Hello! Hello! Hello, beautiful humans! February is a very special month for many reasons, with the two stand-outs being Valentine’s Day and Black History. Whether or not you think Valentine’s gets too much PR, we hope that cupid’s baby-sized arrows pierce your hearts (hopefully without hitting any other vital organs). On the other hand, in recognition of another significant event that can’t get enough PR, the HackerNoon editorial team has curated two new interview series for your writing pleasure. The looks to celebrate the personal achievements, and share in the unique challenges of all black individuals working to evolve the tech landscape in one way or the other. Take this interview today if you’re black and you work in tech. Black-in-Tech Interview The aims to shine a light on the exceptional minds in the African American community that have helped (and are still helping) make the world of tech what it is today. Take this interview today to highlight the achievements and contributions of black individuals in the tech industry - no matter whether they live beside you or you read about them in a book. Black-History-in-Tech Interview other New Platform Updates To improve your writing experience, the product team at HackerNoon has worked hard to ship some . One of which is the all-new - built to improve collaboration between writers. With this, the author of an article (and anyone else reading it) on HackerNoon can highlight a portion of the text to add further context or simply ask a question. new and intuitive features annotations feature Just like this: Wait, there’s more! Sometimes writing a killer headline is the hardest part of writing an article. Well, not anymore! We’ve also added an for when you need some inspiration or just want to brainstorm some ideas. To use it, simply click on the lightbulb icon to the right of your title space. Like so: AI-powered headline generator Voila! You’re good to go. Want to try any of these new features right away? Start a new draft here! That’s all for now. We look forward to reading your submissions. Have a lovely month. Regards, The HackerNoon Editorial Team

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