The HackerNoon Newsletter: AI Coding Tools Are Still in the RD Stage (2/11/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 11, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From How Blockchain Became Myanmar’s Secret Weapon Against a Totalitarian Regime to Before AI Predicts Your Next Friend, It Needs … Read more

Chalkboards & Code—Remixing the Digital Classroom

:::info Authors: (1) Florian Gnadlinger, Faculty of Computer Science, Communication, and Economics, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany; (2) Simone Kriglstein, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Methode & Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion and References Abstract: This contribution draws attention to implications … Read more

Before AI Predicts Your Next Friend, It Needs to Do This First

In this post we’ll continue working on link prediction with the Twitch dataset: we’ll export the graph data from the Neptune DB cluster to an S3 bucket using the neptune-export utility provided by AWS. We’ll choose the ‘neptune_ml’ profile when we create the data export task and the utility will create the ‘training-data-configuration.json’ file that … Read more

Gcore Radar Report Reveals 56% Year-on-Year Increase In DDoS Attacks

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, February 11th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the findings of its Q3-Q4 2024 Radar report into DDoS attack trends. DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and disruption in 2024, and businesses need to act fast to protect themselves from this evolving threat. The report reveals … Read more

Click, Share & Conspire—The Way Out of Misinformation Maze

:::info Authors: (1) Esteban Villa-Turek, Corresponding author; (2) Rod Abhari, Collaborator; (3) Erik C. Nisbet, Collaborator; (4) Yu Xu, Collaborator; (5) Ayse Deniz Lokmanoglu, Collaborator. ::: Table of Links Abstract Transnational Network Dynamics of Problematic Information Diffusion Theoretical Framework Methodology Statistical Analysis and Results Discussion and Limitations Conclusions and Policy Implications, and References Methodology Data, … Read more

Click, Connect, Conspire: Unraveling Facebook’s Global Misinformation Web

:::info Authors: (1) Esteban Villa-Turek, Corresponding author; (2) Rod Abhari, Collaborator; (3) Erik C. Nisbet, Collaborator; (4) Yu Xu, Collaborator; (5) Ayse Deniz Lokmanoglu, Collaborator. ::: Table of Links Abstract Transnational Network Dynamics of Problematic Information Diffusion Theoretical Framework Methodology Statistical Analysis and Results Discussion and Limitations Conclusions and Policy Implications, and References Theoretical Framework … Read more

Is the TikTok Ban a Cover-Up? The Internet Thinks So

Since March 13, 2024, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill for a nationwide ban on the popular social media platform TikTok, conspiracy theories about the ban have been spreading across the internet. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, headquartered in China, was given six months to find a new buyer to avoid the app’s … Read more

Inventor of Cancer Diagnostic Tool Says AI Could Lead Disease Detection

Imagine a future where a simple infection becomes deadly because antibiotics no longer work. This scenario isn’t from a sci-fi novel; it’s the grim reality of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) we face today. The financial toll? It’s already pushing healthcare expenses up by $66 billion annually, with projections suggesting this could escalate to $159 billion per year by 2050 (if … Read more

AI Coding Tools Are Still in the R&D Stage

According to Stack Overflow’s 2024 survey, 76% of developers are using or planning to use AI tools—they’re now just part of the job. They help with mundane tasks but can be annoying when they confidently generate nonsense. While YouTubers build “billion-dollar startups” with ChatGPT prompts and AI agents are taking over the world every week, … Read more

Bitcoin Is Eerily Resembling the Financial System It Was Meant to Replace

liavaa.space/blog/20250209/20250209.md at main · EdwinLiavaa/liavaa.space · GitHub As a mentor with Bitcoin Talents, I was inspired to write this piece after reading Co-Pierre Georg’s LinkedIn post about Bitcoin’s centralization. His reference to peer-reviewed research and commitment to seeking truth resonates deeply with the challenges I’ve observed in the Bitcoin ecosystem. This piece builds on my … Read more

Mapping the Transnational Trail of COVID Conspiracies on Facebook

:::info Authors: (1) Esteban Villa-Turek, Corresponding author; (2) Rod Abhari, Collaborators; (3) Erik C. Nisbet, Collaborators; (4) Yu Xu, Collaborators; (5) Ayse Deniz Lokmanoglu, Collaborators. ::: Table of Links Abstract Transnational Network Dynamics of Problematic Information Diffusion Theoretical Framework Methodology Statistical Analysis and Results Discussion and Limitations Conclusions and Policy Implications, and References Abstract This … Read more

