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Historic Tech Events

Lunokhod 1: 1st Successful Lunar Rover Landed

Lunokhod 1: 1st Successful Lunar Rover Landed

1970

The Soviet Union landed Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This wasthe first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and was released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.

First COVID-19 case traced back to China

First COVID-19 case traced back to China

2019

The first known case of COVID-19 was traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

Film Director Martin Scorsese Was Born

Film Director Martin Scorsese Was Born

1942

Martin Scorsese, one of the most well-known film directors of all time, was born. Some of his work include Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman.

Stories Published in 2025

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Lite Strategy Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results; Highlights Successful Launch Of $100M

November 17, 2025

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Lessons Learned Building a Lagos Rent Predictor

November 17, 2025

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#BACKEND-DEVELOPMENT

A Lightweight, Open-Source Backend You Can Set Up in Minutes

Manish Shivanandhan

Manish Shivanandhan

November 17, 2025

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The First Autonomous AI Cyber Attack Exposed

November 17, 2025

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CoinFello: The First Self-Sovereign AI Agent For Using And Automating Any Smart Contract

November 17, 2025

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The 5 Principles Every AI Builder Needs to Master in 2025

November 17, 2025

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#STARTUP-BUSINESS-PLANNING

Steal My AI Prompt for Building Investor-Ready Business Plans

November 17, 2025

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Steal My AI Prompt for Turning SWOT Into Actionable Strategy

November 17, 2025

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#TOKENIZED-GOLD

The Remonetization of Gold and The Dawn of Tokenized Trust

Olayimika Oyebanji

Olayimika Oyebanji

November 17, 2025

Stories Published in 2024

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Code Smell 279 - Loop Premature Optimization

Maximiliano Contieri

Maximiliano Contieri

November 17, 2024

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#FINANCIAL-CENTRALIZATION

Financial Censorship: 5 Global Cases and How Crypto Can Help You Avoid It

November 17, 2024

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Changing the Face of Web Management: Interview with Startups of the Year 2024 Nominee, SiteSkite

November 17, 2024

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How to Configure/Integrate a Chatbot AI In-chat Translator (Built With Coze) Into Telegram Chat

November 17, 2024

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#PRODUCT-MANAGEMENT

How To Priority Matrix 😈 Stop Using Product Roadmaps And Use THIS Instead

November 17, 2024

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Inside OpenAI's Path to Becoming a For-Profit Powerhouse

November 17, 2024

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Primer on Large Language Model (LLM) Inference Optimizations: 3. Model Architecture Optimizations

November 17, 2024

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#HACKERNOON-NEWSLETTER

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Lumoz Unveils esMOZ Airdrop Details (11/17/2024)

November 17, 2024

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The TechBeat: BNB Chain Launches Tokenization Solution to Empower SBOs Onboarding Web3 (11/17/2024)

November 17, 2024

Stories Published in 2023

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On Sam Altman's Forced Ousting as OpenAI CEO & The Idolatry of Tech "Gods"

Linh Dao Smooke

Linh Dao Smooke

November 17, 2023

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Cellphone Radiation: Here's What You Need to Know

November 17, 2023

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The Markup Wins Award for Their Reporting on Internet Disparities

November 17, 2023

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Getting Discovered: How to Submit Your AI Tool in a Directory

November 17, 2023

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Beginner's Roadmap to Large Language Models (LLMOps) in 2023: All free!

November 17, 2023

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Paige Bailey: Pioneering Generative AI in Product Management at Google DeepMind

November 17, 2023

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AI vs the Human Brain: Can AI Beat Human Intelligence?

