The HackerNoon Newsletter: Digital Advertising in 2025 is a Pyramid Scheme (5/28/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, May 28, 2025?

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Criticism of ‘AI-Sounding’ Writing Overlooks Deeper Cultural Biases

By @imnotsureyt [ 5 Min read ] We should not let AI models take away parts of our language. Read More.

Digital Advertising in 2025 is a Pyramid Scheme

By @genprompt [ 5 Min read ] Ad fatigue isn’t just real—it’s killing your ROI. Here’s how to escape the scroll abyss with content your audience actually wants to read (and share). Read More.

Breaking Into a Server Using a Hello World Page and a Fake JPEG

By @psychopper [ 15 Min read ] A simple blog and weak protections were all it took to gain root access. Here’s how misconfigurations and a fake image led to full server compromise. Read More.

FDV Misconceptions in Crypto: “Fully Diluted or Fully Deceived”?

By @web3mops [ 3 Min read ] FDV isn’t valuation. It’s a sticker founders slap on a box to lure retail and pacify VCs. Let’s unpack the illusion behind this fully diluted hype Read More.

Open-Source AI Agent II-Takes the Lead in Benchmark Wars—But Is It Truly Autonomous?

By @zbruceli [ 10 Min read ] A first look and hands-on test of II-agent, claimed to be the smartest autonomous AI Agent in the market. And it is open source too. Read More.

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