The New CLARITY Act Comes With an Ethics Rule That Expires With Trump’s Presidency
The 616-page bill bars federal officials and their spouses from issuing or sponsoring tokens, expressly lets them keep investing, routes enforcement through the DOJ, and sunsets at noon on January 20, 2029. Three design choices that add up to a conflict-of-interest...
Why AI-Assisted Data Engineering Needs Executable Specifications
AI-assisted coding has transformed software engineering by dramatically reducing implementation effort. Data engineering is experiencing the same shift, but enterprise data platforms are much more than coding. They span multiple technologies, upstream and downstream...
MiCA May Not Be the Rulebook for Your Tokenized Asset
July 1, 2026, was supposed to be the moment of clarity for crypto in Europe. MiCA fully kicked in, and many in the industry breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, a clear rulebook. Except for teams working with tokenized real-world assets. Because for a large share of...
10 Hottest Startups to Watch in 2026
The startup landscape in 2026 is being reshaped by a new generation of companies building for the realities of an AI-driven economy. Rather than simply adding AI features to existing products, these startups are creating infrastructure for AI agents, rethinking how...
Omniosocial AI Earns a 47 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Enterprise Agentic AI Platform
Welcome to the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon spotlight, curated by HackerNoon’s editors to showcase noteworthy tech solutions to real-world problems. Whether you’re a solopreneur, part of an early-stage startup, or a developer building something that truly matters,...
Meet the Hackathon Winner: Packworks on the Future of Phygital Retail and Building With Bright Data
Welcome to HackerNoon’s Meet the Hackathon Winner interview series, where we peel back the layers of winning projects across our hackathons for a peek at the technical and operational decisions that propelled them to our winners’ podium. Meet Packworks: Proof of...
This free Linux tool makes it easy to check your PC battery and disk usage – here’s how
The Mission Center system monitor for Linux adds some new features that will appeal to a broader user base, especially those with laptops.
Taylor Farms Has Rewritten Its Cyclospora Statement Four Times in Sixteen Days
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Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 1)
Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 1) appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The AI boom has college majors of all types dabbling in computer science
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence.But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into graduate...
Samsung says it’s banning smart TV apps that expose users’ internet connections
Samsung says it's banning smart TV apps that expose users' internet connections.
Flock’s CEO Faced Me After Its Cameras Led to My Wrongful Stop
Article URL: https://www.thedrive.com/podcast/flocks-ceo-wants-zero-wrongful-stops-i-wasnt-the-first Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49156650 Points: 24 # Comments: 3
Samsung Galaxy Buds Leak Reveals Ear-Hook Workout Design
A Samsung Galaxy Buds leak shows an ear-hook design aimed at workouts, but its name, audio system, price, and launch remain unconfirmed. The post Samsung Galaxy Buds Leak Reveals Ear-Hook Workout Design appeared first on TechRepublic.
New Firefighting Robot Uses Cryogenic Spray, Could Fight Wildfires
A Northeastern prototype firefighting robot uses cryogenic liquid nitrogen spray on small fires, with researchers exploring future wildfire response. The post New Firefighting Robot Uses Cryogenic Spray, Could Fight Wildfires appeared first on TechRepublic.
Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion
The payments giant says BioCatch’s behavioral and device intelligence will help financial institutions combat account takeovers, scams and other forms of digital fraud. The post Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion appeared first on...
New File Manager is C64’s Answer to Norton Commander
Norton was always a PC company — Norton Commander, the file manager that launched a thousand clones, was only ever available for DOS, like the rest of the company’s offerings in those days. If they’d decided to port it to the C64, though, it would likely look a lot...
Smartwatch vs smart ring for health tracking: The difference between these two wearables
Deciding between a smartwatch or a smart ring? Here's what to know.
Best wireless earbuds for 2026
It's safe to say the wireless earbuds space is pretty saturated. We've tested and reviewed dozens of models; these are our top picks.
Devtools must be open source
Article URL: https://blog.exe.dev/devtools-must-be-open-source Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49156111 Points: 27 # Comments: 2
How to keep your conversations with ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or Claude as private as possible
Worried about your personal AI chats being exposed? Here's how to tighten your privacy across several major chatbots.
How Trump’s cuts to Head Start could leave the signature early education program in tatters
President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said.Head Start,...
Best MagSafe wallets of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed
You don't have to compromise on style or function with these MagSafe wallet picks from brands like Moft, ESR, and more.
The Future, Made in China
Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/10/the-future-made-in-china Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49155940 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
How to stop your phone from overheating in the car
There are several steps you can take to prevent your phone from getting dangerously hot.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s school is the latest billionaire education experiment to collapse
The Primary School, an educational facility started by Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, has shut its doors, becoming the latest in a series of failed attempts by billionaires and the ultra-wealthy to fix the education system. The school,...
Baked products sold at Kroger, Food Lion, Publix, and elsewhere are being recalled over fears of aluminum slivers
Ukrop Homestyle Foods, a Virginia-based food manufacturer that makes prepared comfort food and bakery items, just issued a voluntary recall of six of its products. According to the company, which made the announcement on July 30, the recall was triggered after a piece...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Rogue AI Models, $88M Bitcoin Theft, Water-System Attacks and Dangling DNS Hijacks
This week kept coming back to permission. A model crossed a boundary. A wallet trusted bad randomness. Webmail kept an intruder around. Public systems, package feeds, hotel networks, and login flows all gave away more than intended. Some of it was clever. Most of it...
NASA boss balks at billion-dollar estimate for recycled Moon rover
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has stated "we simply will not fly it" if claims about the costs of the repurposed Mars rover engineering model prove anywhere near accurate. Isaacman was responding to the Planetary Society's chief of space policy, Casey Dreier, who...
MediaTek lines up $5B war chest for AI datacenter push
Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek is lining up $5 billion in financing to expand into AI datacenter silicon, targeting a slice of a market it expects to be worth up to $80 billion next year. The fabless chip producer is perhaps best known for its Arm-based smartphone and...
Police National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leak
The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) is the latest UK public sector outfit to admit that cybercriminals made off with its data, including the names and work email addresses of police officers, justice staff, government partners, and customers. The legal lookup...