Hello JavaScript Enthusiasts! Welcome to a new edition of “This Week in JavaScript“! This week, we’ve witnessed a seismic legal victory that changed the app development landscape forever, groundbreaking performance boosters for JavaScript engines, and incredible tools going completely free. This Google Chrome Feature Makes JavaScript Run Faster Chrome’s V8 team just dropped a game-changing … Read more
In the first installment of our series Prediction: Bias, we investigated the use of Geolitica, a software that claims to take historical crime data and predict where and when future crime is most likely to occur. We found the software disproportionately directed officers to patrol neighborhoods with relatively higher percentages of low-income, Black, and Latino … Read more
As the capabilities of LLMs (Large Language Models) and adjacent tools like embedding models grew significantly over the past year, more and more developers are considering integrating LLMs into their applications. Since LLMs often require dedicated hardware and significant compute resources, they are most commonly packaged as network services that provide APIs for access. This … Read more
As someone who has spent months documenting, reporting, and repeatedly reaching out to VRChat’s moderation team, I can say with full certainty: VRChat is failing its community. Worse, it’s failing the thousands of underage users on its platform by allowing sexually explicit avatars to remain accessible in public worlds. These avatars are not subtle. They’re … Read more
When Conditional Logic Silences Critical Signals TL;DR: Skipping status reports in conditional branches causes silent delays and race conditions. Problems đ User delays Poor Experience Unpredictable timeouts Incomplete initialization Hidden dependencies Policy mismanagement Silent failures Backward compatibility breaks Solutions đ Validate all code paths Use default reporting mechanisms Test edge cases rigorously Refactor policy checks … Read more
How are you, hacker? đȘ Whatâs happening in tech today, May 4, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister in 1979, and we present you with these top quality stories. From If Your Products Arenât AI-Searchable, Youâre Already Losing to How Lumoz … Read more
Introduction Efficient SQL queries are essential for optimal performance in Oracle databases. This article focuses on key practices for query optimization, with practical examples tailored for Oracle environments. 1. Use Indexes Effectively Indexes are a powerful tool in Oracle for speeding up data retrieval. Oracle supports various types of indexes, including B-Tree, Bitmap, and Function-Based … Read more
How are you, hacker? đȘWant to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## The Best TV Series Set In Post-Apocalyptic Wastelands By @@Zohan [ 4 Min read ] Explore the top post-apocalyptic TV shows … Read more
Introdution SQL joins are a fundamental feature for combining data from multiple tables based on a related column. Understanding the different types of joins and their applications is essential for working with relational databases effectively. In this article, weâll explore various SQL join types with clear explanations and practical examples. Sample Tables Weâll use the … Read more
This article was copublished with WIRED. Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found, adding new context to the debate over the efficacy of crime prediction software. Geolitica, known as PredPol until a 2021 rebrand, produces software that ingests … Read more
When you create components for your project, it all starts fun and easy. Create MyButton.vue, add some styling, and voilĂ . <template> <button class=”my-fancy-style”> <slot></slot> </button> </template> Then you immediately realize that you need a dozen props, because your design team wants it to be of different colors and sizes, with icons on the left and … Read more
Dartmouthâs AI Therapist has completed a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), but what does this mean for the future? Background Since the days of ELIZA, mankind has endeavored to understand itself through the soulless silicon eyes of a machine. It seems like now, in 2025, that reality is finally here. Two articles or studies published in … Read more
How are you, hacker? đȘ Whatâs happening in tech today, May 3, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, UK’s first heart transplant in 1968, Washington D.C incorporated as a city in 1802, “Beer Barrel Polka” was recorded in undefined, The first spam email was sent in … Read more
From 6-8 May, 25,000+ cybersecurity experts will gather at the Middle East and Africaâs largest cybersecurity event to secure the regionâs digital future against deepfake scams and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities With AI-driven cybercrime and ransomware attacks surging globally, GISEC Global 2025 returns to Dubai from May 6 – 8, bringing together the worldâs foremost leaders, … Read more
Go 1.23 provides a new way for you to help improve the Go toolchain. By enabling telemetry uploading, you can elect to share data about toolchain programs and their usage with the Go team. This data will help Go contributors fix bugs, avoid regressions, and make better decisions. By default, Go telemetry data is stored … Read more