This Library Translates Confusing FHIR Dosage Data Into Actual Human Words

TD;LR import io.github.jy95.fds.common.types.DisplayOrder; import io.github.jy95.fds.r4.DosageAPIR4; import io.github.jy95.fds.r4.config.FDSConfigR4; import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.Dosage; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { // Create a configuration to be used by the library FDSConfigR4 configR4 = FDSConfigR4 .builder() .build(); // Create the library with that configuration DosageAPIR4 lib = new DosageAPIR4(configR4); // TODO Your HAPI FHIR Dosage … Read more

This Guide Makes Mastering HTML-to-PDF Generation a Breeze

Generating PDFs has become a crucial feature for many modern web applications, from creating invoices to producing complex data-driven reports. Over the years, various HTML to PDF tools have emerged, each with its own approach and capabilities. In this post, we’ll take a brief look at the evolution of PDF generation solutions — from wkhtmltopdf and PrinceXML (via DocRaptor) to Puppeteer and Playwright — and then … Read more

I Built an E-Signature System in DDD—Here’s What Went Right (and Wrong)

In several previous articles, I discussed various challenges in implementing the Domain-Driven Design (DDD) software development methodology in a complex project with a long history. In this article, I will show how the signing of documents with an electronic signature can be organized within the DDD paradigm. I implemented DDD in a project that automated … Read more

Mercuryo and Revolut Launch Revolut Pay on Ledger, MetaMask, Trust Wallet

Mercuryo, a platform that provides payments infrastructure, and Revolut, a fintech company operating in Europe and beyond, have announced the launch of Revolut Pay on non-custodial wallets. The service is made available on Ledger, MetaMask, and Trust Wallet and is set to operate across a network of more than 200 merchants. Mercuryo stated that the … Read more

How Blockchain Became Myanmar’s Secret Weapon Against a Totalitarian Regime

Myanmar has been under totalitarian regimes with state socialist cooperative policies since the 1960s, consistently subjected to military bureaucracy. To comprehend the impact of blockchain economics on Myanmar, it is essential to first understand the country’s economic and political transformation. Since 1962, Myanmar had been under the state cooperative socialist economy under the program called … Read more

Drosera Raises $4.75M To Create The Immune System For Ethereum

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, February 10th, 2025/Chainwire/–Drosera, an innovative Ethereum-aligned security automation layer, positioned as the immune system for Ethereum has closed its latest funding round bringing the total raised to $4.75 million. The raise, which was led by Greenfield Capital, saw participation from several prominent funds including Anagram, Paper Ventures, Arrington Capital, UDHC and … Read more

The Chinese Software Industry is Shifting From the Dinosaur Model to the Monkey-Troop Model

During the Chinese Spring Festival, two major events in the IT industry continued to make waves. One was the open-sourcing of China’s large language model DeepSeek R1, which shocked the global AI community, enabling affordable large language models to reach thousands of households and bringing pride to the Chinese tech community. The other was that … Read more

Quick Dark Matter Facts You Should Know About

Table of Links Acknowledgements 1 Introduction to thesis 1.1 History and Evidence 1.2 Facts on dark matter 1.3 Candidates to dark matter 1.4 Dark matter detection 1.5 Outline of the thesis 2 Dark matter through ALP portal and 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Model 2.3 Existing constraints on ALP parameter space 2.4 Dark matter analysis 2.5 Summary … Read more

The Various WIMP Models of Dark Matter

Table of Links Acknowledgements 1 Introduction to thesis 1.1 History and Evidence 1.2 Facts on dark matter 1.3 Candidates to dark matter 1.4 Dark matter detection 1.5 Outline of the thesis 2 Dark matter through ALP portal and 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Model 2.3 Existing constraints on ALP parameter space 2.4 Dark matter analysis 2.5 Summary … Read more

The Future of Video Editing: Integrating Generative AI for Enhanced Creativity

Video editing used to be synonymous with hours of work, requiring careful attention to every cut, transition, and color grade. It’s a meticulous process that often consumes much production time. Today, however, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools can streamline tasks and create more free time for editors to focus on their craft. The Impact of … Read more

Bhad Bhabie Launches $BHAD: A Community Token Built With Purpose

LOS ANGELES, CA, February 10th, 2025/Chainwire/–Danielle Bregoli, better known as Bhad Bhabie, is shaking up the crypto world with the launch of $BHAD, a community-driven token designed to make a real impact. Unlike typical celebrity crypto projects that often leave fans feeling burned, $BHAD stands for transparency, accountability, and purpose. Bregoli is proving once again … Read more