Month: February 2025

Hong Kong’s Patient Approach to Regulating Crypto Will Pay Off: LegCo’s Duncan Chiu

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Crypto regulations are a competitive business in Asia, with places such as Hong Kong and Singapore vying to become Asia’s crypto hub and capture all the business associated with that status. The challenge, though, lies in crafting a rulebook that balances investor protections with a welcomingness to businesses and new capital. And here, Hong Kong … Read more

Introducing the CoinDesk Mobile App

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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the CoinDesk Mobile App – designed to bring you the latest crypto news, real-time market data, and expert insights, all in one easy-to-use platform. Whether you’re a trader, investor, or blockchain enthusiast, this app will keep you informed and ahead of the game. Why You’ll Love the CoinDesk … Read more

Revel nabs $60M in New York State funding to build more EV chargers

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As President Donald Trump attempts to freeze funding for a $5 billion federal EV charging infrastructure program, some states are stepping up. EV charging infrastructure startup Revel secured Monday a $60 million loan from New York’s clean energy investment fund NY Green Bank to more than triple its current public fast charging network in NYC.  … Read more

Lyft eyes robotaxi launch in 2026

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Lyft says it will launch a fleet of robotaxis, using self-driving technology from Intel’s Mobileye, in Dallas in “as soon as 2026,” with plans to scale to ”thousands” of vehicles in additional markets in the months to follow. To signal its seriousness, the company tapped Marubeni, a Japanese conglomerate, to run fleet operations. Lyft’s news … Read more

Learn to Create an Algorithm That Can Predict User Behaviors Using AI

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Link prediction aims to predict the likelihood of a future or missing connection between nodes in a network. It is widely used in various applications, such as social networks, recommendation systems, and biological networks. We’ll focus on link prediction in social networks, and for that we’ll use the same dataset that was used for local … Read more

The Psychology Behind Successful Pair Programming

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Research Settings 3 Methods 3.1 Instruments and 3.2 Quantitative Analysis 3.3 Thematic Analysis 4 Results 4.1 Quantitative Results 4.2 Qualitative Results 5 Discussion and 5.1 Answering the research questions 5.2 Threats to validity and 5.3 Limitations and generalizability 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 6 CONCLUSION This preliminary … Read more

What Science Says About Learning to Code in Pairs

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Research Settings 3 Methods 3.1 Instruments and 3.2 Quantitative Analysis 3.3 Thematic Analysis 4 Results 4.1 Quantitative Results 4.2 Qualitative Results 5 Discussion and 5.1 Answering the research questions 5.2 Threats to validity and 5.3 Limitations and generalizability 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 5 DISCUSSION The main … Read more

How Pair Programming Affects Student Motivation and Learning

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Research Settings 3 Methods 3.1 Instruments and 3.2 Quantitative Analysis 3.3 Thematic Analysis 4 Results 4.1 Quantitative Results 4.2 Qualitative Results 5 Discussion and 5.1 Answering the research questions 5.2 Threats to validity and 5.3 Limitations and generalizability 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 4 Results 4.1 Quantitative … Read more

Measuring Intrinsic Motivation in Pair Programming

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Research Settings 3 Methods 3.1 Instruments and 3.2 Quantitative Analysis 3.3 Thematic Analysis 4 Results 4.1 Quantitative Results 4.2 Qualitative Results 5 Discussion and 5.1 Answering the research questions 5.2 Threats to validity and 5.3 Limitations and generalizability 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 3 Methods 3.1 Instruments … Read more

Does Programming with a Partner Make Learning Easier?

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Research Settings 3 Methods 3.1 Instruments and 3.2 Quantitative Analysis 3.3 Thematic Analysis 4 Results 4.1 Quantitative Results 4.2 Qualitative Results 5 Discussion and 5.1 Answering the research questions 5.2 Threats to validity and 5.3 Limitations and generalizability 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 2 Research Settings The … Read more

Pair Programming: The Buddy System, But With Fewer Bugs (Hopefully)

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:::info Author: (1) Marcel Valový, Department of Information Technologies, Prague, Czech Republic (marcel.valovy@vse.cz). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Research Settings 3 Methods 3.1 Instruments and 3.2 Quantitative Analysis 3.3 Thematic Analysis 4 Results 4.1 Quantitative Results 4.2 Qualitative Results 5 Discussion and 5.1 Answering the research questions 5.2 Threats to validity … Read more

Sen. Ron Wyden is here to stop Elon Musk

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Today, I’m talking with Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat and the senior senator from Oregon. He’s been in the Senate for almost 30 years, which makes him one of the longest-serving members of the institution. He’s also deeply involved in tech policy — in fact, he co-authored Section 230 in 1996. That’s the law that … Read more

Binance Bitcoin Reserves Slumped $355M in January as User Balances Rose by $4.4B

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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s bitcoin (BTC) reserves dropped by $355 million last month while customer balances grew by more than $4 billion, bringing the two figures more in line with each other, according to recently published exchange reserves data. At the turn of the year Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, held 622,192 BTC … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The First Provable AI-Proof Game: Introducing Butterfly Wings 4 (2/10/2025)

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How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 10, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From A Candian Scientist Is Trying to Inject Souls in AI, and It Looks Like It Could Work to Is … Read more

Google-backed public interest AI partnership launches with $400M+ for open ecosystem building

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Make room for yet another partnership on AI: Current AI, which is being billed as a “public interest” initiative focused on fostering and steering development of artificial intelligence in societally beneficial directions, was announced at the French AI Action summit on Monday — with an initial $400 million in pledges from backers and a plan … Read more

Meet BNB Chain: HackerNoon Company of the Week

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Hey Hackers! n Welcome to another addition to our Company of the Week feature! Every week, we share an awesome tech brand from our tech company database, making their evergreen mark on the internet. This unique HackerNoon database ranks S&P 500 companies and top startups of the year alike. This week, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on BNB … Read more

HackerNoon Decoded 2024: Celebrating Our Writing Community!

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Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded: Writing Edition—the ultimate recap of the stories, writers, and trends that defined your 2024! In The World Of Writing, You Found Limitless Creativity “Dearest diary, this day I was informed that I am amongst the 0.69% of HackerNoon denizens most enamored with the Writing Category. Yup, Shakespeare, that’s you, and we … Read more