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Ever feel like your life isn’t your own? Your calendar’s packed with things you don’t want to do. Your inbox is full of requests you didn’t sign up for. And somehow, you’re the one who ends up organizing your neighbor’s cat’s birthday party. It’s maddening. You’re tired. Stretched thin. And yet, you keep saying “yes” … Read more

Elon Musk is the foremost inventor of our times. His groundbreaking ventures span across disciplines and have impacted billions worldwide. With seemingly no limits to his intellectual and financial prowess, one wonders: What should Elon Musk pursue next? Having tackled electric cars, reusable rockets, and brain implants, can he save our morning coffee☕️ (now endangered … Read more

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, January 9th, 2025/Chainwire/–Halvin a new meme coin project, today announced its marketing plan to boost its upcoming January 2025 presale, aiming to engage crypto enthusiasts across multiple channels. Set on the Solana blockchain and inspired by the nostalgic elements of Alvin & the Chipmunks, combining their whimsical charm with … Read more

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, January 9th, 2025/Chainwire/–Lava Network, a protocol coordinating dapp and AI agent traffic on any blockchain, is announcing the listing of its $LAVA utility token on ByBit, KuCoin, Gate, and MEXC with trading beginning today, Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM UTC.  Lava is a novel protocol providing users with a fast … Read more

Utrecht, Netherlands, January 9th, 2025/Chainwire/–Nexera announces the launch of its Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built to meet the demands of institutional on-chain capital markets. By embedding compliance, interoperability, and scalability at its core, Nexera Chain delivers a comprehensive solution for real-world asset tokenization, bridging traditional and decentralized finance. This innovative blockchain integrates advanced AI-driven tools for … Read more

PALO ALTO, United States, January 9th, 2025/Chainwire/–Story, the world’s intellectual property blockchain has announced its use of Stability AI’s cutting-edge models to usher in a new era of open-source AI development, that allows contributors – creators, developers, artists – to capture the value they create by contributing to the AI ecosystem. With the use of … Read more

What do the polio vaccine, the Human Genome Project and the Internet have in common? All three life-changing breakthroughs were kickstarted by grant programs. The development of the polio vaccine was powered by the March of Dimes, a grant-backed initiative championed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat childhood paralysis. The Human Genome Project, a … Read more

If you’ve spent any amount of time in crypto, you’re likely to have heard the expression “Not your keys, not your bitcoin.” A mantra preached by privacy hardliners, it emphasizes the importance of using self-custody wallets rather than leaving your funds in an exchange account or software wallet. Owning a self-custody wallet is analogous to … Read more

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 9, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at the Macworld convention in 2007, Connecticut became the fifth state to join the United States of America in 1788, The government of … Read more

Welcome to HackerNoon Startups of the Week! Each week, we highlight standout startups from our Startups of the Year database. These companies have all been recognized as top contenders in their respective categories or regions. This week, we’re excited to feature Rampage Proxies, CraveHRO, and Creart Digital Media! :::tip Want to be nominated for HackerNoon’s … Read more

How Can We Obtain Rapidly Growth In Any Environment? If I can only work for an employer for one day, how should I perform my work? Should I treat the job differently from a long-term job position? Why Should We Work Like Short-Term Contractors (consultants)? Most of us are in favor of long-term positions. Why … Read more

IO Network and Alpha Network have formed a strategic partnership to develop infrastructure for artificial intelligence applications, with a core focus on decentralized computing architecture and enhanced data security protocols. The collaboration aims to establish a new paradigm in AI infrastructure by combining two distinct technological approaches: IO Network’s distributed GPU cluster management and Alpha … Read more

Both JWT (JSON Web Token) and PASETO (Platform-Agnostic Security Tokens) are technologies used to generate secure tokens. Secure and scalable token-based authentication and authorization are essential for any modern web and API applications. JWT is known for its flexibility and broad support across platforms. However, this flexibility can sometimes lead to cryptographic misconfigurations. PASETO is … Read more

Communities, chats, and forums are an endless source of information on a multitude of topics. Slack often replaces technical documentation, and Telegram and Discord communities help with gaming, startups, crypto, and travel questions. Despite the relevance of firsthand information, it is frequently highly unstructured, making it difficult to search through. In this article, we will … Read more

As you may know, anything and everything in the digital realm can be replicated —copied and pasted. For a while, it happened the same with non-institutional-backed attempts at digital cash: the risk of double spending (replicating the same coins to spend them twice) was there. The first-ever cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), solved the double-spending problem by … Read more

