The HackerNoon Newsletter: Hackers Are Becoming a Rarer Breed (2/7/2025)

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web3

Tether May Become Americas New Strategic Reserve Buyer

TL;DR Tether is one of the largest holders of U.S. government debt. Its not just a stablecoin company – its becoming Americas new strategic reserve buyer.

By @juancguerrero [ 3 Min read ]

When Tether faced endless FUD about its reserves in 2022, critics called it crypto's biggest risk. Now, in 2025, it might just be America's most strategic asset.

Think about it. Right now:

But here's what everyone misses about the Tether story: This isn't just about crypto anymore...

machine-learning

This Small Change Makes AI Models Smarter on Unfamiliar Data

TL;DR Researchers are proposing a simple modification to standard ResNet architectures that substantially improves OoD performance on the DDU benchmark.

By @deeplinking [ 5 Min read ]

Authors:

(1) Anonymous authors Paper under double-blind review Jarrod Haas, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science Simon Fraser University; Digitalist Group Canada and [email protected];

(2) William Yolland, MetaOptima and [email protected];

(3) Bernhard Rabus, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University and [email protected].

We summarize our contributions as follows:..

cybersecurity

Hackers Are Becoming a Rarer Breed

TL;DR Hackers always challenged corporate capitalism and government surveillance. The hackers ethos nowadays are being replaced by the corporate certifications.