Happy 4th, Hackers
From An (Almost) Independent Hacker Noon!
Let’s begin by getting this out of the way: I am not an American. I am, however, fiercely in the spirit of things this year — given Hacker Noon’s own imminent Independence Day. It has been a long, arduous and rewarding journey — special shoutout to our Product Team (Dane, Austin, Faith) for their tireless efforts to bring you the best place for tech professionals to publish. Thank You. 💚 We can’t wait for you all to see what they’ve built for you. Here’s a preview of the Writer Dashboard welcome screen:
In the Meantime: On Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of 2.0
Let’s get into this week’s round-up of top-shelf independent tech journalism, all written by and for, well, you: our decentralized community of 7k+ contributing hackers and 200k+ daily readers.
How should big tech companies be regulated?
Considering the amount of influence big tech companies have in our daily lives, it is vital that we work towards making everything transparent.
Is American Individualism Hurting Our Teams at Work?
by Amir Alikhani (5 min read)
Individualism is usually thought of as the quality of being self reliant or independent, but it’s much more than that. It has grown into a moral stance, a political philosophy, an ideology, and even a social outlook that emphasizes the moral worth of the individual over a collective group of people.
Win by Eating Their Own Dogs’ Food: How 83 Venture Capital Firms Use Data, AI & Proprietary Software to Drive Alpha Returns
by Bartosz Trocha (45 min read)
Overview of the most innovative approaches towards sourcing, evaluation, and supporting investments + 263 sources (articles, podcasts, videos, etc.) for further learning.
How Google Duplex Might Make UI Design Obsolete
Last year, Google blew the world away with Duplex, an AI assistant that can make phone calls for you. The demo went viral and raised a lot of ethical and philosophical questions.
The Ideal Startup Toolstack to Scale Your Growth
by Timoté Geimer (20 min read)
Having tested hundreds of tools to support the growth of young companies, I have decided to list and share with you what has worked best until now in the scaleup where I work.
Internet Outrage Caused by Verizon Shows How Fragile the Internet Routing Is
by Yahsin Huang (6 min read)
On Monday, June 24, a BGP route leak incident occurred due to a Verizon error, causing internet outrages around the world. The BGP screw-up affected Cloudflare, Amazon, Facebook, and others.
To Travel, A Tech Conference and One Million views: a Recap
by Aman Mittal (6 min read)
I slowly moved my passion for writing into the tech world, and boy did it open doors for me that I never knew existed.
Why is Physical Mail Still Being Used to Share Sensitive Documents?
by Kirill Shilov (8 min read)
With all the evil corps, governments, and hackers out there hungry for your confidential information, it’s no wonder you’re worried about sending such info online.
Why am I working on police brutality insurance?
by Joshua Davis (10 min read)
This week was fantastic. I had one of those “oh my God what have I done with the last five years of my life,” moments. I wouldn’t exactly call it fun.
Neven’s Law: Paradigm Shift in Quantum Computers
by James Dargan (5 min read)
It’s out with the old, in with the new, just like Marty McFly and his hoverboard. The world is changing, and changing fast.
Introduction to Deep Learning
by Ilija Mihajlovic (12 min read)
The Game Changer.
“Something much broader than compensation drives us “— Founder Interviews: Emil Eifrem of Neo4j
by Davis Baer (10 min read)
Emil first sketched the idea for the company on the back of a napkin during his flight to Mumbai in 2000. Today, the company is the world’s leading graph platform, powering mission-critical enterprise applications, including artificial intelligence, fraud detection, real-time recommendations, and master data.
10 Questions to Consider when Setting up a Corporate AI project
by Adrien Book (7 min read)
A risk analysis framework for people who hate Excel and PowerPoint.
Who Wants to Win a Nobel Prize?
by Matt Swayne (4 min read)
If we auctioned off all of the elements in your body — the carbon, oxygen, iron, sodium, etc. — you would be worth a grand total of about one U.S. dollar. Five bucks, if you had the right bidders, apparently.
Hacker Noon Community Contributors of the Week
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Until Next Week,
