Fitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch
Google’s newest wearable costs $179.99 and has a sleek feel like the Fitbit Air but with an OLED display.
Mechanism’s first Switch 2 case is as awesome as I hoped it would be
The Basecase seen here with 3D-printed grips and a rear plate that offers (unofficial) compatibility with Lego blocks and minifigs. Most companies have slowed down releasing new Switch 2 cases, but one of my favorite accessory makers recently debuted its first, after a few delays. The $49 Basecase from Mechanism is a snap-on shell for … Read more
Tokenized catastrophe bonds target the disaster-insurance gap
A planned Bermuda issuance would put legal ownership onchain and seek capital for disaster risks that remain costly to insure.
XRP treasury Evernorth’s shares rise 5% at Nasdaq opening print
Evernorth’s share price rose by 5% as investors welcomed the Nasdaq debut of the first pure-play XRP digital asset treasury.
RDMA: The Reason Remote Storage Feels Like It’s Plugged Into Your Motherboard
Your SSD does 4K reads in 80 microseconds. Your network stack just added 150 µs. That was the whole problem — until RDMA removed the network from the latency math. The bottleneck nobody talks about For most of the 2010s, the rule was simple: if you wanted fast storage, you kept it local. NVMe SSDs … Read more
Smart ring maker Ultrahuman to roll out biological-age model across UAE
Ultrahuman and Abu Dhabi will spend the next two years working on research and clinical validation of the model.
Ledger implant tests Bitcoin ETFs as safer custodial solutions than hardware wallets
The discovery of an unauthorized Ledger hardware implant reignited debate on whether Bitcoin ETFs are safer than self-custodying Bitcoin via hardware wallet devices.
The TechBeat: AI-Assisted Genealogy: Using AI to Trace My Family Tree (10/12/2026)
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. ## 101 Real-World Examples of How to Use Jev By @platformization [ 15 Min read ] 101 real, linked projects built on … Read more
57 Blog Posts To Learn About Esports
Let’s learn about Esports via these 57 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. Esports refers to organized, multiplayer video game competitions, often involving professional players and teams. It has grown into a significant global … Read more
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts tomorrow: Your final chance to secure up to $100 ticket savings
Tomorrow at 8 a.m. PT, it all begins. 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech operators will gather at San Francisco’s Moscone West for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 for three days of ideas, connections, and startups shaping what comes next. This is your last 24 hours to secure ticket savings of up to $100, and get 50% off a … Read more
No Man’s Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad
The No Man’s Sky universe is about to get a little bit smaller – but in a good way. Hello Games announced that its long-running sci-fi exploration game will be coming to iOS, with versions for both the iPhone and iPad available starting on October 28th. According to Hello’s Sean Murray, the mobile version of … Read more
Android is the best and worst thing about Googlebooks
I’ve been testing two Googlebooks: this Asus model, and HP’s too. My first week with the new Android-powered laptops has been about as rocky as anyone’s, but I’ve slowly learned to like them, even if love still feels a ways off. Every moment that’s impressed me has been thanks to Android, whether I’ve been accessing … Read more
Sovereign, Decentralized, or Private Perimeter AI? Govern the Decision Before You Pick the Plumbing
Who I am, and why these three words keep coming up I’ve been writing software for more than 25 years, mostly in education technology, behavioral analytics and data science. I recently started my tenth company as technical founder. I’m also co-founder and chairman of Saigon A.I., a doctoral researcher at the University of St Andrews … Read more
Bitmine Adds $32M in Ethereum as Tom Lee Says Firm Is Nearly ‘Done Stacking’
The Ethereum treasury firm now holds 6.03 million ETH, 4.9% of supply, as Lee predicts the biggest crypto bull market yet.
Testing LLM Bias Across Embeddings, Prompts, and Generated Text
Ask a language model to write a short story about a nurse and a CEO, and watch which pronouns it picks. Odds are, you can predict them. That tiny habit is bias in action, and it scales to every résumé summary, support reply, and generated report your product produces. Bias is not one bug in … Read more
The OnePlus 16 is the company’s most interesting phone in years
Today the OnePlus 16 launched in China, the company’s first flagship phone since quitting both the US and European markets this summer. As luck would have it, it also looks like the company’s best phone in some time. Like most OnePlus phones, the 16 is positioned around performance, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen … Read more
The Fitbit Edge is for folks who don’t want to go totally screenless
The leaked specs turned out to be spot-on, but there are some neat software updates too. | Image: Google The Fitbit Edge may not be Google’s best-kept fitness-tracking secret, but as of today, its existence is official. The tracker sits smack-dab between the recently launched Fitbit Air and the more powerful Google Pixel Watch 5 … Read more
CMF’s first wireless speakers look like musical milk cartons
The CMF Speaker Series are the first portable Bluetooth speakers from the budget-focused brand that Nothing created but is in the process of spinning off into an India-based standalone subsidiary. As with many of CMF’s products, like the Headphone Pro that launched a year ago, the new speakers deliver affordability alongside unique designs and bright … Read more
Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background
Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture
Strategy Scoops Up $21.5M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $192M in STRC
The purchase lifts Strategy’s holdings to 848,250 BTC and follows a $176 million repurchase of STRC preferred stock the week before.
Strategy adds 250 Bitcoin as holdings reach 848,250 BTC
Michael Saylor’s Strategy said Bitcoin holdings reached 848,250 BTC after its latest purchase, while maintaining a $4.88 billion cash reserve.
Standard Chartered offers RLUSD custody in Dubai and plans LMAX collateral link
Ripple previously gave LMAX $150 million in financing to integrate RLUSD into its institutional infrastructure.
Ledger claims CryptoBilis cases are limited as up to $93M is traced, $10M frozen
Ledger said every confirmed case involves devices sold by the Southeast Asian reseller, but critics say the hardware-wallet maker must answer for an authorized sales channel.
How Apple can win the smart home
Apple’s second-gen HomePod. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge This week, Apple is hosting its first-ever dedicated smart home event. While the company hasn’t shared details about what it will reveal at the “Welcome Home experience” in New York City on Tuesday, October 13th, it doesn’t take an army of internet sleuths to … Read more
Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives
ASIC’s proposal would extend leverage limits and protections against negative balances to certain derivatives settled in digital assets.
Bitcoin Ranges Near $83K as Traders Look to US Inflation Data
October rate-hike odds have slumped, but analysts say Treasury yields at two-decade highs are still keeping a lid on risk appetite.
QGIS bans AI assisted contributions
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