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The Hidden Challenge Beyond the Prompt For the past few years, “prompt engineering” has dominated the conversation in applied AI. The focus has been on mastering the art of instruction; finding the perfect words and structure to elicit a desired response from a language model. But as developers move from simple, one-shot tasks to building … Read more

That game you paid 70 euros for? It’s not yours. That digital library you’ve built up over years of purchases? It’s just a long-term rental. We own a user license, a revocable permit that ties us to a platform’s decisions. If the store shuts down, if the publisher decides to pull a title, our investment … Read more

Transform scattered inputs into one clear object TL;DR: Wrap messy parameters into a single meaningful entity. Problems Addressed 😔 Parameter overload Order confusion Anemic Models Low readability Hard extension DTOs Weak semantics Repeated validations Accidental argument swapping Primitive Obsession Data Clumps Weak type safety Missing Small Objects Missing Intervals Related Code Smells 💨 https://hackernoon.com/how-to-find-the-stinky-parts-of-your-code-part-xviii https://hackernoon.com/how-to-find-the-stinky-parts-of-your-code-part-ii-o96s3wl4 … Read more

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A single malicious GitHub issue can hijack your AI dev agent, leaking private repo data. Learn why GitHub MCP integrations pose a hidden security risk.

As an opinionated observer of the fintech space, I find Gluwa’s story a refreshing antidote to blockchain cynicism. It demonstrates that the oft-repeated mantra “blockchain will bank the unbanked” can be more than conference jargon; it can be a living, breathing solution deployed in the wild. Gluwa has proven that blockchain is more than just … Read more

Table of Links Abstract and I. Motivation II. Local Currencies III. Unique Pop Ceremonies IV. Monetary Policy V. Purchasing-Power Adjusted Transaction Fees VI. Architecture VII. Trusted Execution Environment Security VIII. Encointer Association IX. Known Limitations X. Conclusion and References VII. TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT SECURITY TEEs aim to provide the necessary guarantees for secure remote computation. … Read more

Table of Links Abstract and I. Motivation II. Local Currencies III. Unique Pop Ceremonies IV. Monetary Policy V. Purchasing-Power Adjusted Transaction Fees VI. Architecture VII. Trusted Execution Environment Security VIII. Encointer Association IX. Known Limitations X. Conclusion and References VI. ARCHITECTURE In this section we describe the system architecture for Encointer as a Polkadot parachain … Read more

Table of Links Abstract and I. Motivation II. Local Currencies III. Unique Pop Ceremonies IV. Monetary Policy V. Purchasing-Power Adjusted Transaction Fees VI. Architecture VII. Trusted Execution Environment Security VIII. Encointer Association IX. Known Limitations X. Conclusion and References IV. MONETARY POLICY Unlike Bitcoin, Encointer local currencies don’t have a hard-capped supply. The more people … Read more

Table of Links Abstract and I. Motivation II. Local Currencies III. Unique Pop Ceremonies IV. Monetary Policy V. Purchasing-Power Adjusted Transaction Fees VI. Architecture VII. Trusted Execution Environment Security VIII. Encointer Association IX. Known Limitations X. Conclusion and References II. LOCAL CURRENCIES Encointer is no single currency. It manages an unpermissioned set of many local … Read more

:::info Author: (1) Alain Brenzikofer (alain@encointer.org). ::: Table of Links Abstract and I. Motivation II. Local Currencies III. Unique Pop Ceremonies IV. Monetary Policy V. Purchasing-Power Adjusted Transaction Fees VI. Architecture VII. Trusted Execution Environment Security VIII. Encointer Association IX. Known Limitations X. Conclusion and References Abstract—Encointer proposes a blockchain platform for local community cryptocurrencies. … Read more

Space tourism is no longer science fiction. Rocket engines roaring off launch pads, capsules flying through micro-gravity arcs and selfies taken from orbital windows are proof it’s real and growing. But flights that are treated as entertainment mask the vulnerabilities. Accidents during test flights, unstudied health effects, legal gaps and environmental harm show the frontier … Read more

