TL;DR: The AI boxes are coming. We can build our own or let Big Tech build them for us. Guess which one they’re betting on. Remember when Richard Hendricks kept ranting about “The Box” and everyone thought he’d lost it? Well, turns out the crazy bastard was right. We just got the timeline wrong. In … Read more
Great news, everyone! Claude just dropped a surprise update: Claude Code is now available on the $20/month Pro plan! Here’s my take on Claude Code: Once you try it, you’ll realize that Cursor, Windsurf, and AugmentCode are amateur hour. I held back on recommending it widely before because it was locked behind the $100 or … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Large Language Models 2.2 Fragmentation and PagedAttention 3 Issues with the PagedAttention Model and 3.1 Requires re-writing the attention kernel 3.2 Adds redundancy in the serving framework and 3.3 Performance Overhead 4 Insights into LLM Serving Systems 5 vAttention: System Design and 5.1 Design Overview … Read more
Content Overview Introduction Setup Single-host, multi-device synchronous training Using callbacks to ensure fault tolerance tf.data performance tips Multi-worker distributed synchronous training Example: code running in a multi-worker setup Further reading Introduction There are generally two ways to distribute computation across multiple devices: Data parallelism, where a single model gets replicated on multiple devices or multiple … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Large Language Models 2.2 Fragmentation and PagedAttention 3 Issues with the PagedAttention Model and 3.1 Requires re-writing the attention kernel 3.2 Adds redundancy in the serving framework and 3.3 Performance Overhead 4 Insights into LLM Serving Systems 5 vAttention: System Design and 5.1 Design Overview … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, June 13, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Pioneer 10 Crossed the Orbit of Neptune in 1983, Leonard Kleinrock Was Born in 1934, Microsoft Partnered With Time-Warner and Tele-Communications to Develop Interactive TV in 1993, Scottish … Read more
As an aspiring writer, you must’ve had moments questioning yourself and the whole meaning of existence, in the hope of finding just one idea to write about. Writer’s block is real, and it’s frustrating from time to time, having to squeeze your brain out for the next million-dollar idea. Well maybe I haven’t got enough … Read more
Content Overview Setup Introduction Using the GradientTape: a first end-to-end example Low-level handling of metrics Speeding-up your training step with tf.function Low-level handling of losses tracked by the model Summary End-to-end example: a GAN training loop from scratch Setup import tensorflow as tf import keras from keras import layers import numpy as np Introduction Keras … Read more
When you break APIs without warning, you break trust TL;DR: You should version your APIs to prevent breaking existing clients when you make changes. Problems 😔 Client applications crashes Integration failures Least Minimal Surprise Principle violation Downtime Broken Trust Deployment rollbacks needed Development time wasted User experience degradation Solutions 😃 Add semantic versioning Implement backward … Read more
Since 1996, trust has always been the cornerstone of the online gambling experience. At least, it was supposed to be. Back then, fairness wasn’t something you could verify yourself. You had to trust the brand, trust the software, and most importantly, trust that the gaming license they displayed at the bottom of the website meant … Read more
The technological side of phishing got more sophisticated. Generic scam emails are a thing of the past. Cybercriminals now exploit generative AI to craft contextual and personalized messages that mirror actual communication. These emails are able to reproduce writing styles as well as references to recent happenings and even imitate the speech of a trusted … Read more
Content Overview Introduction Setup A first simple example Going lower-level Supporting sampleweight & classweight Providing your own evaluation step Wrapping up: an end-to-end GAN example Introduction When you’re doing supervised learning, you can use fit() and everything works smoothly. When you need to write your own training loop from scratch, you can use the GradientTape and take control of … Read more
In crypto presales, momentum can shift overnight. Projects that once led the charge can quickly fall behind when transparency and delivery fail to match the initial hype. That’s exactly what we’re seeing in June 2025. Let’s break down why Nexchain is becoming the leading crypto presale, and how it compares to other projects in the … Read more
Let me be perfectly clear: I love ChatGPT the way a Wall Street exec loves Adderall—functionally, obsessively, and with a creeping sense of dread. And yet, here I am, sitting slack-jawed, waiting for my beloved GPT-4 to respond like it’s typing on a Nokia from 2007. In those 20-second limbos, I find myself not pondering … Read more
Over the years, there has been a significant rise in multi-cloud adoption, use of hybrid environments, and advanced cloud computing, which makes server infrastructure complex. As a result, managing servers manually becomes challenging due to complexity and heavy workloads. According to Gartner, 30% of enterprises will automate more than half of their network activities by … Read more