Project success is determined by a variety of factors. The project managerâs personality and approach are some of them. The more I contemplate this, the clearer the significance of this aspect becomes. Based on my observations, project managers can be divided into three types: oppressive, laissez-faire, and active. Oppressive Leadership The searing heat of the desert, a … Read more
If the past snapshot was any indication, you might think that development updates arenât slowing down anytime soon. And⊠Youâd be right! Indeed, progress has been booming, and the amount of new features added even compared to the previous release is staggering; curating this selection was especially difficult. As always, new features mean new bugs … Read more
Why is a crypto exchange investing $2 billion in trust? At TOKEN2049 Dubai, KuCoin CEO BC Wong announced the “Trust Project,” a $2 billion initiative aimed at enhancing transparency, security, and compliance in the cryptocurrency industry. This move comes as the crypto sector faces increased regulatory scrutiny and a need for greater user confidence. Reframing … Read more
How are you, hacker? đȘWant to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## How My Development Team Utilized GitHub Copilot & AI Tools to Boost Productivity by Vimaldeep Singh By @rsystems [ 4 Min … Read more
Today the crates.io team discovered that the contents of the cargo_session cookie were being persisted to our error monitoring service, Sentry, as part of event payloads sent when an error occurs in the crates.io backend. The value of this cookie is a signed value that identifies the currently logged in user, and therefore these cookie … Read more
Today we present a showcase that is a little different. We interviewed Frederic Plourde and Daniel Castellanos who used Godot to create an educational XR experience for SOMAR, a non-profit association focusing on the conservation of marine life in the Algarve. Frederic Plourde is the XR Lead at Collabora where he drives AR/VR strategy, business … Read more
This article was copublished with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics, and policy. Sign up for The 19thâs newsletter here. Shawnika Howell has been a nurse for 13 years, primarily in long-term care, but around the time of the winter 2021 COVID-19 surge, she decided to find some extra work through something new: … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 2nd, 2025/Chainwire/–Bybit the worldâs second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is excited to have been a part of this yearâs Web Summit in Rio. From April 27 to 30, the worldâs largest technology event took place in Brazilâs startup city, Rio de Janeiro, where Bybit presented its future-ready crypto offering … Read more
Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 1st, 2025/Chainwire/–Bitcoin Seoul 2025, Asiaâs largest Bitcoin-focused conference, will take place from June 4 to 6, 2025, at two of Seoulâs most iconic venues: Signiel Seoul and SKY31 Convention. Following its successful debut in 2024, Bitcoin Seoul quickly established itself as a key fixture in the global Bitcoin conference circuit. … Read more
Dinners, school pickups and ice cream talks have recently come down to âSchool WhatsApp group is too noisyâ and âElad, are we all going to die from AI?â Hereâs my reply to the second most burning issue. AI does not seem to tire from being in the headlines. OpenAI released GPT-4o stealing the thunder from … Read more
Like many other industrial sectors, the insurance industry is also racing toward digital transformation. In this scenario, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly significant role in customer engagement, fraud detection, risk assessment, and underwriting. However, the process of integrating AI into insurance ecosystems poses the serious challenge of leveraging sensitive data responsibly while ensuring … Read more
In one of his research papers published in Nanotechnology Perceptions, Tulasi Naga Subhash Polineni has presented an interesting vision for the integration of generative neural networks and artificial intelligence into trauma and acute care systems. This collaborative study explores how AI-driven decision support systems (DSS) can be deployed for improving patient outcomes, optimizing emergency diagnosis, … Read more
Congratulations on being a part of the Momentum 10, the elite top 10 startups who demonstrated truly exceptional drive and progress in the year 2024. The Momentum 10 Interview Series will delve into the unique journeys and powerful foundations propelling your startups to the top in the 2024 Startups of The Year campaign! :::tip Link To … Read more
As financial systems around the world become more digitized and interconnected, the complexity and scale of financial frauds have also reached unprecedented levels. With the advent of new technology, cybercriminals have upped their game to bypass conventional fraud detection systems. In response to this global crisis, AI expert Pallav Kumar Kaulwar has published his insightful … Read more
How are you, hacker? đȘ Whatâs happening in tech today, May 2, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Electric Theatre opened in 1902, and we present you with these top quality stories. From HackerNoon Partners with AIESEC in Nigeria to Empower the Next Generation of Thought … Read more