Building a DVBS/S2 Demodulator from Scratch: A Journey Through SDR, FPGA, and Signal Processing

This post covers topics such as: Hardware selection challenges for DVBS/S2 demodulation SDR-based approach using RTL SDR and leandvb FPGA implementation using Xilinx XC7Z010 (Zynqberry board) Test bench setup with SD card and Linux (Petalinux) Development workflow combining Verilog/HLS and C++ Signal processing including notch filter implementation So, I set myself a task – to … Read more

9 Unusual MVPs You Can Vibe Code Today

There’s a new energy in software development, and it has a name: vibe coding. Coined by Andrej Karpathy in early 2025, vibe coding means sketching out product ideas in plain human language and letting AI handle the technical translation via tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Replit, or Lovable. Instead of wrestling with frameworks, founders describe … Read more

4 Counter-Intuitive Truths About Building Smarter AI Agents

The next great leap in artificial intelligence is the creation of “agentic LLMs”; AI that can perform complex, open-ended tasks without direct supervision. Imagine an AI that could develop entire software modules by writing, testing, and debugging its own code, or a research assistant that could formulate hypotheses, design experiments, and adapt its strategy based … Read more

Optimizing LLM Pre-Training: Muon, Latent Attention, and MoE in Practice

I first learnt about the Muon optimizer from an obscure blog post about a “geometry-aware” optimizer that supposedly halved training time for large language models (LLMs)! Half the training FLOPs (ie half the compute) for the same perplexity initially sounded too good to be true. But several late-night experiments later, I became much more convinced. … Read more

The Gaming Playbook: How Product Teams Can Drive Growth Through Cross-Industry Mechanic Integration

As product leaders, we’re facing an unprecedented challenge: user attention is more fragmented than ever, acquisition costs are skyrocketing, and traditional engagement tactics are losing their effectiveness.There’s a solution hiding in plain sight, one that savvy product teams are already leveraging to achieve remarkable growth metrics. The gaming industry has spent decades perfecting the science … Read more

CodexField: Building the “Power Grid” for AI Resources — Enabling Free Flow of Data and Models

Throughout the history of AI, humanity has been fixated on the progress of models. From GPT-3 to GPT-5, Claude-4 to Gemini-2.5, each new generation pushes the boundaries of scale and speed. Yet after years of development, it has become increasingly clear: stronger models alone have not automatically driven transformative breakthroughs at the industrial level. In … Read more

SquareX Shows AI Browsers Fall Prey to OAuth Attacks, Malware Downloads& Malicious Link Distribution

Palo Alto, California, October 9th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–As AI Browsers rapidly gain adoption across enterprises, SquareX has released critical security research exposing major vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to exploit AI Browsers to exfiltrate sensitive data, distribute malware and gain unauthorized access to enterprise SaaS apps. The timing of this disclosure is particularly significant as major companies … Read more

Turning Apparel Waste into Bricks: A Step Toward Greener Industrial Practices

Former Omegaline procurement manager Kosalee Galkaduwa has pioneered a method to turn apparel sludge into eco-friendly bricks, achieving up to 5.0 MPa compressive strength. Her sustainability initiatives cut factory waste by 20%, align with ISO 9001, and prove industrial byproducts can fuel a circular economy—redefining how apparel waste powers green innovation.

The Lost Art of Web3 Marketing

Welcome to Fixing Web3 Marketing: From Hype to Sustainable Growth – a series exploring the biggest challenges Web3 companies face when promoting their products. We’ll unpack the myths, missteps, and missed opportunities shaping this space, while exploring audience types, channels, and strategies for building real, sustainable growth. :::tip Subscribe to the Hack Marketing Newsletter to … Read more

Why DynamoDB Costs Spiral Out of Control (and How to Fix Them)

Tim Koopmans exposes why DynamoDB is easy to adopt but brutally hard to cost-control. Hidden pitfalls—from 5× write costs and per-second provisioned rates to overprovisioning and throttling—can send budgets soaring. His ScyllaDB cost calculator reveals the real math behind AWS’s “serverless” pricing so teams can model workloads before it’s too late.

The HackerNoon Newsletter: As AI Hype Peaks, One Nonprofit Asks: “What For?” (10/9/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, October 9, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Death Penalty was Abolished in France in 1981, President Barrack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, North Korea Conducted Its First Nuclear Test in 2006, … Read more

Evidence of Faraday Complexity: Polarization Angle Uniformity Suggests Multiple Features

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction Faraday Rotation and Faraday Synthesis Dara & Instruments 3.1. CHIME and GMIMS surveys and 3.2. CHIME/GMIMS Low Band North 3.3. DRAO Synthesis Telescope Observations 3.4. Ancillary Data Sources Features of the Tadpole 4.1. Morphology in single-frequency images 4.2. Faraday depths 4.3. Faraday complexity 4.4. QU fitting 4.5. Artifacts … Read more

Validating Faraday Synthesis: Using QU Fitting to Confirm Primary and Secondary Faraday Depth Peaks

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction Faraday Rotation and Faraday Synthesis Dara & Instruments 3.1. CHIME and GMIMS surveys and 3.2. CHIME/GMIMS Low Band North 3.3. DRAO Synthesis Telescope Observations 3.4. Ancillary Data Sources Features of the Tadpole 4.1. Morphology in single-frequency images 4.2. Faraday depths 4.3. Faraday complexity 4.4. QU fitting 4.5. Artifacts … Read more

