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Greetings! Welcome to another series of Startups of The Week! Each week, the HackerNoon team highlights standout Startups from our Startups of The Year database. Every featured startup, has been nominated as the best in their respective technology category or region. Under this week’s spotlight, we present to you: YellowLyfe HQ, Sufle, and Green Cross UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_CrEKaTIko&embedable=true :::tip … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

You’ve probably noticed AI popping up literally everywhere lately, haven’t you? From the little chat window when you’re trying to buy something online to some seriously complex stuff like helping doctors or playing the stock market. It’s pretty amazing, really. And what even is AI? They’re just super clever computer models, honestly, built to munch … Read more

Panama City, /Panama, May 8th, 2025, /Chainwire/–Flipster, one of the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency derivatives trading platforms, today announced an exclusive partnership with TALON, one of Asia’s premier competitive gaming organizations, competing in 10 major titles — including Dota 2, League of Legends, and Valorant — across seven countries. As part of the collaboration, TALON’s Dota … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

Alpharetta, United States, May 5th, 2025/GamingWire/–Deadzone: Rogue, a fast-paced roguelite first-person shooter, has officially launched into Early Access on Steam and the reception has been electric. With over 200,000 wishlists, a Top 10 Global Seller debut, and over 100,000 players in the first week, Deadzone: Rogue has made a powerful entrance into Early Access. Steam … Read more

How can decentralized AI improve data privacy and security? Let’s face it — our data deserves better It’s tired of being locked up by tech giants, shuffled around like playing cards, and tracked more obsessively than your online shopping habits. It wants space. It wants respect. It wants… privacy. And honestly? Who can blame it? … Read more

Can Smart Contracts Truly Trust Their Data? Smart contracts operate on the principle of trustless execution, yet they often rely on external data sources that may not be verifiable. This reliance raises concerns about the integrity of the data feeding into decentralized applications (dApps). The launch of Space and Time‘s mainnet introduces a solution aimed … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

Did you know that some WiFi networks can be hacked quickly using simple tools? The important question is how safe is yours? WiFi safety is very important now, but many networks are still at risk. Good hackers and security experts use tools to find and fix problems before bad hackers can take advantage of them. … Read more

TL;DR: We created a code review guide to align expectations, improve feedback quality, and make reviews feel collaborative instead of gatekeeping. Here’s what worked for us. The Problem We Saw We didn’t set out to write a code review guide to be formal or process-heavy. We wrote it because our reviews were inconsistent, unstructured, and … Read more

This pages describes how to remotely control youtube running within a browser from the command-line. In practice this sort of script may not be used directly from the command-line but rather attached to a keyboard shortcut or run from another script that forms a larger process. This approach only works for Linux due to the … Read more

Scaling search isn’t just about adding bigger servers — sometimes you need the right tools. When we first launched finlight.me, our real-time financial news API, Postgres full-text search was more than enough. It was fast, easy to set up, and fit perfectly into our simple early architecture. But as the number of articles grew and … Read more

This tutorial will guide you through installing Magnolia CMS, specifically using Magnolia version 6.2. Magnolia is an enterprise digital experience platform (DXP), that began as an open-source content management system (CMS) and is based on Content Repository for Java (JCR). The JCR specification was developed under the Java Community Process as JSR-170 and JSR-283. Magnolia … Read more

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING As a software developer and lifelong IT nerd, I can sum up most of my career with five honest words I’ve mumbled more times than I can count: “No idea what I’m doing.” And yet, somehow… I always manage to get the job done. Wait—what? How is … Read more

In 1950, Alan Turing proposed his famous test as a measure of intelligence. A human judge would chat through text with both a person and a machine. If the judge couldn’t spot the difference, the machine earned the label of intelligent. For years, this imitation game shaped public benchmarks for AI. Today, however, we have … Read more

