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Transforming Global Connectivity with Decentralized Internet Infrastructure | HackerNoon

The “Internet” is one of the biggest milestones in the modern era. Can you imagine a single day without internet connectivity? Extremely difficult right? Just like saltless curry! The Internet has made our daily lives easier, as it makes it easier to be up-to-date with news, pay bills, do online work, communicate with your dearest ones, and many more. The modern Internet is highly centralized, and major corporations and governments control vast portions of the

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Jews in Space: The Beginning of Sci-Fi Race | HackerNoon

Back to basics. “Jews in Space” is one of the most influential articles about science fiction that I’ve ever come across. Now, here’s the thing. Good luck with finding the “patient zero.” I mean, the very first article published. If you’re DYOR, then you’re going to stumble upon some version of it. Just like I did with this one. As you can see, every SFan paid homage to a bunch of iconic authors. Talking about

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Educational Byte: Decentralized Escrow—What It Is and Why You Should Use It | HackerNoon

“Escrow” has been a security measure in traditional finances for a while, long before the appearance of cryptocurrencies and decentralized systems. The point was opposite to decentralization, indeed: escrow implies middlemen. A trusted third party, often a company, mediates between two strangers and keeps the funds involved in their trade safe until it’s complete. That same third party could solve disputes about the trade if they arise. On the other hand, a decentralized escrow involves

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I Told My Team to Complain Every Week—It Transformed Our Productivity | HackerNoon

Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash More than a decade ago, I had the opportunity to take a Total Quality Management (TQM) course by none other than Andrzej Blikle at ASBIRO, a unique Polish educational institution where only entrepreneurs teach entrepreneurship. Since then, I’ve been testing and refining various TQM techniques with my teams, especially in the startup world. I’m sharing some of my observations and ideas I’ve implemented, with a focus on weekly Kaizen-style

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Dynamic Retrieval Strategies: Enhancing QA Across Query Types | HackerNoon

Authors: (1) Soyeong Jeong, School of Computing; (2) Jinheon Baek, Graduate School of AI; (3) Sukmin Cho, School of Computing; (4) Sung Ju Hwang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; (5) Jong C. Park, School of Computing. Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 3 Method and 3.1 Preliminaries 3.2 Adaptive-RAG: Adaptive Retrieval-Augmented Generation 4 Experimental Setups and 4.1 Datasets 4.2 Models and 4.3 Evaluation Metrics 4.4 Implementation Details 5 Experimental

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Artificial Intelligence Optimization (AIO): The Next Frontier in SEO | HackerNoon

Artificial Intelligence Optimization (AIO) is one of the newest developments in search engine optimization. AIO combines AI technologies with traditional SEO techniques which improves the processes. This concept, which is frequently called AI SEO or SEO using AI, uses sophisticated algorithms and machine learning models to analyze and optimize web content. The purpose of employing these new technologies shifts toward increasing the possibilities of using AI information and automation to transform the digital marketing industry.

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The Future of Healthcare: How It Can Be Used to Save a Few Billion Lives | HackerNoon

I spent a lot of time in and around hospitals last year. More time than I have spent in the previous 7 years combined. Coincidentally, a lot of my friends also spent a lot of time in hospitals, caring for loved ones, and getting medical help themselves. The sentiment has been the same across the board. Disappointment. Is this what ‘modern medicine’ is!!? It definitely doesn’t feel very modern to me, especially because a lot

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OTel Me Why: Why I’m So Excited About OTel | HackerNoon

LIMITED TIME OFFER! I’m ready for my next adventure as a DevRel advocate/Technical Evangelist/IT Talespinner. If that sounds like something you need, drop me a line by email or on LinkedIn. My blog on pricing from the other day caught the attention of the folks over at MetricFire, and we struck up a conversation about some of the ideas, ideals, and challenges swirling around monitoring, observability, and its place in the broader IT landscape. At

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Is It Risky to Live Near a Nuclear Power Plant? | HackerNoon

Nuclear power plants could resolve the energy crisis in the United States brought on by the recent exponential growth of data centers. However, some have safety concerns. Incidents like the Chornobyl disaster are still fresh in people’s minds. Could living next to one of these stations adversely affect their well-being? How close is too close? The Palisade Plant’s Reopening Marks a Nuclear Milestone In Southwest Michigan, Holtec International — a firm that specializes in reactor

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The Coldware Edge | HackerNoon

Solana (SOL) has been one of the most significant success stories in the cryptocurrency market. Known for its fast transaction speeds and innovative consensus mechanism, Solana had established itself as a dominant player. However, as we move deeper into 2025, questions arise about whether Solana can maintain its crypto dominance, especially when newer projects like Coldware (COLD) are showing impressive growth. Coldware’s Meteoric Rise Coldware’s innovative approach to Web3 devices and decentralized applications has captured

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