BTCC Exchange Hits 10M Users And $1.15T Q3 Trading Volume, Accelerating Global Expansion

VILNIUS, Lithuania, October 9th, 2025/Chainwire/–BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, today announced it has surpassed 10.16 million registered users globally and achieved a record $1.15 trillion in trading volume during Q3 2025. These figures mark significant growth milestones for the platform. The exchange’s Q3 performance represents substantial growth, with trading volume up 20% compared to … Read more

M2 Invests $10M In Falcon Finance To Accelerate Universal Collateralization Infrastructure

British Virgin Islands, BVI, October 9th, 2025/Chainwire/–Falcon Finance, the first universal collateralization infrastructure, today announced a comprehensive $10 million strategic investment from M2 Capital Limited (M2 Capital), the proprietary investment arm of M2 Group (M2), a UAE-headquartered conglomerate, with a diversified portfolio spanning digital asset solutions and financial innovation. The round also included participation from … Read more

Ethereum-Based Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Records 60% Phase 6 Completion as Funding Surpasses $17M

Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is increasingly emerging as one of the standout decentralized finance (DeFi) projects of 2025, not through hype alone but through steady execution and data-backed progress. As the presale advances toward its later stages, the Ethereum-based protocol has crossed another major milestone, with funding surpassing $17 million and Phase 6 now 60% complete. … Read more

Best RPC Node Providers in 2025

Running your own nodes in 2025 is like building your own data center—expensive and unnecessary. Leading RPC providers like NOWNodes, Alchemy, QuickNode, Infura, and Chainstack now power the Web3 backbone. With 115+ chain coverage, 99.95% uptime, and no rate limits, NOWNodes ranks #1 for scale, reliability, and developer support.

Who’s Used One Trillion Plus OpenAI Tokens? Salesforce, Shopify, Canva, Hubspot, & 26 More Companies

Thirty companies—including Salesforce, Shopify, Canva, Hubspot, Duolingo, OpenRouter, and Indeed—have each blasted past a trillion OpenAI tokens. It’s a leaderboard of who’s actually using large language models at scale. Some are building AI-native products, others are gluing GPTs onto old workflows—but all are paying serious compute bills to stay ahead in the generative arms race.

Embracing the Uncertainty of Chaos-Driven Testing: Integration Tests That Can Destroy and Rebuild

Testing is a tricky business. Testing full-stack apps is even trickier. You have to deal with frontend, backend, database, network, and more. First, of course, you unit test your components, functions, and modules in isolation. Then you write integration tests to ensure they play nicely together. You might even add a few end-to-end tests for … Read more

Building with AI: How a Nigerian Engineer Is Simplifying Solar Energy Decisions

Welcome to HackerNoon’s Building with AI interview series, where we learn how developers around the world are adopting, shaping, and experimenting with AI in their local ecosystems. Today, we’re speaking with Princewill Onyenanu, a Software Engineer, building with AI in Nigeria. 1. Tell us the story behind your journey into AI — what first drew … Read more

FLOKI Funds Clean Water Wells in Africa Through Partnership With WWFA

Miami, Florida, October 8th, 2025/Chainwire/–FLOKI, the community-driven cryptocurrency, has partnered with Water Wells for Africa (WWFA) to fund two new clean water wells in Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa where many rural communities still lack access to safe drinking water. The initiative reflects FLOKI’s commitment to philanthropy, a core pillar of its project … Read more

CAA Warns OpenAI’s Sora Puts Artists at Risk, Demands Credit and Compensation Controls

Hollywood’s top talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) accused Microsoft-backed OpenAI of exposing artists to “significant risk” with its new AI video generator Sora, warning that the tool could misuse creative works without proper credit or compensation, Reuters reported Thursday. CAA, which represents thousands of actors, directors, musicians and athletes, said the key question was … Read more

Google to Invest €5 Billion in Belgium’s AI and Cloud Infrastructure

Google said Wednesday it will invest €5 billion over the next two years to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Belgium, marking one of its largest European commitments to date. The investment will fund the expansion of its data center campuses in Saint-Ghislain and create about 300 new full-time jobs. The company also … Read more

New York City Sues Meta, Google, TikTok Over Youth Mental Health Crisis

New York City has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms, Google, Snap, TikTok and other social media companies of worsening a youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing addictive platforms, Reuters reported Thursday. The 327-page complaint, filed in Manhattan federal court, seeks damages and alleges the companies exploited the “psychology and neurophysiology of youth” … Read more

Elon Musk’s X Corp Settles Severance Lawsuit With Former Twitter Executives

Elon Musk’s X Corp has reached a settlement with four former top Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, who claimed they were owed $128 million in severance pay following Musk’s 2022 takeover of the social media platform, Reuters reported Thursday. The settlement was disclosed in a San Francisco federal court filing last week, though its … Read more

U.S. Approves Nvidia AI Chip Exports to UAE Under Bilateral Tech Pact

The U.S. government has issued export licenses allowing Nvidia to sell billions of dollars of worth advanced AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported Thursday. The approval follows a bilateral artificial intelligence agreement signed earlier this year, under which the UAE agreed to make reciprocal investments in the United States. The deal is … Read more