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Stories Published|February 17|Throughout History

Stories Published in 2026

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#HYPERBOLIC-SVM-VISUALIZATION

HSVM Decision Boundaries: Visualizing PGD vs. SDP and Moment Relaxation

January 17, 2026

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#ETHEREUM-PRICE-PREDICTION-2026

Ethereum Targets $7,000—But PEPETO Could Deliver 10,000% More Upside

January 17, 2026

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AI Coding Tip 003 - Force Read-Only Planning

January 17, 2026

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#APACHE-SEATUNNEL

SeaTunnel CDC Explained: A Layman’s Guide

January 17, 2026

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#HACKERNOON-NEWSLETTER

The HackerNoon Newsletter: 680 Hours, 4 Rebuilds, and Getting Fired: How I Built Software While Working Warehouse Shifts (1/17/2026)

January 17, 2026

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#THIRD-PARTY-RISK-MANAGEMENT

Third-Party Risks in 2026: Outlook and Security Strategies

January 17, 2026

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#AI-GENERATED-ART

The AI Engine is the New Artist: Rethinking Royalties in an Age of Infinite Content

January 17, 2026

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The TechBeat: Why Data Quality Is Becoming a Core Developer Experience Metric (1/17/2026)

January 17, 2026

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Replacing Service Principal Secrets in Crossplane with Azure Workload Identity Federation

January 17, 2026

Historic Tech Events

Persian Gulf War began

Persian Gulf War began

1991

The Persian Gulf War began when a US-led coalition launched air strikes against Iraq. The war was sparked by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and lasted for several months, resulting in a decisive victory for the coalition forces. The conflict had significant geopolitical and economic implications for the region and the world.

Popeye the Sailor made his first appearance

Popeye the Sailor made his first appearance

1929

The cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his first appearance in the comic strip "Thimble Theatre" by Elzie Segar. Popeye quickly became a beloved character in American popular culture and has since appeared in numerous films, television shows, and comic books.

Google Videos launched

Google Videos launched

2006

Google announced the launch of its new Google Video Store, which allowed users to purchase and download television shows and movies online. The move was seen as a challenge to established players in the digital media market, such as Apple's iTunes Store. However, Google later shifted its focus to YouTube and the Google Play Store, and the Google Video Store was eventually shut down.

Stories Published in 2025

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EIP-7623: The Proposal That Will Re-price Calldata For Ethereum Transactions

January 17, 2025

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How Computers Are Designed for Extreme Environments

January 17, 2025

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MEXC Deepens Support For Bitcoin Staking Innovation With Solv Protocol (SOLV) Token Launch

January 17, 2025

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Vottun Brings Tokenization To Web3 Development; Launches Flagship Low-Code Platform for Builders

January 17, 2025

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DeFi Agents AI Secures $1.2M To Drive Innovation In AI-Powered Decentralized Finance

January 17, 2025

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Reppo Labs Secures $2.2M In Funding To Revolutionize Collaboration Between Data Owners And AI Agents

January 17, 2025

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#VENUSIAN-ATMOSPHERE

Earth’s Aerial Biosphere Offers Insights into Venusian Microbial Survival

January 17, 2025

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#VENUSIAN-ATMOSPHERE

Microbial Life on Venus Requires a Unique Life Cycle to Overcome Extreme Conditions

January 17, 2025

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#VENUSIAN-ATMOSPHERE

Researchers Proposes a Life Cycle for Venusian Microbes

January 17, 2025

Stories Published in 2024

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MongoDB Support for NestJS Boilerplate With Hexagonal Architecture

January 17, 2024

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Conspiracy at eBay: The Disturbing Saga of Harassment, Stalking, and Cover-ups

January 17, 2024

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The Notorious Walker's West Fallout: Inside eBay's Disturbing Retribution Tactics

January 17, 2024

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eBay Executives Respond to Criticism with Harassment and Intimidation

