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Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data, According to Congressional Report | HackerNoon

Update, November 1: Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan responded in writing to the report led by Senator Elizabeth Warren and triggered by The Markup’s investigation into tax preparation companies’ use of the Meta Pixel. Khan’s letter acknowledged Warren’s request for FTC action and said that, “in response to public reporting on this issue,” the FTC recently warned the companies involved that they could face financial penalties for mishandling customers’ tax data. The letter also

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Why Are the New AI Agents Choosing Markdown Over HTML? | HackerNoon

AI agents are taking over the world, marking the next big step in AI evolution 🦖. So, what do all these agents have in common? They use Markdown instead of raw HTML when processing content on web pages ⛓️. Curious to know why? This blog post will show you how this simple trick can save you up to 99% in tokens and money! AI Agents and Data Processing: An Introduction AI agents are software systems

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Apache Kafka’s New Tiered Storage: What Developers Need to Know | HackerNoon

Open source Apache Kafka has long been the backbone of real-time data streaming, but it’s traditionally come with a trade-off: keep expanding expensive broker storage or sacrifice historical data retention. With Kafka’s Tiered Storage, it’s a dilemma that’s finally fading (if you know what you’re doing). By offloading older data to cheaper cloud object storage while keeping recent data local for speed, tiered Storage transforms Kafka’s storage economics and unlocks new possibilities for developers. But

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Answer to Win from 15,000 USDT: How does Gluwa Facilitate Global Financial Inclusion? | HackerNoon

Too Long; Didn’t Read The Spacecoin Writing Contest offers a 15,000 USDT prize pool for ideas on how blockchain can enable a decentralized internet. Writers, space enthusiasts, and blockchain advocates can explore topics like privacy, accessibility, and censorship resistance. Round 1 submissions close on April 7, 2025! Coin Mentioned

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Digital Signage 101: How It Works, What to Show, and How to Start | HackerNoon

Digital signage is around us everywhere. You see screens in a mall, at an airport, while buying your coffee in a neighborhood cafe, or heading to a meeting in an office. It’s a trendy communication technology reshaping the way messages are delivered. Versatility is what has driven the high demand for digital signage. Sure, the majority of businesses make the most of it as a powerful promotional tool first. However, its use goes well beyond

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The Future of Crypto Investments in an AI-Driven Market | HackerNoon

The investment landscape of 2025 is literally being overtaken by the AI frenzy, backed by news from giants like Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and others intending to inject over $320 billion in the technology. Unsurprising, considering that 35% of the S&P 500 is made up of tech companies, and AI is hot on their list of wants. This heightened attention to AI has all but overshadowed the seemingly dethroned king of investments – cryptocurrency, largely represented

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How Hugo Lamy is Helping Create the AI Workforce for Enterprises at Brainbase | HackerNoon

Image: Freepik Businesses have been locked in a cycle of manual inefficiencies for decades, resulting in them throwing time and money at repetitive tasks that drain resources. AI, automation, and emerging technologies have been pitched as the ultimate solution, but many of the consumer-friendly AI tools out there now fall short, often overpromising and underdelivering. Business Analyst and AI Expert Hugo Lamy is hard at work to solve these issues with Brainbase, an AI workflow

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SquareX Launches “Year Of Browser Bugs” (YOBB) To Expose Critical Security Blind Spots | HackerNoon

PALO ALTO, USA, March 18th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–SquareX, a pioneer in Browser Detection and Response (BDR) space, announced the launch of the “Year of Browser Bugs” (YOBB) project today, a year-long initiative to draw attention to the lack of security research and rigor in what remains one of the most understudied attack vectors – the browser. The browser has evolved from a simple web rendering engine to be the new “endpoint” — the primary gateway through which

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What Do Global Users Really Think About Crypto and Web3 Banking? A Dive into CrossFi’s 2025 Survey | HackerNoon

CrossFi has dropped a bombshell with its 2025 Crypto Market Research Survey—a sprawling study of over 5,000 crypto users from India, Finland, and Russia. This isn’t your typical tech-bro echo chamber. It’s a vivid snapshot of a shifting landscape: 80% women, aged 28 to 43, earning $1,000 to $3,000 monthly, and leaning hard into cryptocurrencies and Web3 banking. The data challenges stereotypes, exposes pain points, and hints at a future where digital finance could rival

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Why Are People Still Falling For Gift Card Scams? | HackerNoon

I need to have a word with humanity for a second. How? How is it possible that in 2025, people are still getting scammed with gift cards? I mean, at what point do we just accept that some people should not be left alone with money or the internet? I get it. Scammers are scummy. They prey on fear, urgency, and confusion. But at this stage, the gift card scam is practically a meme. How

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