2025-05-05
Tracy Jin, MEXC: Why Universities Are the Backbone of Web3’s Future
MEXC Ventures’ IgniteX initiative supports Web3 talent worldwide — with a special focus on universities, early-stage projects, and the future of blockchain infrastructure. Read our full interview with Tracy Jin.
The crucible — how I think about the situation with AI
Published on May 5, 2025 1:18 PM GMTThe basic situationThe world is wild and terrible and wonderful and rushing forwards so so fast.Modern economies are tremendous things, allowing crazy amounts...
Jia Tolentino: My Brain Finally Broke. “The phone eats time; it makes...
Jia Tolentino: My Brain Finally Broke. “The phone eats time; it makes us live the way people do inside a casino” and with IRL current events like Trump & Gaza,...
The Walls Are Closing In on the F-35 Fighter in Canada?
In mid-March the Canadian Defense Minister, Bill Blair, stated the nation is actively examining potential alternative options to procuring the US-made F-35A stealth fighter. The NATO nation and northern neighbor...
How to complete the Paranoia quest in Oblivion
Solve this thorny quest to aid or hinder Glarthir.
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100,000 People Are Using a Telegram Bot That Makes AI Cumshot Videos of Anyone
An open AI video generation model that was released last month is now being used by thousands of people to generate nonconsensual sexual videos of real people.
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Canada Might Pick the JAS 39 Gripen over the F-35 Fighter for 1 Reason
Key Points – Canada has a big choice to make: dump the F-35 or not? And while the F-35’s stealth capabilities are amazing, some point out that the JAS 39...
Why “Solving Alignment” Is Likely a Category Mistake
Published on May 5, 2025 4:26 AM GMTA common framing of the AI alignment problem is that it's a technical hurdle to be overcome. A clever team at DeepMind or...
Russia Has Lost 1,000 or More T-80 Tanks in Ukraine (We Call Them Steel Coffins)
Ukraine has destroyed perhaps as many as 8,000 Russian tanks since the war started. One Russian model that has struggled mightily is the T-80 main battle tank. An estimated 1,000...
Behind the dApp: Understanding Blockchain Architecture
This guide covers blockchain basics, the crucial role of different node types (light, full, archive), and the process of building decentralized applications (dApps). It highlights that managing your own nodes...
No F-35 Fighters for Blue Angels? Lead Pilot Explained to Us Why It’s ‘Not Practical’
Key Points: Ahead of the Fort Lauderdale Air Show (May 3-4), Blue Angels lead pilot Cdr. Adam Bryan described the intense demands of the flight demonstration team, spending roughly 300...
Canada Has a Message for the F-35 Fighter: It Can Be Replaced
Mark Carney has his victory and his mandate. During the campaign he promised to revisit a deal that would eventually bring eighty-eight F-35s to Canada. The same deterioration of relations...
Iran Is Freaked: Navy Breakthrough Means Deck Guns Can Destroy Houthi Drones
Key Points: NATO warships operating in the Red Sea are increasingly employing deck guns—ranging from 5-inch cannons seen below to smaller autocannons—to shoot down attacking Houthi drones. -This tactical shift...
Prioritization Techniques Compared – Part 2
In the first article in this series I reviewed common prioritization approaches, including opinion/consensus/HiPPO, rules-of-thumb, and Cost of Delay. I also explained why prioritization as part of product discovery —...
Are standardized tests effective?
Published on May 5, 2025 10:02 AM GMTI just finished my state testing. I know a lot of teachers and students don’t like the tests, but do they effectively improve...
How Booking.com tackled a data quality crisis: Nimit Bhardwaj (Data Product Manager) – Product Unplugged
In this episode of Product Unplugged, host Mike Belsito sits down with Nimit Bhardwaj, a data product manager at Booking.com, to discuss how his product team faced a high-stakes data...
The TechBeat: Celebrating Vitruvian Man Day at SDG: A Tribute to Arts, Science, & Human Potential (5/5/2025)
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...
This Doom themed Harley Davidson is the most metal game collab I've seen since The Dark Ages
Serrat's chargin' his headlight.
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