The HackerNoon Newsletter: Why the Race to AGI is Humanitys Defining Moment (12/25/2024)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, December 25, 2024?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, NASA Launched The James Webb Space Telescope in 2021, Gorbachev Resignd and Ukraine left the Soviet Union in 1855 AD, Huygens Probe Landed on Titan's Surface in 2004, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Microsoft Defeats Proposal Asking Company to Add Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet to Googled Tricked OpenAI Into Thinking It Was Ahead (It Wasnt), let’s dive right in.

Googled Tricked OpenAI Into Thinking It Was Ahead (It Wasnt)

By @hacker661972 [ 11 Min read ] Google has released a cheap, fast and highly capable model to build agentic flows. Read More.

Why the Race to AGI is Humanitys Defining Moment

By @thomascherickal [ 6 Min read ] If you ever wondered why AGI is so scary for some scientists, while others are pursing it with passion - well - this article explains everything. Read More.

How Is Crypto Regulation Shaping Up In The 2nd Largest Continent in the World?

By @ilinskii [ 5 Min read ] Africas crypto regulation landscape is diverse and dynamic with 54 countries, six major languages, and over 1 billion people. Read More.

Microsoft Defeats Proposal Asking Company to Add Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet

By @sergeigorshunov [ 2 Min read ] Why Microsoft refused to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet? Read More.

My Crypto Wallet Setup Lets Me Stay Anonymous While Protecting Me Against Theft

By @techshinobi [ 7 Min read ] Learn to set up a cold wallet using Tails, Feather and KeepAssXC. Read More.

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