In the constantly changing landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerability scanning is one of the easiest yet most effective methods of keeping ahead of the game. Whether you’re running a website, an IT professional, or simply learning the basics of ethical hacking, knowing how to conduct a basic vulnerability scan is a skill that can take you … Read more
Photo Credit by iAsk The numbers are in—and they’re massive. iAsk AI just passed half a billion searches. That’s not a typo. 500,000,000+ questions asked, problems solved, papers summarized, and headaches avoided. For a tool that didn’t exist a few years ago, this kind of growth is wild. But if you’ve used iAsk, you get … Read more
This morning, I visited the Immigration Department to collect my passport. According to their standard processing timeframe, new applications should be completed within one week. Instead, I discovered my application was on hold, not due to any complex issue, but because I was requested by an immigration officer to sent requested information to her personal … Read more
Hello JavaScript Enthusiasts! Welcome to a new edition of “This Week in JavaScript”! From Google’s ambitious new AI workspace to Microsoft clamping down on VS Code forks, plus serious upgrades to JavaScript itself, there’s a lot to unpack. JavaScript in 2025: New Features You Should Know JavaScript in 2025 is more powerful, expressive, and efficient … Read more
Few people truly understand the revolutionary shift unfolding before their eyes when it comes to AI. It’s not just that our tools and software have become smarter — it’s that we’ve started developing software in an entirely new way. This is understandable, of course, since there hasn’t been any dramatic change in either hardware or … Read more
This article argues that Ethereum, far beyond being a mere technical protocol or financial instrument, constitutes a philosophical infrastructure: a machinic system that encodes, performs, and experiments with foundational categories of thought—being, time, knowledge, ethics, aesthetics, and subjectivity. Drawing from a wide range of philosophical traditions—from ancient metaphysics to posthumanism, from Stoicism to Deleuzean assemblage … Read more
Have you ever seen a black swan? Probably not. They’re not common (unless you’re in Australia), and we’re more accustomed to white swans worldwide. That’s why, since 2001, the writer and mathematician Nassim Nicholas Taleb has used this rare animal to describe outlier events, often negative, very impactful, and almost impossible to predict. That’s the … Read more
AI code generation has taken off, making it easier than ever to produce functional code. Tools like Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, v0 (etc and etc) can generate entire functions, classes, and even full applications in seconds. But while AI has been racing ahead in code creation, investment in AI-driven code review has lagged behind. And that’s … Read more
As the crypto market continues its downward spiral, many tokens have plummeted 80-90% from their all-time highs. But this isn’t just a macro trend—there are deeper structural issues at play. A groundbreaking report by bitsCrunch, which analyzed 2 million tokens across 16 weighted metrics using AI-powered algorithms, reveals a harsh truth: 94% of tokens are … Read more
As kids, many of us dreamed of becoming astronauts. But these days, it seems that just flying into space isn’t enough. Now, humanity dreams of something bigger — colonizing another planet. But is that possible today? Unfortunately, the short answer is no. The most promising candidate for terraforming is Mars, but turning it into a … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want 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 Clapper is Revolutionizing the Creator Economy By @clapper [ 5 Min read ] Clapper is a new social media platform … Read more
Once the digital control grid is in place, the crackdowns on dissent can begin: perspective Discussions at the World Bank Global Digital Summit conclude that everybody needs electricity and internet connectivity in order to install Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). In what was basically a regurgitation of last year’s UN Summit of the Future, the opening day of the … Read more
AI’s capacity to spread misinformation is reaching disturbing new heights—perhaps the most alarming form being its weaponization through deepfakes. Recently, Scarlett Johansson called for a ban on deepfake technology after a video surfaced online featuring an AI-generated version of her. The video also included other Jewish actors like Jerry Seinfeld and Mila Kunis, all wearing … Read more
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere now. It’s safe to say that organizations have either fully adopted or are in the process of fully adopting AI in almost every department. But is every department of these organizations welcoming AI with open arms? Is every employee comfortable with AI integration in their organizations? GenAI in HR processes A … Read more