2024 is drawing to a close, marking itself as one of the most influential and significant years in Artificial Intelligence (AI) history. Let’s take a moment to recap the changes that have defined this year, when AI transcended from a buzzword to become a product in itself. We’ve dealt with failed gadgets, like the Humane … Read more

With Octocrab crate Introduction The github_api repository demonstrates how to interact with the GitHub API using Rust. This guide will walk you through setting up a new Rust project and understanding the code in env.rs, github.rs, and main.rs. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to fetch commits from a GitHub repository … Read more

It began as a whisper in boardrooms and academic circles—a promise that artificial intelligence advancements would one day transform the world. By 2024, that whisper had grown into a deafening roar of breakthroughs, making AI a cornerstone of innovation. From revolutionary multimodal models to the seamless integration of AI into everyday life, the year 2024 … Read more

First, let’s get clear on what RAG is. Imagine you have a super-smart AI that’s great at writing, creating, and communicating. But this AI, like a lot of us, doesn’t know everything. It can’t keep all the details about every product, trend, and customer in its head. It’s a way to give the AI access … Read more

It´s the season of celebrating love, friendship, and connection and gift-giving trends have evolved as the dating world becomes more complex. Dating.com, a leading global online communication platform under Social Discovery Group (SDG), has observed a shift in gift-giving between partners, friends, and new connections during big festivities. Individual preferences and broader societal changes are … Read more

The creation of a crypto startup in the new year 2025 will open up many opportunities. With the development of technology and the increasing number of users of digital assets in the market, new business directions can be found. However, not everything is so simple—do not forget about the challenges that the industry brings. In … Read more

Imagine scrolling through your social feed and stumbling upon an account posting the weirdest, most absurd tweets. At first, you laugh. It’s quirky, harmless, maybe even oddly relatable. Then one day, you hear the account—a bot, no less—is now sitting on millions of dollars in crypto. Wait, what? How did that happen? This isn’t some … Read more

AiSweat.Shop (A.S.S.) just bagged a game-changing grant and strategic support from the Arbitrum Foundation, setting the stage for a revolutionary leap in DeFi: DeAI-Fi. If you think DeFi was a flex, wait until autonomous AI agents with wallets and financial autonomy hit the scene. AiSweat.Shop isn’t just riding this wave; it’s building the Federal Reserve … Read more

In my ongoing journey of personal transformation, I’ve encountered a fundamental truth about human potential that neuroscience has long confirmed, our capacity for change lies not just in our desires, but in our will-power, that remarkable force generated by our prefrontal cortex, the executive center of our brain. Today, on this first Sunday of 2025, … Read more

PASETO (Platform-Agnostic Security Tokens) is a new standard for creating secure, stateless tokens, widely used in authentication and authorization. Built to address the shortcomings of JSON Web Tokens (JWT), PASETO prioritizes security, simplicity, and ease of use, making it an excellent choice for modern applications. JWT tokens come with challenges, especially in cryptographic configuration, where … Read more

Introduction It all started while I was using the Arc browser to watch live streams and online courses on YouTube. I’d often find myself juggling between tabs or applications, trying to keep the video in view while working on other tasks. It was frustrating, and I knew there had to be a better way to … Read more

Many developers need to build apps with LLMs but find that creating a simple abstraction on top of something like Gemini/ChatGPT/etc is challenging. Additionally, there aren’t many established resources on this topic, like there are with system design, leaving new developers unsure of where to begin. Usually the simplest possible “simple wrapper” architecture looks like … Read more

Facebook Ditches Fact-Checking: Time to Leave? Mark Zuckerberg just dropped a bombshell. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is abandoning its professional fact-checking program. Instead, they’re moving to a “community-driven” system, putting the onus on users to determine what’s true and what’s not. Zuckerberg says it’s about fostering “free speech,” but it feels … 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. ## Unpacking The Starknet Bolt Upgrade By @2077research [ 17 Min read ] Learn how the Starknet Bolt upgrade improves performance on … Read more

Real-time data streaming is essential for modern web applications, powering features like low-latency audio/visual streaming, stock updates, collaborative tools, and live geolocation. Next.js provides robust support for implementing both WebSockets and Server-Sent Events (SSE), making it an excellent choice for building scalable real-time solutions. In this guide, we’ll explore these technologies, compare their strengths and … Read more