January 17, 2024

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Events Preceding eBay's Harassment and Intimidation Campaign

January 17, 2024

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Ecommerce Co-founders Harassed eBay Executives

January 17, 2024

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eBay's Top Hierarchy Charged by U.S. Attorney for Corporate Misconduct

January 17, 2024

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United States Criminally Charges eBay Over Disturbing Harassment Claims

January 17, 2024

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#AI-IN-MEDICINE

How AI Is Helping in Combating Medical Malpractice and Liability

January 17, 2024

Stories Published in 2023

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#ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

My Journey Coauthoring a Novel With ChatGPT (Part 1)

Miguel Rodriguez

Miguel Rodriguez

January 17, 2023

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#SELF-IMPROVEMENT

The Feynman Technique: The Secret to Learning

January 17, 2023

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Harnessing the Power of ChatGPT for OSINT: A Practical Guide to Your AI OSINT Assistant

January 17, 2023

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The Hackathon Experience: Networking, Learning, and Innovation

Gabriel Mangalindan

Gabriel Mangalindan

January 17, 2023

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#SOFTWARE-DEVELOPMENT

Everything You Need to Know About Debugging Threads and Asynchronous Code

January 17, 2023

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Values: What They Are and Why They Are Important

January 17, 2023

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#HACKERNOON-TECH-NEWS

Tech Giants are in a Race to Dominate the AI Frontier

Chinecherem Nduka

Chinecherem Nduka

January 17, 2023

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DPA as a Cybersecurity Measure

January 17, 2023

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More Than Just HODLing: Under Discussed Aspects of PoS

January 17, 2023

Stories Published in 2022

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The Phygital Future: Predictions From AR Entrepreneur Anna Belova

Olayimika Oyebanji

Olayimika Oyebanji

January 17, 2022

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The Meaning, Purpose and Benefits of Code Refactoring

January 17, 2022

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Making a Gradient Color Generator App Using JavaScript

January 17, 2022

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Hack Solidity: Integer Overflow and Underflow

January 17, 2022

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R.I.P. Alexa Dot Com: You Will Be Sorely Missed

January 17, 2022

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From Age-Gating to Chapter Indexing - How YouTube Uses AI

January 17, 2022

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#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

Optimize Your Webserver by Installing a Single NGINX Module

January 17, 2022

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Chingari Raises $15 million in Funding from Republic Capital, Onmobile and JPIN Venture Catalysts

January 17, 2022

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State of the Noonion: The Year of Profitability and Product Renaissance

State of the Noonion for HackerNoon Shareholders

State of the Noonion for HackerNoon Shareholders

January 17, 2022

Stories Published in 2021

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The Ultimate Guide to Monochromatic Photography

January 17, 2021

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#ARTIFICIAL-INTELLINGENCE

Artificial Intelligence: Drawing Inspiration from Human Capabilities

January 17, 2021

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10 Stocks to Consider When Looking to Invest in Connected Cars Space

January 17, 2021

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'Why I don't eat out at restaurants, even as a millionaire' - TechLead

January 17, 2021

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Finding Nemo? No, it’s finding the real MVP - Neon Tetra!

January 17, 2021

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What to Focus on to Design and Build Your Organisation With the Ability to Scale

January 17, 2021

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How Hackers Use SEO Spamming To Hijack Your Ranking Positions

January 17, 2021

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How to Succeed in the Saturated Market of SaaS Businesses

January 17, 2021

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#PRODUCT-STRATEGY

The Case for Why Tech Giants Bundle Products and Services: A Case Study on Apple

January 17, 2021

Stories Published in 2020

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Correct and Efficient Way to Use Vuex: Part I

Oleksandr Simonov

Oleksandr Simonov

January 17, 2020

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#EMAIL-MARKETING

Why Do Cold Emails Need Anti-Spam Filtering Service

Dmitry Chervonyi

Dmitry Chervonyi

January 17, 2020

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7 Working Ideas to Market Your Business Online

January 17, 2020

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Same Product = Same Team: Myth or Fact?