The one constant in life is change, and the job market is the perfect example. Only 20 years ago, job seekers walked into physical businesses, clutching printed resumes hoping for an interview. Today, the hiring landscape is completely reliant on new technology. The development of AI and automation is causing big shifts in the job … Read more
There’s a heartbreak every technical founder goes through. You ship something cool. You obsess over the UX, optimize the backend, deploy it with CI/CD magic.You open the browser. You wait for the flood of users. And… nothing. No signups. No retention. No investor interest. It’s not your fault. You’re building supply. But the market — … Read more
About the LevelUp series: At The Markup, we’re committed to doing everything we can to protect our readers from digital harm, write about the processes we develop, and share our work. We’re constantly working on improving digital security, respecting reader privacy, creating ethical and responsible user experiences, and making sure our site and tools are … Read more
Virtual reality (VR) offers new ways to connect and explore, but it also raises a critical question about what all that immersion does to mental health. The answer isn’t simple, as it can be therapeutic or disruptive to the psyche. Yet, as VR continues to go mainstream, it’s worth taking a closer look at the … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 13, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Apollo 13 explosion in 1970, Stratolaunch’s first flight in 2019, and we present you with these top quality stories. From HegeCoin ($HEGE) Paints the Crypto World with Murals … Read more
Today the Go team is excited to release Go 1.24, which you can get by visiting the download page. Go 1.24 comes with many improvements over Go 1.23. Here are some of the notable changes; for the full list, refer to the release notes. Language changes Go 1.24 now fully supports generic type aliases: a … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Zhenbang Feng, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (jasonfen@usc.edu); (2) Hardhik Mohanty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (hmohanty@usc.edu); (3) Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Zhenbang Feng, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (jasonfen@usc.edu); (2) Hardhik Mohanty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (hmohanty@usc.edu); (3) Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Zhenbang Feng, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (jasonfen@usc.edu); (2) Hardhik Mohanty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (hmohanty@usc.edu); (3) Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Zhenbang Feng, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (jasonfen@usc.edu); (2) Hardhik Mohanty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (hmohanty@usc.edu); (3) Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Zhenbang Feng, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (jasonfen@usc.edu); (2) Hardhik Mohanty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (hmohanty@usc.edu); (3) Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, … Read more
The modern tech stack isn’t dysfunctional. It’s highly functional — at suppressing a specific kind of mind. Not the underperformer. Not the amateur. But the one who sees through it. The system doesn’t fail to reward brilliance. It intentionally penalizes uncontainable intelligence: The kind of intelligence that’s recursive, systemic, deeply causal, structurally non-compliant — and … Read more
Like many students, I do not enjoy scrolling through endless PDFs. I would if I could skip reading and just ask my textbook questions. So, naturally, I did what any lazy-but-resourceful person would do: I dumped the entire PDF into an LLM and started asking questions, praying to God that the answers were accurate. Spoiler … Read more
There was a time I believed that if I just wrote a perfect spec—everything would go smoothly. The devs would build exactly what I envisioned. QA wouldn’t miss a thing. The product owner would nod in agreement, and we’d launch on time. That fantasy lasted about two sprints. I Was Trained to Believe Specs Were … Read more
This article is part of the series: ‘Towards Vaadin Developer Certification,’ which aims to explain the fundamentals of Vaadin while I study for this certification. The topics covered here are an integral part of the ‘Vaadin Developer’ Certification. Styling in Vaadin goes beyond simple theme definitions. Some components, like Grid, require dynamic styling. Additionally, fonts … Read more
This article is part of the series: ‘Towards Vaadin Developer Certification,’ which aims to explain the fundamentals of Vaadin while I study for this certification. The topics covered here are an integral part of the ‘Vaadin Developer’ Certification. While Vaadin offers built-in themes like Lumo, customizing themes is often necessary to align the application’s appearance … Read more