Month: January 2025

Driving Digital Transformation: Khurana’s Impact on AI, E-Commerce, and Telecom

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Artificial Intelligence (AI), e-commerce, and telecommunications require visionary leaders like Rahul Khurana, Principal Architect, Technical. His 16-year career in the tech industry reflects a rare blend of technical mastery, inventive thinking, and steadfast commitment to customer-centric solutions. A Purpose-Driven Career Khurana distinguished himself in the area of software development by creating impactful, efficient solutions. However, … Read more

Ecobee launches an even cheaper smart thermostat

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Image: Ecobee Ecobee is launching a new entry-level smart thermostat that costs $129.99. The Smart Thermostat Essential comes with a full-color touchscreen and supports Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, and Google Assistant. Just like Ecobee’s other smart thermostats, the Essential adjusts the temperature of your home based on the schedule you set, allowing it to conserve … Read more

Meta stops selling the Quest Pro

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Poor little guy. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta has stopped selling the Quest Pro, UploadVR spotted. The news comes just over two months since the company discontinued the high-end VR headset. Meta wrote then that it would keep selling the headset until year’s end or until it ran out of … Read more

Disney strikes deal to merge Fubo with Hulu + Live TV

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Hulu and sports-forward streamer Fubo are settling aside some legal differences and teaming up in order to launch yet another new platform for you to subscribe to. Last year, Fubo filed a lawsuit against Disney (which co-owns Hulu), Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery last year on grounds that the studios’ plan for Venu Sports, a … Read more

Command Query Responsibility Segregation Separates Reading From Writing… but How?

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The first time this term appeared in Software Engineering lexicons was all the way back in 1997. It appeared in the book “Object-Oriented Software Construction” by Bertrand Meyer. At this time it was known as CQS (Command Query Separation). CQRS was finally introduced by Greg Young in 2010. This software architecture is designed to mitigate … Read more

This Architecture Principle from 2005 Can Address Caveats Introduced by Object-oriented Programming

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This architecture principle was created by Alistair Cockburn in 2005. This is one of the many forms of DDD(Domain Driven Design Architecture). The goal was to find a way to solve or otherwise mitigate general caveats introduced by object-oriented programming. This is also known as Ports and Adapters architecture. The hexagon concept isn’t related to … Read more

Learn to Generate Flow Charts With This Simple AI Integration

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Integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with diagramming tools like Mermaid and UML is revolutionizing software development by automating the creation of visual representations from textual descriptions. Generating Flowcharts from System Descriptions Example: Consider a scenario where a developer needs to visualize the process of a user interacting with an online shopping platform. By providing a … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Falls 3.5% as Index Trades Lower From Friday

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3671.0, down 0.2% (-6.46) since 4 p.m. ET last Friday. 10 of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: RENDER (+8.4%) and FIL (+7.1%). Laggards: HBAR (-3.5%) and ADA (-3.4%). … Read more

Meet Starknet: HackerNoon Company of the Week

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Happy 2025 Hackers! We are kicking off the new year with another edition of Company of the Week! Every week, we introduce a prominent tech enterprise from our tech company database, in an effort to recognize their impact on the industry. This comprehensive database ranks S&P 500 companies alongside the most innovative startups of the year, presenting … Read more

Full Nature Farms launches smart irrigation system at CES 2025 to reduce agricultural water waste

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Agriculture, which consumes about 70% of global freshwater, is grappling with increased water scarcity and inefficient irrigation systems. Traditional methods of irrigation not only lead to wasted water and nutrients, but also contribute to lower crop yields, food insecurity, and unnecessary carbon emissions.  Hong-Kong based agriculture technology startup Full Nature Farms thinks there’s a better … Read more

This tiny button pulls off the wall and controls your lights and music with gestures

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Image: Flic On Monday, Flic announced the Flic Duo, a wall-mountable smart button you can pick up to control other gadgets using customizable gestures. The dual-button remote allows users to create over 30 programmable motion-based commands, so you could, for instance, program the smart button to play a specific music playlist with a swipe. You … Read more