Michael Scofield

Michael Scofield

November 17, 2023

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The Story Is Finished Within the Halls of the Duke of Omnium

Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope

November 17, 2023

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#OBJECTIVE-FUNCTIONS-FOR-AI

How to Select the Best Loss Function for Your AI Model

November 17, 2023

Stories Published in 2022

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#HOW-TO-MANAGE-TRUCKING-COMPANY

6 Valuable Tips to Effectively Manage Your Trucking Company

November 17, 2022

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DeFi: Its Use Cases, Pros and Cons, and Why It Is a Better Option Than CeFi

November 17, 2022

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🎮 A Web3-Native Game Is Making Its Debut on Steam

November 17, 2022

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#HACKERNOON-BOOKS

Philosophers May Be Approached by Many Roads

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

November 17, 2022

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#HACKERNOON-BOOKS

The Stimulation of Nationalism

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

November 17, 2022

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The Tweet Bankruptcy-splaining Thread by Scam Bankman Fraud

November 17, 2022

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FTX, Alameda & SBF: A Breakdown of Events

Kirthana Devaser

Kirthana Devaser

November 17, 2022

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Who is Anndy Lian? How Does he Turn You Into an NFT Hero?

November 17, 2022

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Networking at VC Events: How to Gain More Value?

Innokentiy Krasnov

Innokentiy Krasnov

November 17, 2022

Stories Published in 2021

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Why Product Companies Need a UX Research Repository and Tips How to Build It in Dovetail

November 17, 2021

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#DATA-ENGINEERING

A Guide to Implementing an mParticle Data Plan in an eCommerce App

November 17, 2021

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Voting for the 2021 HackerNoon Noonies Awards is OPEN! #Noonies2021

November 17, 2021

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How to Better Understand the Impact of Low-quality Trials in a PLG Company

November 17, 2021

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Automation Testing: The Tools to Help You Embark On the Automated Journey

November 17, 2021

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How to Nominate Nominees in the HackerNoon Noonies 2021 Awards #Noonies2021

November 17, 2021

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How to Vote in the HackerNoon 2021 Noonies Awards #Noonies2021

November 17, 2021

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#GAMING-METAVERSE

How the Metaverse Could Change the Future of Meetings, Gaming, and More

November 17, 2021

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#ENTREPRENEUR-MINDSET

Understanding Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on The World and Your eCommerce Business

Baptiste Monnet

Baptiste Monnet

November 17, 2021

Stories Published in 2020

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Calling Shell Commands from Python: OS.system vs Subprocess

Marcos del Cueto

Marcos del Cueto

November 17, 2020

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An Introduction to AWS SSO VS Cross-account Role-based IAM Access

November 17, 2020

/a-guide-to-twos-complement-calculating-and-converting-for-binary-numbers-97173z8t feature image

A Guide to Two's Complement: Calculating And Converting For Binary Numbers

November 17, 2020

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Everything You Need to Know About Tekton and Reusable Pipelines

November 17, 2020

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[Announcement] Bithumb Global’s Bug Bounty Programme is LIVE!

November 17, 2020

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Analyzing Sentiment Of Tweets Is Really Easy If You Follow This Tutorial

November 17, 2020

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#SOFTWARE-DEVELOPMENT

8 Tips To Reinvent Your Project Meetings And Win

November 17, 2020

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#EVENT-SOURCING

Event Sourcing: It's Easy If You Do It Smart

November 17, 2020

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Everything You Need to Know About Bootstrap 5

Eyüp Sercan UYGUR

Eyüp Sercan UYGUR

November 17, 2020

Stories Published in 2019

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What Trump Can Teach Startups About Marketing

Frederik Bussler

Frederik Bussler

November 17, 2019

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Do We Really Need A Web API: Simplifying Communication Between Layers

November 17, 2019

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#ENJOY-THIS-TECHNOLOGY

Mouth Talking Apps: Know Why They Are Trending On Top

November 17, 2019

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3 Steps To Learn Go: Moving From JavaScript and Python to Golang

November 17, 2019

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Show Me The Money, My Freelance Honey!