January 17, 2020

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Tesla's Environmental Futurism And Impact

Kahlil Crawford

Kahlil Crawford

January 17, 2020

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The Economics of Social Money: Digital Communities in the Next Decade

January 17, 2020

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The Economics of Social Money: Digital Communities in the Next Decade

January 17, 2020

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How To Make a Poetry Bot Using Spell

January 17, 2020

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Can You Consistently Beat the FX Markets using AI Trading Software, Without Actually Trading?

January 17, 2020

Stories Published in 2019

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Disagree and Commit: The Importance of disagreement in decision making

January 17, 2019

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5 Simple Changes That Can Drastically Improve Your Conversion Rate

January 17, 2019

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Introducing Uno WebAssembly Projects and Debugging

January 17, 2019

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What Tech Recruiters Actually Look for in your Resume and First Interview

Geshan Manandhar

Geshan Manandhar

January 17, 2019

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How Biohacking Can Help You Reach Higher Levels of Performance

January 17, 2019

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Time for new security models in crypto

January 17, 2019

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Recursion vs. Looping in Python

January 17, 2019

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Phishing Attack: How They Hacked the USA Power Grid

January 17, 2019

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Everything in Science Is Paranormal Until It Isn’t.

January 17, 2019

Stories Published in 2018

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What could the future hold for HQ? A look at 2017’s most buzzed-about app

Justine and Olivia Moore

Justine and Olivia Moore

January 17, 2018

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Algorithms Explained: Recursion

January 17, 2018

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#SELF-DRIVING-CARS

How Far Are We from a Fully Autonomous Driving World?

January 17, 2018

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Are There Legitimate Alternatives to Blockchain Functionality?

January 17, 2018

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How I Saw the Crypto Market Crash Coming Five Hours Early and Got My People Out Before It Was Too…

Daniel Jeffries

Daniel Jeffries

January 17, 2018

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Some tentative guidelines for GUI composability

January 17, 2018

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The Utility of Exchange Tokens

ecurrencyhodler

ecurrencyhodler

January 17, 2018

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How Intel’s Screw Up Has Put your Cryptocurrencies at Risk

January 17, 2018

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Debugging Node without restarting processes

January 17, 2018

Stories Published in 2017

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“How” ages faster than “Why”

January 17, 2017

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#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

Launch a Splash Page in 4 Steps

January 17, 2017

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How Webpack raised $15,000 in 3 months, and the future of open source

January 17, 2017

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How to stop making new languages and start living

Oleksandr Kaleniuk

Oleksandr Kaleniuk

January 17, 2017

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NumPy Cheat Sheet: Data Analysis in Python

Karlijn Willems

Karlijn Willems

January 17, 2017

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Are you even startup-ing if you don’t have a foosball table?

January 17, 2017

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#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

Ruby on rails is more productive even after learning from scratch for your new web app.

January 17, 2017

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Easy Progressive Web Metrics

January 17, 2017

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Replacing the angular 1 router with Elm — Part 4

Boolean Julian Jәlfs

Boolean Julian Jәlfs

January 17, 2017

Stories Published in 2016

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Java for Humans {Class Inheritance}

Lincoln W Daniel

Lincoln W Daniel

January 17, 2016

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Different Products Win.

January 17, 2016

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How Do You Hire the Right People?

January 17, 2016

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#SHARING-ECONOMY

The sharing economy — a social movement dying to become an economic one

Chelsea Rustrum

Chelsea Rustrum

January 17, 2016

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How to protect your online music ?

January 17, 2016

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Why I Hate DC “Consulting” Companies

January 17, 2016

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Startup Product Success: A Framework for Entrepreneurs

January 17, 2016

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Mailbox Money

January 17, 2016

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Objects vs. Data Structures

January 17, 2016

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