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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 15, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Henry VIII declared himself the head of the Church of England in 1535, Flight 1549 made an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009, Boston Molasses Disaster happenned in 1919, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Human Takes Brain to Court For Sabotaging 2025 Resolutions to Youre Overthinking It, let’s dive right in.

How Has Sci-fi Influenced Space Exploration? Answer Now to Win from 15,000 USDT

TL;DR Join the Spacecoin Writing Contest to explore how science fiction has shaped space technology and win your share of a 15,000 USDT prize pool!

By @hackernooncontests [ 2 Min read ]

The Spacecoin Writing Contest is an opportunity for writers, space geeks, and champions of decentralization to plug into Spacecoin’s mission—connecting purpose to blockchain infrastructure and bridging digital divides to bring affordable, borderless connectivity to billions—and win from a 15,000 USDT prize pool.

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HackerNoon Decoded: And the Award For the Most Read Category Goes To...

TL;DR What were the Top 10 categories that grabbed more attention than the others? Well, you’re about to find out. 

By @decoded [ 4 Min read ]

Hola Hackers!

Now that 2024 has ended, we thought it would be interesting to recap our community’s viewing history. HackerNoon publishes hundreds of articles every week, but what were the Top 10 categories that grabbed more attention than the others? Well, you’re about to find out.

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Programming..

Youre Overthinking It

TL;DR Stop overthinking! Learn to make faster decisions, embrace good enough, and ditch the perfection trap.

By @benoitmalige [ 4 Min read ]

Ever spent 45 minutes staring at a menu, only to order the same burger you always get because the pressure to try something new was just too much?

That’s the game we play when we obsess over every little choice.

It’s not productivity.

It’s to embrace something called satisficing...

New Prompting Technique Claims to Help AI Think Like Humans

TL;DR Learn how Chain-of-Thought prompting improves AI reasoning through step-by-step solutions, enhancing accuracy in tasks from math to logical problems.

By @mahakshah [ 4 Min read ]

Ever wondered how to make AI think more like a human? While Large Language Models (LLMs) excel at predicting the next word in a sequence, they often stumble when faced with problems requiring methodical thinking. Enter Chain-of-Thought prompting – a game-changing technique that's revolutionizing how we interact with AI...

Human Takes Brain to Court For Sabotaging 2025 Resolutions

TL;DR Discover why New Year’s resolutions often fail, the brain’s role in sabotaging them, and science-backed strategies to set goals you can actually achieve in 2025

By @thefrogsociety [ 23 Min read ]

Now, we’re at the start of a new year. Do you know the one thing that is done the most at this time of the year, specifically in January? You’re right, we’re making New Year's resolutions.

The brain’s defense team had a strong lineup.

Simple: social proof...

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