Nebojsa "Nesha" Todorovic

Nebojsa "Nesha" Todorovic

November 17, 2019

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How I Upgraded Rails to Version 5.1.5 And Lived To Tell The Tale

Eti Dahan Noked

Eti Dahan Noked

November 17, 2019

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How To Create Simple Gradient App Bar With Flutter

Shubham Narkhede

Shubham Narkhede

November 17, 2019

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#CRYTOCURRENCIES

Crypto Culture: Should You Diversify Your Crypto Portfolio?

Frederic Bonelli

Frederic Bonelli

November 17, 2019

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#CRYPTOCURRENCY

Are IEOs a Passing Fad or Are Their True Value Yet to Be Unlocked?

Rohit Chatterjee

Rohit Chatterjee

November 17, 2019

Stories Published in 2018

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#MACHINE-LEARNING

Preprocess Keras Model for TensorSpace

November 17, 2018

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Simple i18n for Create React App with ttag

Mostovenko Alexander

Mostovenko Alexander

November 17, 2018

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Forgetting to set environment variables in nodejs apps

November 17, 2018

/breaking-the-ice-a-crash-course-in-ipfs-ethereum-and-fat-protocols-of-the-future-eb9bd15eb96e feature image

Breaking The Ice: A Crash Course In IPFS, Ethereum And Fat Protocols Of The Future

November 17, 2018

/this-is-how-you-bootstrap-a-blockchain-relationship-ecosystem-part-1-b7b7c8d29eae feature image

This is How you Bootstrap a Blockchain Relationship Ecosystem (Part 1)

November 17, 2018

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Bitcoin Is Money

November 17, 2018

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Combating Plastic Pollution using Technology

November 17, 2018

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Visualizing State Drug Utilization Data Sets

November 17, 2018

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Data Mastery: SQL — Distinct

November 17, 2018

Stories Published in 2017

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Happening Now — A Different Kind of ICO (The First Initial Community Offering)

November 17, 2017

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Renting Items on the Blockchain

November 17, 2017

/the-difficulties-of-teaching-yourself-how-to-code-and-learning-to-prioritize-313eee04e488 feature image

The difficulties of teaching yourself how to code and learning to prioritize.

November 17, 2017

/life-is-good-builds-a-react-node-js-gratitude-wall-on-cosmic-js-56e236e1746 feature image

Life is Good Builds a React / Node.js Gratitude Wall on Cosmic JS

November 17, 2017

/solving-the-most-interesting-bug-of-my-career-in-15-steps-1a1ccd337c35 feature image

Solving the Most Interesting Bug of My Career in 15 Steps

November 17, 2017

/while-new-technologies-constantly-emerge-experience-still-determines-a-developers-quality-of-work-2f03904464b0 feature image

While New Technologies Constantly Emerge, Development Experience Still Determines Quality of Work

November 17, 2017

/4-incredible-examples-of-how-blockchain-is-changing-the-future-of-human-rights-f68ac4a9c068 feature image

4 Incredible Examples Of How Blockchain Is Changing The Future Of Human Rights

November 17, 2017

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How Competitive Are Amazon and Google?

November 17, 2017

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#MEDICAL-INFORMATICS

The 4 Core Research Areas of Medical Informatics

November 17, 2017

Stories Published in 2016

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#SOFTWARE-ARCHITECTURE

When logic programming meets CQRS

November 17, 2016

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Containers but not Docker

Short Tech Stories

Short Tech Stories

November 17, 2016

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#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

How engineering @ Lyft helped me launch a new African ride share app in 10 days

November 17, 2016

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The Ultimate Guide to Minimum Viable Product

November 17, 2016

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We need more fake news, not less.

November 17, 2016

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#VIRTUAL-REALITY

Mad as a Hatter in VR & AR

November 17, 2016

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Why Your Website Needs A CDN

November 17, 2016

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3 Ways to Fix your Startup’s Cash Crunch

November 17, 2016

How to Determine the Right Time to Invest in Brand Positioning to Drive Growth

November 17, 2016

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