spun out VR fitness game Supernatural instead of just killing it
Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app’s sad fate after sweeping layoffs.
Substack’s new ‘Reply Rules’ feature lets creators control how people respond
Substack’s new Reply Rules feature is currently available for all English-language publications and is designed to give creators greater control over how their audiences respond.
Google’s Dreambeans, its weirdest-named AI tool to date, will turn your life into a cartoon
Dreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated “stories” culled from the personal data in your Google account.
The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel
Compact power banks have gotten a lot faster in the past year — and it’s not just their USB-C charging speeds that have received a boost. The newest Qi2.2-certified models can wirelessly charge an iPhone 16 or later at up to 25W. Combine that with their ability to magnetically snap on via MagSafe, and you’ve … Read more
As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise
This week we’ve got tandem hands-ons with Google’s new Gemini AI agent – Spark – from my colleagues David Pierce and Jay Peters. Their takeaways are similar: It’s so effective that it’s scary. Spark knew that David’s dog is named Frida and knew the first name of Jay’s wife, even though neither of them explicitly … Read more
Ultrahuman says hackers accessed customers’ wellness data via internal tool
The breach at wearable ring maker Ultrahuman stemmed from credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee laptop.
Carvana ties up with Bezos-backed Slate Auto as it plans new car sales
Carvana was granted a warrant to buy shares in Slate last year, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter is heavily invested in both companies.
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks
Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.
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Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy
Amazon’s updated search bar will now show you AI-generated images of products as you describe them. For now, the in-app feature only surfaces AI images of clothing and home goods, allowing you to tap on the image that best matches what you’re looking for and search for similar-looking items. In a blog post, Amazon positions … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: You Have to Care – Because the Amplifier Wont (6/3/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, June 3, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Martin Behaim Presented the World’s First Globe in 1492, Alexander Graham Bell Demonstrated the Photophone in Washington in 1880, Senator Obama Won the Montana Democratic Primary in 2008, … Read more
Amazon will show AI product images when you search for some reason
Amazon will use visual search and AI to show AI generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products.
Still facing copyright lawsuits, AI music generator Suno raises another $400M
The prominent AI music generation startup is now valued at over $5.4 billion — about seven months ago, it raised at a $2.45 billion valuation.
PlayStation is getting back to what it’s good at
PlayStation used its most recent State of Play showcase to make it clear where its focus is. After a series of costly live-service stumbles, it’s getting back to focusing on premium, narrative-driven, single-player games. That statement was made clear with how it started and ended the hourlong show. The showcase began with an extended look … Read more
Textual Autograd Mechanics: Computation Graphs in Language Optimization
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction TEXTGRAD: Optimizing AI systems by backpropagating text feedback Results 3.1 Code optimization 3.2 Solution optimization by test-time training to improve problem solving 3.3 Prompt optimization for reasoning 3.4 Molecule optimization 3.5 Radiotherapy treatment plan optimization Related work Discussion, Acknowledgements, and References A. TEXTGRAD Details B. Optimizer Extensions C. … Read more
Supernatural isn’t dead after all
DeeDee Henry works out using VR at her home in Ventura, California. | Photo by Maggie Shannon / The Verge A few months ago, Meta effectively handed Supernatural, a popular VR fitness game on the Meta Quest, a death sentence. As part of overarching VR layoffs, the company announced the game would no longer get … Read more
These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked
The startup’s own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.
GitLab cuts 14% of staff as it scales its platform to serve AI workloads
The company is reducing its workforce as it exits 22 countries, reduces management layers, and invests in its infrastructure to scale its platform.
Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the U.K. then rolled out globally.