We thought we wouldn’t write about Overwatch characters anymore but D.Mon looks too sick not to
The new Overwatch hero is part-D.Va, part-Reinhardt and 100 percent cool as heck.
Trump administration spends another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects
This is the fifth such deal in which the president and his team has paid big to cancel a green energy contract.
I was loyal to T-Mobile for 10 years, but switching to Mint slashed my bill – by a lot
The inconsistent service, shady upcharges, and uptick in better-valued competitors made the choice easy.
Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years
Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-july-2026-9.7299225 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49213367 Points: 15 # Comments: 1
Employee happiness is climbing back from all-time lows, survey suggests
A new survey shows employee morale is on the rise after hitting all-time lows. BambooHR, an HR software platform, used employee net promoter scores (eNPS) — a numeric rating of how likely employees are to recommend the organization as a place to work — and turnover...
Some adults use AI for financial advice, but trust is still low, Gallup poll finds
Some U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it’s far from the most trusted source of advice, according to a new Gallup survey conducted in partnership with Edward Jones, a financial services firm. About 1 in 5 Americans who have...
Don’t eat this pistachio nut butter sold at Walmart. It could make you very sick
There has been no shortage of recalls linked to possible Salmonella contamination recently, and, unfortunately, consumers need to be aware of yet another one. This recall involves a nut butter product sold exclusively at Walmart stores in 19 states. Here’s what you...
This 6-port USB-C charger replaced my ugly power brick – and powers my entire desk
The Satechi ChargeView 240W desktop charger ticks all the right boxes for this charging geek.
AI is changing cybersecurity in quick and terrifying ways
Hackers employing AI in their tactics are finding ways to exploit vulnerabilities that didn't even exist before.
Korean lunar orbiter snaps first pics of the SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site on the moon
NASA believes the crater left by the rocket is around 60 feet wide.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 review: Health data overload, but built for the future
Samsung's latest smartwatch introduces new metrics, a longer-lasting battery, and hints at the future of wearables.
Why Gen Z is suddenly carrying ‘analog bags’ everywhere—and what they put inside them
Gen Z gets a lot of flak for being endlessly connected online. But a new trend is proving that the digital natives are burned out from a life spent consuming content on social media: they’re carrying tech-free purses and totes, otherwise known as “analog bags.” While...
International Beer Day: Here’s everything to know about the beverage, and where to score some local deals
“Hold my beer” has become a common catchphrase to signal that something important is about to go down. It implies that drinking a cold one is an everyday occurrence. According to Alcohol.org, the saying is not wrong. Beer is the preferred alcoholic beverage around the...
Scrapping your gas-powered car right now would actually be better for the planet than fixing it, study says
If you really want to reduce your transportation emissions, it would actually be better to scrap a brand new gas-powered car and switch to an electric vehicle instead of waiting until that gas car stopped working. That’s true even when factoring in the emissions from...
The AI Billboards Are Killing SF
Article URL: https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2026/08/07/sf-ai-billboards-dystopian-not-funny/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49212928 Points: 5 # Comments: 8
OpenAI’s vision of the future is reportedly a donut-shaped smart speaker
We’ve got a new vision for the next great piece of AI hardware—and it (allegedly) is going to look a lot like a donut. New details about OpenAI’s first piece of hardware, designed by JonyIve’s LoveFrom studio, are emerging. According to Bloomberg, the device will be...
Tax cuts for the wealthy only benefit the rich (2023)
Article URL: https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/economics/tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-only-benefit-the-rich-debunking-trickle-down-economics Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49213097 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilities
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/responding-next-frontier-critical-cyber-capabilities/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49213029 Points: 11 # Comments: 1
An all-sky map of half a million supermassive black holes
Article URL: https://www.sdss.org/black-hole-mapper-release-20/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211921 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been
Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/mamdani-assembles-his-nyc-tech-team/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49212459 Points: 28 # Comments: 6
Olivia Rodrigo handpicked Etsy founders for festival merch. Their sales soared more than 2,000%
In early May, Emma Mannino received a direct message on Etsy from someone she didn’t know. The woman, who said she worked for the platform, explained that Mannino had an opportunity through Etsy’s creator codesign program to work with an unspecified “talent” on some...
What is the brand Matières Fécales (yes, ‘fecal matter’) and why is it suddenly everywhere?
The brand name behind recent showstopping fashion moments isn’t quite as delicate as their romantic and otherworldly looks. When asked what an ethereal Zendaya was wearing for the “Odyssey” premiere in New York, her stylist Law Roach responded: “Fecal...
Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents
Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.
Computer maker Framework notifies ‘all customers’ of a data breach
Framework told "all" of its customers that hackers accessed their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses in a data breach.
This Bluetooth-only Marshall home speaker sounds so good, I can forgive the missing Wi-Fi
The Marshall Stanmore IV is a more expensive home speaker, but there's so much to like that $430 sounds like a good value.
HackerNoon Projects of the Week: Image to Photo, Granary, and Nexio
Welcome back to Projects of the Week, our weekly look at some of the most interesting products coming out of the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon. The bar is pretty simple: build something people actually find useful. Every project featured here tackles a real problem,...
We’ve Never Built an App. Now We’re Taking On Shipaton 2026
We have never built an app before.Even so, we are entering RevenueCat Shipaton 2026, one of the largest app-building competitions in the world.Our timeline is 60 days—from August 1 to September 30.From the initial concept to the App Store launch, the two of us will...
The TechBeat: Meet the Hackathon Winner: SpyderBot on the Future of Brand Discovery in AI Search (8/7/2026)
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. ## Building for Shipaton 2026? Share Your Journey on HackerNoon and...
310 Blog Posts To Learn About Guide
Let's learn about Guide via these 310 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. A guide offers comprehensive instructions or advice designed to...
TimescaleDB 2.28: Faster Queries, Lighter Operations, and Better Schema Evolution
Time-series analytics at scale creates operational friction. When you're running continuous aggregates, columnar storage, and complex analytical patterns, each new metric, query pattern, and configuration tuning attempt adds complexity. Refreshes block each other,...