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The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Grenada Invasion Begins in 1983, Pablo Picasso is Born in 1881, Albert B. Fall Found Guilty in the Teapot Dome Scandal in 1929, and we present you with these top quality stories. From How Does GTA 6s Budget Compare to the 5 Most Expensive Games Ever Made? to Exploring Product Insights: Interview with Vadim Glazkov, Founder of a Product Research Agency, let’s dive right in.

Illuminate Collections vs PHP Arrays

TL;DR Comparison for readability and performance between PHP Arrays and Laravel Collections

By @halexmorph [ 6 Min read ]

Let’s dive in and have an in-depth look at PHP arrays vs. Collections and compare performance between the two.

Let’s compare some of the commonly used array manipulation functions below to see how PHP compares to Collections in a very simple example.

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Exploring Product Insights: Interview with Vadim Glazkov, Founder of a Product Research Agency

TL;DR Vadim Glazkov shares the important aspects of the research approach, talks about the challenges and gives successful use cases for launching new products.

By @vvmrk [ 7 Min read ]

Conducting market research is an important part of creating new products and finding value for customers. In my previous articles, I've covered the importance of being skilled at interviewing customers and how research relates to the term “value engineering”.

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How Does GTA 6s Budget Compare to the 5 Most Expensive Games Ever Made?

TL;DR Cyberpunk 2077, Monopoly Go!, and Star Citizen are just some of the most expensive games ever developed, but how do they compare to GTA 6?

By @joseh [ 4 Min read ]

We all know that when Grand Theft Auto 6 comes out, it will instantly be one of the best-selling games of all time. The hype for this game is unprecedented and has been brewing for years.

And it looks like developer Rocksteady Games plans to deliver.

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Emotion As A Service: AI’s Next Market Is Your Heart

TL;DR Emotional outsourcing isn’t just possible—AI’s making it scalable, profitable, and thereby the logical next step. What could capitalism be cooking up?

By @bigmao [ 12 Min read ]

I recently stumbled upon two new AI gadgets that made me laugh, then made me want to cry.

We’re not paying for convenience—we’re paying to avoid ourselves.

Let me usher you in to the age emotional outsourcing, where we’re turning dodging life’s messiness into an industry...

Why Laziness is a Superpower

TL;DR A cramp on a motorcycle in Medellín taught me that dropping Plan B boosts focus. Learn how to tap into your brains no choice mode and get more done.

By @benoitmalige [ 9 Min read ]

I’m sitting on the back of a motorcycle Uber in Medellín, Colombia, zipping through the city’s winding streets.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, I feel it. A cramp in my thigh.

The kind that demands action right now.

I’m stuck. And for a few moments, it’s excruciating.

Think about it...

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