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Yes, I think cyberpunk was always film noir inspired. E.g. I seem to recall that William Gibson was influenced by Dashiel Hammett.

That one really stood out to me as well. All of the early Cyberpunk I remember reading seemed noir as hell. But maybe Cyberpunk has become such a big tent that "original" Cyberpunk needs a new name.

Snow Crash is cyberpunk but it would be a stretch to call it noir.