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The first-ever chatbot for customer interactions was created all the way back in the early 2000s. SmarterChild was merely a template machine — no AI, no intelligence. Today, things have changed dramatically.

The future belongs not to those with the most impressive certificates, but to those with the courage to envision new possibilities.

Sleep can be described as the interval that sets of electrical and chemical signals have interactions + attributes of internal senses take precedence, resulting in a curve. This means that sets of signals get prioritized at different intervals, more regularly than they would during the day. However, for sleep to set in, there has to be a drop of some of the interactions +...

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 25, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Ethereum is Not a World Computer, and Swarm is Much More Than Just a Hard Drive to Give Feedback,...

Miro's Innovation Workspace - an AI-powered collaboration platform - allows teams to collaborate on projects, prototypes, briefs, plans, diagrams, and more.

AI models can mimic human language fluently but struggle with true understanding. Critics argue they lack semantic competence and real-world grounding, relying instead on statistical patterns and linguistic structures. Some researchers propose that AI could achieve a degree of meaning through structured training, but questions remain about its ability to form communicative intentions

The success of LLMs in learning syntax without innate grammatical knowledge challenges traditional nativist claims about language acquisition. However, AI models are trained on far more data than human children, raising questions about comparability. New research, including the BabyLM challenge, tests whether AI can learn grammar in more human-like conditions, potentially redefining our understanding of language learning.

AI models face a long-standing debate on compositionality. While some claim neural networks must implement symbolic rules, others argue for a non-classical cognitive structure. Recent advances in Transformer models suggest ANNs may achieve compositional generalization without explicit rules, challenging traditional cognitive models.

NAYAMAX, a leading African e-commerce SaaS startup, is nominated for HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year 2024 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Our mission is to empower SMEs with digital tools, logistics solutions, and education to drive online business success. From OUCEST’s digital addressing to E-commerce Connect’s learning network, we’re building a holistic ecosystem for African entrepreneurs. Winning this award will help us scale and create...

An abusive partner is sending atrocious emails, the counterpart trashes them but, in moments of weakness, can't resist digging them up in the trash. Learn how to delete and instantly purge from Gmail.

Discover how Maruti Techlabs ensured a seamless transition for Ann’s Boba Tea from LevelUp to Paytronix, preventing downtime and enhancing user experience.

40% of managers reported feeling doubtful about their ability to manage remote teams. Asana is a cloud-based tool that lets you manage your remote team from anywhere.

Startups are hard, and I’ve seen (and built) a few that made mistakes so glaring from the outside but nearly invisible when you’re in the trenches. Let’s break down three early-stage founder blunders — because knowing what *not* to do might save your company.

Commerce DeFi bridges decentralized finance (DeFi) with real-world commerce, making crypto practical for daily expenses like buying coffee or paying rent. By leveraging stablecoins, instant blockchain payments, and tokenized loyalty, it aims to reduce fees, speed up transactions, and enhance financial accessibility. Unlike traditional payment systems, which rely on intermediaries and high fees, Commerce DeFi offers peer-to-peer, global, and instant transactions. While early adoption...

Cybersecurity is a multi-billion-dollar industry, yet breaches are more rampant than ever. hacking has become completely democratized. The world pours billions into cybersecurity, much of it wasted on ineffective solutions. Cybersecurity industry operates just like Big Tobacco, Big Sugar and Big V.

How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. Lumoz Flips the Switch On Its AI-Powered Blockchain By @lumoz [ 3 Min read ] On February 13, Lumoz announced the official l...

This new initiative invites crypto enthusiasts, content creators, and community members to earn $ROAM tokens by supporting Roam’s rapid growth and engaging in various activities that strengthen the Roam ecosystem.

Today around the world, people buy TV sets to entertain themselves before they can operate Bitcoin nodes and participate in self-sovereign money. This is like starting starting a relationship before getting a proper job. It isn't right. Every one of the 175 million homes on Earth cooks lunch. During this process, enough heat energy is released to run a bitcoin node. Even if for...

AI models (125M–13B parameters) were trained on Nvidia A100 GPUs using multi-group and bifurcated attention. Inference leveraged Deepspeed and Hugging Face tools.

Delta Exchange is perfect for crypto F&O trading beginners and seasoned pros alike. The platform offers advanced trading tools, competitive pricing, and INR compatibility.

If it's a minor version update, simply executing the script suffices. However, upgrading across multiple major versions can still encounter issues. Here's a summarized guide.

The first round of the R Systems BlogBook: Chapter 1 writing contest is live! Staff members are invited to participate in this exclusive HackerNoon-powered contest to showcase their skills, earn recognition, and win prizes. Don't miss out—submit your entry today!

Bifurcated attention improves AI efficiency by reducing latency and memory I/O costs, enhancing applications like code generation, chatbots, and long-context processing.

Open-CUAK is an open-source platform for managing automation agents at scale. You can run workflows locally, using any vision-compatible frontier model.