How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 5, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Win Up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon to 🏆 Startups of The … Read more
Greetings Hackers, For the second time this year, we’re excited to announce a new writing contest on HackerNoon: the #blockchain Writing Contest presented by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon. :::tip New to HackerNoon writing contests? Find out about active contests, participation guidelines, and more at contests.hackernoon.com ::: The #blockchain Writing Contest puts decentralization—a core tenet of blockchain … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 5 Data Collection In our … Read more
Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded: Society Edition—the ultimate recap of the stories, writers, and trends that defined your 2024! Society Wasn’t Perfect, But You Worked To Make It Better If, tomorrow, you pick up a tech story, no one bats an eye. But when you say that society is doomed, everyone loses their minds! But they’re … Read more
TL;DR I built a sci-fi bass from scratch, packed with a synth, a wireless transmitter, a hacked built-in tuner and voltmeters. This monster runs on lithium batteries, charging like your smartphone. Is it perfect? Heck no. But sounds cool. There you go! https://youtu.be/EMKPP32UIzQ?embedable=true PREFACE This is a story of mistakes and domestic luthiery. Imagine a … Read more
Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its “reasoning’ model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, available in the Gemini app. Notably, Google is releasing these AI models as the tech world remains … Read more
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Gemini 2.0 updates are starting to roll out. Google is bringing its experimental “reasoning” artificial intelligence model capable of explaining how it answers complex questions to the Gemini app. The Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking update is part of a slew of Gemini 2.0 AI rollouts announced by Google today, including its latest Gemini 2.0 Pro … Read more
Two venture-backed veterans of crypto’s data storage subsector, Textile and 3Box Labs, the builder of Ceramic, have merged in an all-stock deal, CoinDesk has learned. The companies will operate under Textile’s brand and retain their staff and data infrastructure- focused product lines. Textile CEO Andrew Hill will head the merged organization. Self-described “friendly competitors,” Textile … Read more
Amazon has sent out invites to a February Devices & Service event hosted by Panos Panay, | Image: Amazon Amazon sent out invites today for a February event in New York City. The invite gives few clues as to what will be announced at the event, which will be hosted by Panos Panay and the … Read more
The governance foundation for decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem 0G has unveiled an $88 million fund for the creation of AI applications. The 0G Foundation is seeking submissions from teams developing decentralized finance (DeFi), on-chain data marketplaces for secure data sharing, AI-driven gaming and social applications, according to an emailed announcement Wednesday. The fund is … Read more
For a while, it looked like the first live-action Gundam movie was going to make its debut on Netflix, but Bandai now plans to put the movie in theaters. Though details about the film are still very slim, Bandai and Legendary announced today that their live-action Gundam feature will now be written and directed by … Read more
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While the top ten cryptocurrencies seem stuck trading sideways, the meme coin world continues to make double digits moves.
There’s clearly no better design trend right now than this. We’re still awaiting a new pair of Powerbeats Pro to drop sometime this year, but if you’re a Beats fan in need of a solid pair of wireless earbuds to bridge the gap, you’re in luck. The Beats Studio Buds Plus are on sale for … Read more
Ethereum is finally about to solve the interoperability problems that have plagued the ecosystem since it embraced the L2 scaling roadmap.
Stranger Things. Netflix has a busy year of premieres ahead, but it might be most notable for whatâs ending. As the streaming service continues to push into a new era full of live events, reality TV, and ad sales, itâs also saying goodbye to arguably its two biggest franchises, with both Stranger Things and Squid … Read more
The medical tech company’s Bitcoin treasury has “generated BTC Yield of 152% since July 1, 2024” the company’s chairman noted.
Bitcoin crypto market cap dominance has historically reached 71% before altseason begins, notes Rekt Capital.
Disney wants to win the sports streaming war by making ESPN available “however the consumer wants it, wherever the consumer wants it,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said during an earnings call on Wednesday. The entertainment giant aims to give viewers multiple ways to watch ESPN, whether it’s through a standalone app slated to launch this … Read more
Attorneys for Elon Musk intend to move to dismiss a case that accuses the Tesla CEO, who is also the head of President Donald Trump’s DOGE organization, of using AI-generated, copyright-violating “Blade Runner”-inspired images at a Tesla press event. In a filing submitted to the U.S. District Court Central District of California, Western Division late … Read more
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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 4 Inscriptions and ordinals Inscriptions … Read more
Hey hackers! The HackerNoon editorial team has been quite vocal about the use of AI in story submissions, as in, please don’t use AI to generate text willy nilly. While there are acceptable ways to use AI (for research, grammar, idea generation etc.), getting ChatGPT, Deepseek (lol), or to do the work for you is … Read more
Africa’s unique challenges and vast potential drive crypto innovation, potentially catalyzing global adoption and refining blockchain technology for everyday use.