India ranks among the world’s leaders in grassroots crypto adoption, yet its traders face one of the most confusing regulatory environments. Between a 30% flat tax, a 1% TDS on every trade, and constant legal ambiguity, retail investors are struggling to stay compliant and profitable. Comparing India’s fragmented approach to the structured models of Singapore, … Read more

I’m going to tell you straight: You’re miserable because you tied your worth to outcomes you can’t control: Revenue.  Titles.  Applause. And that set you up to play in a game you can’t win. The problem is, that in that game, you end up losing even when you win. Because now your worth is hostage … Read more

With GodotCon behind us and our developers recuperated, we’re thrilled to return to a more frequent release-cycle. It’s only been two weeks since we last checked in, yet there’s still so much to talk about! So buckle on in for a breakdown of what you can expect to see in 4.4 dev 5. Many of … Read more

In February 2021, when Myanmar’s military took over in a coup, Wai Phyo Mint saw her country’s internet being cut off. The military didn’t just take over government buildings and TV stations; they also shut down the internet, turning Myanmar into a “digital dictatorship,” as human rights experts later called it. Meanwhile, far away in … Read more

By 2026, startups will have a wealth of new tools for building apps. Low-code and no-code platforms offer visual, drag-and-drop interfaces that automatically generate application code. Low-code “enables automated code generation through visual building blocks” while still allowing custom scripting. No-code goes even further by eliminating manual coding, relying “100% on visual tools”. These platforms … Read more

A follow-up to “Building Louder – When Your Calling Transcends Contracts“ A dedication to my ancestor Liava’a, the fearless Polynesian navigator whose courage to seek the sacred waters of Fagasa Bay embodies the same ancestral spirit that guides us today, navigating new digital oceans with the wisdom of our forebears. From Vision to Reality – … Read more

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, October 5, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Beatles Released Their First Single in 1962, The first James Bond film premiered in London in 1962, Steve Job Passed Away in 2011, and we present you … Read more

TL;DR: rustc will use rust-lld by default on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu on nightly to significantly reduce linking times. Some context Linking time is often a big part of compilation time. When rustc needs to build a binary or a shared library, it will usually call the default linker installed on the system to do that (this can … Read more

Hi everyone, Malena here—I’m an investigative reporter at The Markup, but I’m taking a break from my usual deep diving to talk about something a little more airy and light: birds! More specifically, I’ve become interested in how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world of ornithology. One of the most substantial ways is through … Read more

Beyond the Leaderboard: The Fallacy of Standardized Benchmarks and the Rise of Self-Centered AI The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by an equally rapid proliferation of metrics designed to quantify its progress. Leaderboards and standardized benchmarks have become the de facto yardsticks by which the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) are … Read more

Nepal experienced a political crisis in early September 2025. It did not start in parliament but with a digital shutdown by the government and street protests. Kathmandu has blocked social media to enforce new national registration laws in which social media giants Facebook, X, LinkedIn, etc., were officially invited to comply with the recent rules … 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. ## Klink Finance Disrupts Failing Web2 Ads – Launching $KLINK Token This October By @klink_finance [ 4 Min read ] Klink is … Read more

Many leaders believe their role is to generate ideas, launch initiatives, and keep the roadmap full. This creates an impression of productivity, but activity is not the same as progress. The best leadership is often about subtraction, not addition. Jack Dorsey once described the CEO role as an editorial function. Out of thousands of possibilities, … Read more

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Dive into a hands-on comparison of Cursor, Windsurf, and Copilot with GPT-5, highlighting their strengths in greenfield and brownfield projects.

Not long ago, Web3 looked like a chaotic market with thousands of tokens and bold promises. In 2025 the picture changed: only projects with real utility and revenue remain. In this guide, I’ll share step by step how I look at investing in DePIN, AI+Crypto, and RWA — and what I’ve learned definitely doesn’t work … Read more

Ninety percent of startups fail. The statistic is as familiar as it is grim, but the more revealing number is buried beneath it. Research shows that 65 percent of high-potential startup failures are driven by founder conflict (Wasserman, 2012). Not markets. Not regulators. Not competitors. Founders. That reality is easy to overlook in a world … Read more

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, October 4, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite in 1957, Siri was Born in 2011, Work on Mount Rushmore Began in 1941, and we present … Read more