The Noonification: The Good Quarter (8/14/2024)

How are you, hacker? 🪐What’s happening in tech this week: The Noonification by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our top 5 stories of the day, every day at noon your local time! Set email preference here. ## Product Sense Interview: How to Prepare and Succeed By @olgakirgizova [ 6 Min read … Read more

FaceStudio: Put Your Face Everywhere in Seconds: Results

:::info Authors: (1) Yuxuan Yan,Tencent with Equal contributions and yuxuanyan@tencent.com; (2) Chi Zhang, Tencent with Equal contributions and Corresponding Author, johnczhang@tencent.com; (3) Rui Wang, Tencent and raywwang@tencent.com; (4) Yichao Zhou, Tencent and yichaozhou@tencent.com; (5) Gege Zhang, Tencent and gretazhang@tencent.com; (6) Pei Cheng, Tencent and peicheng@tencent.com; (7) Bin Fu, Tencent and brianfu@tencent.com; (8) Gang Yu, Tencentm … Read more

TechCrunch Minute: OpenAI’s latest GPT4-o model gets weird

OpenAI’s newest GPT4-o model can behave pretty strangely, for example by copying your voice, or by shouting or moaning erotically during a conversation. The reason we know this is not because some independent researchers or random users caught it. These are actually observations from OpenAI itself, in a “red teaming” report that’s supposed to identify … Read more

Apple is finally going to open up iPhone tap-to-pay

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is going to let developers offer in-app NFC transactions using the Secure Element starting with iOS 18.1, and as part of the update, you’ll also be able to set a default contactless payment app that’s accessible when you double-click your iPhone’s side button. Previously, Apple has only … Read more

How Data Encryption Can Simplify Infrastructure Architecture

Product and infrastructure engineering teams are not always aligned with the interests of security engineering teams. While product and infrastructure focus on driving business value and delivering practical solutions, security focuses on detection, prevention, and remediation, which can seem less immediately valuable. Like an insurance policy, it’s not entirely obvious why it’s worth the money … Read more

Product Sense Interview: How to Prepare and Succeed

At my work I regularly interviewed managers of various levels – from interns to CPO-level people, and conducted mock interviews. Recently, I went through interviews by myself at Google and other companies and received an offer from one big company in the Middle East. In this article, I will share my experience and give some … Read more

Navigating Bias in AI: Challenges and Mitigations in RLHF

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate various aspects of our lives, ensuring that these systems operate fairly and without bias has become a critical concern. Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) is one approach that allows AI models to better align with human values by learning from human-provided feedback. However, this approach is not … Read more

Exploring JSON Schema for Form Validation in Web Components

In the realm of modern web development, ensuring data integrity and user experience is paramount. JSON Schema has emerged as a powerful tool for validating the structure of JSON data, providing developers with a standardized approach to data validation, documentation, and extensibility. When combined with Web Components, JSON Schema becomes an even more potent solution … Read more

FOMO HOUR 179 – PUMP FUN STILL RISING!

Crypto rallies ahead of key CPI data today. $2bn more Mt. Gox BTC readies to moved. Jump transfers another $46m ETH to sell. SOL stablecoin TVL up $1bn in the last 3 weeks. Goldman Sachs show $418m BTC ETF. BTC ETFs will soon surpass Satoshi’s holding. ETH L2 transactions hit record 12.4m. Harris advisors have … Read more