The HackerNoon Newsletter: On Grok and the Weight of Design (7/11/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, July 11, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, First Transatlantic TV Transmission via Satellite in 1962, Skylab Re-Enters the Earth's Atmosphere in 1979, "To Kill a Mockingbird" Published in 1960, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Venmo’s Friends List Exposed a U.S. Security Adviser—And It Could Happen to You to On Grok and the Weight of Design, let’s dive right in.

This New Language Might Kill NVIDIA’s GPU Monopoly

By @thomascherickal [ 29 Min read ] A 4 trillion USD company is well-established today but that may change as early as next year, thanks to disruptive technology - MLIR and Mojo. Read More.

Yandex Releases Massive Dataset to Help AI Understand What You Really Like

By @hacker35117626 [ 6 Min read ] Yandex has released Yambda, one of the world’s largest recommendation datasets. Read More.

Venmo’s Friends List Exposed a U.S. Security Adviser—And It Could Happen to You

By @@hanaliu [ 4 Min read ] A Wired investigation exposed a top U.S. official’s contacts via Venmo. Learn how poor privacy defaults could put your data—and network—at risk. Read More.

On Grok and the Weight of Design

By @aborschel [ 3 Min read ] Groks recent output issues reveal deeper structural problems in model alignment. Read More.

No-Code Automation With n8n – Start Here

By @proflead [ 6 Min read ] n8n is a powerful, open-source workflow automation tool tha helps you connect different apps, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline your operations. Read More.

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This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Noonification