Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’ to pursue de-extinction tech

The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring back extinct species, including the wooly mammoth, assured audiences at SXSW that the company has no plans to create a real-life Jurassic Park — lest there was any doubt. “Modern conservation isn’t working […] and we’re gonna need a ‘de-extinction’ … Read more

Everyone in AI Loves Synthetic Data—But No One Can Agree on What It Is

Talk to anyone in AI, analytics, or data science, and they’ll tell you synthetic data is the future. But ask them what they mean by “synthetic data,” and you’ll get wildly different answers. That’s because synthetic data isn’t just one thing—it’s a broad category with multiple use cases and definitions. And that ambiguity makes conversations … Read more

Building Embodied Conversational AI: How We Taught a Robot to Understand, Navigate, and Interact

Imagine asking a robot: “Hey, pick up the red cup from the kitchen and bring it here.” Sounds simple right? But for AI this involves understanding language, navigating a space, recognizing objects, and providing feedback all in real time. This is exactly what I tackled in the Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge where we built an … Read more

Coldware (COLD): Transformative PayFi Ecosystem Poised for Growth

The cryptocurrency landscape continues to evolve rapidly, offering opportunities for both seasoned investors and newcomers alike. Among the most promising blockchain protocols in 2025 are Pi Network (PI) and Coldware (COLD), each pioneering revolutionary models capable of creating crypto millionaires. While Pi Network (PI) leverages its mobile-mining model, Coldware (COLD) stands out with an innovative … Read more

How WebSockets Power Real-Time Apps

Introduction: When HTTP Isn’t Enough Together, Bert and Ernie, two friends are working on the side project of their dreams: a chat app that enables real-time conversations for teams who work remotely. The front-end coder Bert can hardly contain himself as he shares shiny new features with his backend specialist friend. “Look! I can type … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Vibe Coding – A New System of the World (3/9/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, March 9, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, I Invented the Internet in 1999, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Facilitating a Seamless Backend Transition From LevelUp to Paytronix to Heres How … Read more

Effective One-on-One Meetings: 5 Practices to Implement

One-on-one meetings are fundamental to building a high-performance team that can scale to meet business needs and contribute to an organization’s growth. Most managers understand the importance of these meetings, and yet, they either deprioritize them or run them ad hoc without proper planning or paying attention to their effectiveness. They treat them like an … Read more

Bitcoin Bears Target 200-day Average as Macro Concerns Overshadow Trump’s Crypto-Related Actions

Bitcoin (BTC) bears looked to penetrate key support Sunday, extending a three-day losing streak as macroeconomic concerns overshadowed President Donald Trump’s recent-crypto-related announcements. The leading cryptocurrency by market value slipped over 3% to $83,200, testing the 200-day simple moving average (SMA), according to CoinDesk and TradingView data. Prices have dropped over 10% since putting highs … Read more