How are you, hacker? How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 5, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Win Up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon to 🏆 Startups of The Year: 2 Months Left to Cast Your Vote!, let’s dive right in. HackerNoon Newsletter homepage On this day, Win Up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon Win Up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon 🏆 Startups of The Year: 2 Months Left to Cast Your Vote! 🏆 Startups of The Year: 2 Months Left to Cast Your Vote! Win Up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon Win Up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon By @hackernooncontests [ 3 Min read ] Join the #blockchain Writing Contest and share your insights on decentralized AI, cloud, or dePIN. Win up to $2,000! Contest open Feb 5–May 7, 2025. Read More. @hackernooncontests Read More. DIY Enthusiast Hacks His Way Into Building His Own Musical Instrument (And It Rocks!) DIY Enthusiast Hacks His Way Into Building His Own Musical Instrument (And It Rocks!) By @matteopisani91 [ 34 Min read ] A cybersecurity engineer built a sci-fi bass from scratch, packed with a synth, a wireless transmitter, a hacked built-in tuner and voltmeters. Read More. @matteopisani91 Read More. This Startup Founder Spent $600k on a Domain—And the Risk Paid Off Big This Startup Founder Spent $600k on a Domain—And the Risk Paid Off Big By @jbecke [ 2 Min read ] Jacob Beckerman spent $600k to buy macro.com when his startup only had $2 million. The go-big or go-home mentality had a surprising effect. Read More. @jbecke Read More. 🏆 Startups of The Year: 2 Months Left to Cast Your Vote! 🏆 Startups of The Year: 2 Months Left to Cast Your Vote! By @startups [ 7 Min read ] HackerNoons Startups of The Year voting ends March 31, 2025. You still have time to support your favorites—cast your vote today! Read More. @startups Read More. Your Chatbot Isn’t Reading Words—It’s Counting Tokens Your Chatbot Isn’t Reading Words—It’s Counting Tokens By @paulr [ 9 Min read ] Tokenization is the gateway through which raw text transforms into a format usable by large language models (LLMs) like GPT. Read More. @paulr Read More. 🧑💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ writing can help consolidate technical knowledge establish credibility and contribute to emerging community standards ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it.See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️