The challenge isn’t differentiation, it’s proving the value of that differentiation in a crowded market where most vendors sound the same but can’t deliver. 1. HackerNoon: What is your company in 2–5 words? Bruno Kurtic: Ubiquitous data security and management 2. Why is now the time for your company to exist? The industry is at … Read more
The moment we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. After more than a decade of advocacy, capacity building, and persistent evangelism for open source alternatives, a nation has finally taken the bold step that many of us have been championing since the early 2010s. Denmark’s Minister of Digitalization, Caroline Stage, has announced that the Danish … Read more
“Netflix? Overrated. I only invest in companies that actually make things.” — Trump could’ve said this after Netflix reported a drop in subscriptions. Even as a hypothetical, such a statement could tank streaming and media stocks, setting off a domino effect reaching Amazon and Disney. When I speak with CEOs of major fintech and Web3 … Read more
As developers and designers, we’re drowning in tools. Every week, a new “ultimate” app or “game-changing” plugin lands on Product Hunt, promising to revolutionize our workflow. But hype is cheap. The real test of a tool isn’t its feature list, but whether it saves you time and solves a real, recurring problem without adding unnecessary … Read more
When I started Reptigen LLC under the brand Chef Omar, there was no live seafood market in Armenia. None. Restaurants relied exclusively on frozen imports, and the idea of serving live Kamchatka crab, sea urchins, or fresh oysters to discerning diners sounded closer to fiction than feasible business. But that’s exactly what made it worth … Read more
Ever dreamed of operating your devices such as computers, phones, or even robotic arms simply with your mind? What was once the realm of science fiction is now possible with neural interfaces, innovative tech that interprets brainwaves and converts them into digital instructions. But how is this conversion achieved? Let’s take a closer look at … Read more
Most security breaches don’t start with elite hackers in hoodies. They usually start with something small. I’ve been in the room when minor mistakes nearly killed big projects. I’ve even made a few of them myself. If you’re building a startup or shipping your MVP, one slight misstep can undo everything you’ve worked for. This … Read more
What Exactly Is Onchain Data Analysis? Imagine you have a clearer microscope that lets you peek into the inner workings of blockchain networks, showing how transactions flow, how users behave, liquidity movement, market trends and how the entire ecosystem thrives. This is what onchain data analysis offers, with GetBlock API. For example, I can look … Read more
Space flights turned out to be necessary for people not so much for knowledge as for answers to eternal questions: “Where did we come from, where are we going, and are we alone in the universe?” The exploration and colonization of space is the basic instinct of living beings who are pioneers. The search for … Read more
As part of setting up HTTPS using an SSL certificate for a website, I used the provided PEM (.pem) file (more on the file type and what it contains later). The certificate works well on my macOS, gets added to the keychain and once I trust the certificate everything works as expected – Open the … Read more
The crypto space has recently been thrown into chaos as a token called “Base is for everyone” exploded in value and plunged just as quickly. A lot of people believed it marked the real launch of Coinbase’s Base network, only to find out it was a joke. Lots of traders were left surprised when the … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Samson Yu, Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore (samson.yu@u.nus.edu); (2) Kelvin Lin. Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore; (3) Anxing Xiao, Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore; (4) Jiafei Duan, University of Washington; (5) Harold Soh, Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore and NUS … Read more
The monetary reset is here: Why Bitcoin forms the foundation of the DeFAI revolution and how Lightning Network enables the future of intelligent financial services We stand at the turning point of a historic monetary reset. While the world is still debating the impact of artificial intelligence on traditional financial services, a much more fundamental … Read more
We’re back with another exciting edition of HackerNoon’s weekly startup showcase. Each week, the HackerNoon team handpicks standout companies from our Startups of The Year database, all nominated as top performers in their industries or regions. These aren’t just any startups – they’re the innovative companies making real waves in today’s business landscape. This week, we’re … Read more
Security researchers have warned for years about the increasing sophistication of state-sponsored hacking groups, particularly those from China. On the radar of Congress.gov’s Congressional Record is the infamous Typhoon family: Volt Typhoon, Flax Typhoon, and Salt Typhoon—actively targeting government agencies, critical infrastructure, and telecommunications operators in the U.S. One school of thought suggests that the … Read more