2025-02-08
Afraid to Cut Anything From the Military Budget, Elon Is Now Sending a DOGE Boy to Make Cuts at Veterans Affairs
Amid his quest to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget, Elon Musk has set his sights on the Department of Veterans Affairs â but not, of course, the military...
âTorrenting From a Corporate Laptop Doesnât Feel Rightâ
Ashley Belanger, reporting for Ars Technica on new details from an authors group lawsuit alleging Meta trained its AI models on a trove of pirated books: Last month, Meta admitted...
Googleâs Super Bowl Ad Accidentally Shows Its AI Simply Plagiarizing Existing Web Copy
Google, You Good? Last week, Google released a Super Bowl ad that showed off its AI model, Gemini, generating product descriptions for a local Wisconsin cheese mart. The ad quickly...
UnitedHealthcare Threatens Legal Action Against Doctor Who Says They Interrupted Her in the Middle of Surgery
In the aftermath of its CEO's stunning assassination, UnitedHealthcare is now doubling down and threatening legal retaliation against those who criticize the insurance giant online. Last month, Texas plastic surgeon...
Musk-Trump CASH application
A fictional form, barely a parody
OpenAI Seems to Be Low Key Panicking
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shocked the tech industry with its extremely cost-effective AI model, which was trained at a fraction of the cost compared to its far more resource-intensive rivals...
The HackerNoon Newsletter: So.. How Does One REALLY Determine AI Is Conscious? (2/8/2025)
How are you, hacker? đȘ Whatâs happening in tech today, February 8, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you...
Dealing With an Aggressive Manager Is Simpler Than You Think
While aggressive managers are difficult, they arenât impossible to work with. With the right strategies, you can turn them around.
Remote Development Made Simple With DevPod - A Free, Open-Source Tool
In this introductory blog post, I showed a small fraction of what you can do. I encourage you to leverage its power if faced with heterogeneous development environments.
HackerNoon Decoded 2024: Celebrating Our Tech Stories Community!
Welcome to HackerNoon Decodedâthe ultimate recap of the Tech Stories, writers, and trends that defined 2024! Explore the top Tech Stories that captivated our readers, meet the leading writers who...
The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis
Blowout On a crisp, dry New Years morning in downtown Las Vegas, US Army Master Sergeant Matthew Livelsberger rolled his rental cybertruck up near the front doors of Trump International...
Can 3D Printing Improve Soundproofing? This Study Says Yes
Researchers tested 3D-printed labyrinthine unit cells using an impedance tube to measure sound absorption efficiency (100-5000 Hz). The study followed ISO 10534-2 and ASTM E1050-19 standards, ensuring accuracy and reproducibility....
Shhh! The Future of Noise Control Is Twisting Through 3D-Printed Labyrinths
Researchers developed a 3D-printed noise-absorbing panel using labyrinthine metamaterials. The design leverages space-coiling structures to enhance mid-to-low frequency sound absorption (800-1400 Hz) while maintaining a lightweight, modular form. Experimental tests...
Democratizing Access to AI Has Become More Important Than Ever
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept confined to research labs and high-tech corporations. As AIâs influence grows, so do the disparities in who has access to its...
So.. How Does One REALLY Determine AI Is Conscious?
Since language is connected with human carbon-based consciousness, and AI has a conversational and relatable language capability, could that be evaluated as a fraction of consciousness? Language, by AI, does...
Elon Musk's DOGE Boys Now Infiltrating an Agency That's Been Investigating Tesla and SpaceX
 Billionaire Elon Musk's barely legal lackeys at his DOGE group have identified their latest victim: the US Labor Department. There are a number of reasons why it's a particularly hairy...
Elon Musk's Massive Rocket Explosion May Have Caused Significant Atmospheric Pollution
Collateral Damage When a multi-ton spacecraft blows up mid-air, it turns out that you can't just brush aside its environmental impact. Following the explosion of the upper stage of SpaceX's...
A New AI World
Illustration and Charts by Shira Seri LeviNo Mercy / No MaliceA hat tip here to Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong, who said on the Prof G Markets Podcast on Jan....
When a Manâs AI Girlfriend Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Its Creator Says It Was Working as Intended
Dark Turn Yet another AI companion company is facing concerns over its AI chatbots encouraging human users to engage with self-harm and even suicidal behavior. According to reporting from MIT...
Biohackers Say They Have Cracked the Code to Producing Healthier Babies
Personal genotyping can illuminate what you might be doing wrong in the fertility optimization department. This is NOT a replacement for a doctorâs guidance on your parenting journey. If your...
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