Month: February 2025

Google’s AI Super Bowl ad is wrong about cheese

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A screenshot from Google’s Super Bowl commercial. | Screenshot: Google Google just debuted a series of Super Bowl ads showing how small businesses use Gemini AI across all 50 states, but the cheese lovers out there might notice something a little off about its Wisconsin one. As spotted by @natejhake on X, the ad shows … Read more

Adobe exec Scott Belsky departs for indie movie studio A24

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Adobe’s chief strategy officer Scott Belsky announced this week that he will be joining A24, the independent movie studio behind “Civil War,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and many more titles. Belsky first joined Adobe in 2012 through the acquisition of Behance, leaving briefly in 2016 to become a VC at Benchmark but eventually returning … Read more

DeepSeek gets Silicon Valley talking

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Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at DeepSeek’s major boost in the U.S.; Elon Musk admitting he was wrong about FSD; teens losing trust in Big Tech; and more! Let’s do it. DeepSeek went viral this week after its AI models led Wall Street analysts and technologists to question whether the … Read more

What Are The Seven Hidden Triggers of Stupidity?

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Last week, I couldn’t stop thinking about Yo-Yo Ma – arguably the greatest cellist in history – standing on a New York City sidewalk, realizing he’d just left his million-dollar cello in the trunk of a cab. Picture this: A world-class musician, someone who’s performed flawlessly in front of presidents and royalty, somehow forgot the one thing … Read more

Trump fires CFPB head Rohit Chopra

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President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a letter posted to X, Chopra confirmed his “term as CFPB Director has concluded.” Chopra was notified of his removal via an email from the White House, according to a report from the Associated Press. During Chopra’s tenure, … Read more

Meet Fintopio’s Crypto Wallet

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As 2025 shapes up to be a pivotal year for crypto regulations, adoption, and a potential altcoin bull market, the way we think about modern-day finance and wealth has drastically changed. With the growing interest in digital assets across the spectrum, we’re seeing a large number of new and Web3-curious users flood the market in … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Can the Blockchain Make Traditional Courts Redundant? (2/1/2025)

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How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 1, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Scientists Hack Pac-Man to Make Physical Therapy Less of a Chore to Can the Blockchain Make Traditional Courts Redundant?, … Read more