How are you, hacker? How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, August 13, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) was founded in 1993, NVIDIA announced ray tracing in 2018, East Germany sealed the border in 1961, and we present you with these top quality stories. From From Backlinks to Data Depth: How LLMs Are Rewriting Content Authority to Who Should Handle Your Digital ID?, let’s dive right in. HackerNoon Newsletter homepage On this day, The Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) was founded NVIDIA announced ray tracing East Germany sealed the border From Backlinks to Data Depth: How LLMs Are Rewriting Content Authority From Backlinks to Data Depth: How LLMs Are Rewriting Content Authority Who Should Handle Your Digital ID? Who Should Handle Your Digital ID? The Crossroads of AI: Unpacking the Divergent Futures Envisioned by Zuckerberg and LeCun The Crossroads of AI: Unpacking the Divergent Futures Envisioned by Zuckerberg and LeCun By @hacker-Antho [ 7 Min read ] this article is about the two different AI vision form Zuckerberg and LeCun Read More. @hacker-Antho Read More. From Backlinks to Data Depth: How LLMs Are Rewriting Content Authority From Backlinks to Data Depth: How LLMs Are Rewriting Content Authority By @hackmarketing [ 3 Min read ] Large Language Models (LLMs) are replacing Google-era content authority. LLMs are designed to find content that explains, defines, compares, or solves. Read More. @hackmarketing Read More. President of the Midnight Foundation Fahmi Syed on The Glacier Drop, Rational Privacy, and More President of the Midnight Foundation Fahmi Syed on The Glacier Drop, Rational Privacy, and More By @joseh [ 19 Min read ] President of the Midnight Foundation Fahmi Syed explains what rational privacy is, Midnight Networks Glacier Drop, and its two-token system. Read More. @joseh Read More. Who Should Handle Your Digital ID? Who Should Handle Your Digital ID? By @drewchapin [ 4 Min read ] Were living through the worlds most chaotic identity verification experiment, and nobodys talking about the elephant in the room: who is handling this data? Read More. @drewchapin Read More. AI Is Not as Environmentally Harmful As You Think AI Is Not as Environmentally Harmful As You Think By @OurAI [ 4 Min read ] The development of AI comes with environmental costs that may be outweighed by the promise of efficiency. Read More. @OurAI 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 ✌️