Subscriptions are everywhere these days—streaming services, gym memberships, meal kits. It’s easy to lose track of them all. If you’re tired of paying for stuff you don’t even use, you’re probably considering a subscription tracker. But which one fits your needs? Here’s a comparison of Yorba, Rocket Money, YNAB, Quicken, and Monarch Money to help … Read more

I had 30 seconds. I got cut off at 10. My company CEO raised a hand. “Start over. What is this? Why now?” I was nine words in friends. I had a deck. I had the energy. I love presenting, in case you did not catch that but, I did not havea pitch. That day, … Read more

I had the roadmap. They had no idea what we were building. I’ve led complex, high-stakes product work across multiple teams, companies, and industries. I know how to run cross-functional initiatives. I know what alignment looks like. I know what misalignment feels like. And yet. There I was. In another meeting. Watching people squint at … Read more

I always want to answer a question, which pushes me to learn more about Blockchain technology. It is, “Will blockchain become the next-generation Internet?” I want to compare it to the Internet to find the answer. What’re the essential inventions in the entire human history? I would say they are paper and currency. Because the … Read more

Ethical hacking is a fast-paced and ever-evolving field. To stay up-to-date, build your network, and learn from the best, attending conferences is a great move. In 2025, several major cybersecurity conferences are offering hands-on training, expert talks, and networking opportunities for ethical hackers and security professionals. Whether you’re a student, a bug bounty hunter, a … Read more

By Karan Ashok Luniya TL;DR: CockroachDB and Apache Cassandra are both scalable, fault-tolerant distributed databases, but they serve different needs. CockroachDB excels in transactional consistency and SQL flexibility, while Cassandra shines with unmatched availability and linear scalability. This guide compares them across consistency, scalability, operational complexity, and real-world performance to help you make an informed … Read more

The Problem We Set Out to Solve In late 2021, with companies still adjusting to the post-COVID economy, lease accounting compliance under ASC 842 and GASB 87 had become a nightmare. n Spreadsheets kept crashing. Traditional ERP modules were bloated, expensive, and difficult to configure. Mike Cheng, a partner at Frazier and Deeter (and my … Read more

Aleph Cloud is a Web3 Supercloud that provides infrastructure for decentralised storage, computing, and AI. It provides serverless computing, decentralised storage, and secure message routing without relying on traditional centralised servers. It also provides a blockchain indexing framework, allowing developers to index data from any blockchain network by leveraging the Aleph network’s decentralised storage and … Read more

The cryptocurrency markets never sleep, and neither do AI trading agents. While managing a million-user growth trajectory at an AI-powered exchange Walbi as a CBDO, I’ve witnessed firsthand how intelligent algorithms transform trading outcomes across experience levels. The AI crypto trading bot segment is projected to reach $145.27 million by 2029, growing at an extraordinary … Read more

Let’s be real. If you’re doing any kind of B2B sales, marketing outreach, recruiting, or even just serious networking, finding the right professional email address is crucial. But man, the tools out there… RocketReach, Hunter, Lusha… they get expensive, fast. Paying hundreds or thousands per year just to verify contact info can feel like a necessary … Read more

The Hidden Pitfalls of A/B Testing: Six Key Mistakes to Avoid With feedback from industry experts and analysis from “Trustworthy Online Controlled Experiments: A Practical Guide to A/B Testing.” In high-stakes digital product development, A/B testing has been the gold standard for data-driven decision-making. But after seven years of observing dozens of product teams, it’s … Read more

When Smart Isn’t Enough Your Bluetooth speaker knows when you walk into the room, but somehow still can’t remember your preferred volume. Your laptop fan reacts to workload but whirs into panic when you open a 30-tab Chrome window. In a world where hardware is getting smarter, why do so many experiences still feel… dumb? … Read more

A decentralized application (DApp) is distributed, open-source software that runs on a blockchain network (Polygon blockchain) rather than a single machine. dApps require communication with the blockchain to transmit and retrieve transactions. Polygon is intended to be a scalable platform for Ethereum, allowing the development of decentralized apps (dApps) and other decentralized services. It provides … Read more