Month: May 2025

Meet KD Squares, Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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The special Startups of The Year 2024 Winners Interview series is a celebration of all this year’s Tech Champions. You’ve earned it! The HackerNoon community can’t wait to learn more about your journey! https://hackernoon.com/startups/africa/africa-port-harcourt-nigeria?embedable=true Tell us about your startup KD Squares is a tech education and automation consulting company committed to equipping young Africans with … Read more

A Beginner’s Guide to Reconnaissance in PenTesting

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Where ethical hacking or penetration testing is concerned, the initial phase is probably most critical and most neglected by novices. It is known as reconnaissance, or simply as recon. Consider recon as the information collection phase. As a burglar might plan to break into a house by examining windows, doors, alarms, or the owner’s schedule, … Read more

Bitcoin open interest hits record high as bulls stampede toward new BTC price highs

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin futures open interest hit a record $72 billion, signaling rising use of leverage among institutional investors. $1.2 billion in shorts at $107,000 to $108,000 are at risk of liquidation, boosting BTC’s breakout odds. The aggregate open interest in Bitcoin (BTC) futures surged to a record high on May 20, raising questions about … Read more

Meet Consumer Attorneys PLC, Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in Brooklyn

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The special Startups of The Year 2024 Winners Interview series is a celebration of all this year’s Tech Champions. You’ve earned it! The HackerNoon community can’t wait to learn more about your journey! https://hackernoon.com/startups/north-america/north-america-brooklyn-nyc-ny?stup=66f31c7e6ea4677e23dbd484&embedable=true Tell us about your Startup Consumer Attorneys is a Brooklyn-based law firm dedicated to protecting consumer rights, especially in credit reporting … Read more

The Composable Architecture: Strengths, Trade-Offs, and Performance Tips

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The Composable Architecture (TCA) has gotten pretty popular among iOS developers lately. It gives you a solid structure out of the box—clear components, defined relationships, and good docs to get you started. Like any framework, there’s plenty of debate out there: some folks love it, others think it’s overengineered. Personally, I think it comes with … Read more

Meet avilo, Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in Oslo and Web Development

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The special Startups of The Year 2024 Winners Interview series is a celebration of all this year’s Tech Champions. You’ve earned it! The HackerNoon community can’t wait to learn more about your journey! :::tip Winner Page!! ::: Tell us about you. At avilo, we believe technology should feel empowering, not overwhelming. Founded in 2019, we … Read more

The FDA is making it more difficult for Americans to get vaccinated for covid 

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The Trump administration is working to limit access to covid booster shots by creating more regulatory hoops for companies developing vaccines for “healthy persons.” The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it’s only prioritizing covid vaccine approvals for adults older than 65 and others over the age of 6 months who have at least one … Read more

Data Grim Reaper: The Truth About Securely Wiping Your Digital Life

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Because nothing says “peace of mind” like knowing your ex can’t recover those embarrassing selfies from the hard drive you gave them. Your Deleted Files Are Living Their Best Life Without You Imagine this: On an online marketplace, you recently sold your old laptop to a total stranger called “GeekWizard99.” Decluttering and having more money … Read more

Bancor files patent infringement lawsuit against Uniswap over DEX tech

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Bancor, the creator of a smart contract-based automated market maker, is suing Uniswap for patent infringement, alleging the decentralized finance exchange has used its technology without permission and profited significantly from it. According to the May 20 announcement of the lawsuit, Bancor designed the technology in 2016 and patented it in January 2017. The technology … Read more

Meme Branding And Art: The “Moonpig” Appeal

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Moonpig (MOONPIG), a community-driven meme cryptocurrency on the Solana blockchain, is quickly gaining momentum as the latest viral sensation in the crypto world — and as of this week, it has officially surpassed a $40 million market cap just seven days after launch. The milestone underscores Moonpig’s explosive growth and rising popularity among retail investors, … Read more

The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025

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Google just wrapped up its big keynote at I/O 2025. As expected, it was full of AI-related announcements, ranging from updates across Google’s image and video generation models to new features in Search and Gmail. But there were some surprises, too, like a new AI filmmaking app and an update to Project Starline. If you … Read more

Apollo’s Tokenized Credit Fund Set for Solana DeFi Debut as RWA Trend Expands

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A tokenized version of a major private credit fund managed by Apollo will arrive on Solana’s SOL decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, bringing traditional financial instruments closer to the fast-growing network. The launch, orchestrated by lending platform Kamino Finance with support from tokenization specialist Securitize and DeFi risk advisor Steakhouse Financial, aims to make the Apollo’s … Read more

Intel is reportedly exploring a sale for its networking and edge unit

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan continues to consider ways to help semiconductor giant refocus on its core business. Intel is allegedly considering selling its networking and edge unit, according to reporting to Reuters, as Tan looks to shed business divisions that aren’t considered critical. This unit builds makes chips for telecom equipment and was responsible for … Read more

Build a domain‐aware data preprocessing pipeline: A multi‐agent collaboration approach

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Enterprises—especially in the insurance industry—face increasing challenges in processing vast amounts of unstructured data from diverse formats, including PDFs, spreadsheets, images, videos, and audio files. These might include claims document packages, crash event videos, chat transcripts, or policy documents. All contain critical information across the claims processing lifecycle. Traditional data preprocessing methods, though functional, might … Read more