The TechBeat: Cybercrooks Are Using Fake Job Listings to Steal Crypto (2/18/2025)

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Cybercrooks Are Using Fake Job Listings to Steal Crypto

By @moonlock [ 19 Min read ] Moonlock Lab dives deep into a campaign tricking blockchain developers with fake job interviews to deploy malware that installs a backdoor and targets MetaMask. Read More.

Is the TikTok Ban a Cover-Up? The Internet Thinks So

By @diadkov [ 4 Min read ] Since March 2024, conspiracy theories about TikTok's ban have spread, citing espionage fears and geopolitical influences without solid evidence Read More.

Tether May Become America's New Strategic Reserve Buyer

By @juancguerrero [ 3 Min read ] Tether is one of the largest holders of U.S. government debt. It's not just a stablecoin company – it's becoming America's new strategic reserve buyer. Read More.

AI Coding Tools Are Still in the R&D Stage

By @@javar97 [ 7 Min read ] According to Stack Overflow's 2024 survey, 76% of developers are using or planning to use AI tools. Read More.

No Startup Has Ever Failed Because it Didn’t Have a Blog

By @bigmao [ 6 Min read ] The case against content marketing, and how to do inbound marketing in the post-content age. Read More.

30 World-Changing Prompts: OpenAI's AI Singularity, Deep Research Has Arrived

By @thomascherickal [ 25 Min read ] Deep Research Prompts: Explore 30 ambitous, impactful ideas using emerging tech to tackle global crises. Discover research with world-changing potential. Read More.

Security's Moving Parts 01: Linux Access Control Mechanisms

By @ntoskrnl [ 8 Min read ] Security mechanisms under the hood of simple file actions Read More.

Yandex’s High-Performance Profiler Is Going Open Source

By @bigredeye [ 21 Min read ] Perforator is a continuous profiling system developed by Yandex, now open-sourced. Read More.

Choosing Wallets for Decentralized Applications

By @evedex [ 5 Min read ] Discover how EVEDEX blends social logins, embedded wallets, and Account Abstraction to make decentralized apps accessible without compromising security. Read More.

Vibe Coding: Creativity Without Code

By @silkdrive [ 4 Min read ] Discover the future of software development with vibe coding—where creativity comes first, and coding happens effortlessly with AI. Read More.

Climb the Ranks: 3 Actionable Tips to Become a Top Writer

By @editingprotocol [ 4 Min read ] If you want to become a top writer, here are 3 tips to help you rise to the cream of the crop. Read More.

Deep Learning Runs on Floating-Point Math. What If That’s a Mistake?

By @abhiyanampally_kob9nse8 [ 40 Min read ] Dive into the comparitive analysis between logarithmic and floating-point arithmetic in neural nets using the commonly used MNIST dataset. Read More.

Learn to Create an Algorithm That Can Predict User Behaviors Using AI

By @andrei9735 [ 6 Min read ] Link prediction aims to predict the likelihood of a future or missing connection between nodes in a network. Read More.

Here's How to Spot a Fake Crypto Trading Platform

By @obyte [ 3 Min read ] Crypto trading is a legitimate practice, but it involves financial risks. Also, there are fake crypto trading platforms, making empty promises to their victims. Read More.

OpenAI’s Operator vs CAPTCHAs: Who’s Winning?

By @brightdata [ 8 Min read ] Let's see how OpenAI's Operator is handling CAPTCHAs and explore whether this is the best solution! Read More.

The Top Blazor UI Components: Everything You Need to Know

By @mesciusinc [ 10 Min read ] Learn everything you need to know about the best Blazor UI Components and how to use them in your application. Read More.

EffConPy: Open Source Causality Discovery in Python

By @jacktian [ 5 Min read ] EffConPy is an open-source Python library designed to study time series beyond correlation and prediction. It provides many tools for causal discovery. Read More.

If Life Is a Simulation, Do We Have an Exit Strategy?

By @thebojda [ 4 Min read ] Are we living in a simulation, and if so, can we escape? This article explores Roman Yampolskiy's radical ideas on hacking reality. Read More.

I Learned the Hard Way That Startup High Executives Profit While Employees Struggle

By @bill-achola [ 3 Min read ] Who really profits in a startup? Our deep dive into startup salaries reveals how executives secure big paydays while employees take on the risk. Read More.

Before AI Predicts Your Next Friend, It Needs to Do This First

By @andrei9735 [ 7 Min read ] In this post we'll continue working on link prediction with the Twitch dataset. Read More. 🧑‍💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it. See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️