The HackerNoon Newsletter: AI Race With China Risks Undermining Western Values (7/17/2025)

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17 Jul 2025

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The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, American and Soviet Spacecraft Dock in Orbit in 1975, Willis Carrier Invents Air Conditioning in 1902, and we present you with these top quality stories. From You Want Offline? You Got Offline. A Dead-Simple Next.js PWA Wrapper to Europe Clings to CBDCs as U.S. Courts Stablecoins: Who Has It Right?, let’s dive right in.

Redefining Data Operations With Data Flow Programming in CocoIndex


By @badmonster0 [ 4 Min read ] Discover how CocoIndex transforms data orchestration with a pure Data Flow Programming model — ensuring traceable, immutable, and declarative pipelines for know Read More.

Europe Clings to CBDCs as U.S. Courts Stablecoins: Who Has It Right?


By @maxo1st [ 11 Min read ] US dollar-backed stablecoins threaten Europes monetary sovereignty as the digital euro faces a critical crossroads. Read More.

AI Race With China Risks Undermining Western Values


By @aslin [ 3 Min read ] As China surges toward AI dominance, the West must ask: what kind of future should it be building? Read More.

You Want Offline? You Got Offline. A Dead-Simple Next.js PWA Wrapper


By @devfamdk [ 3 Min read ] Add full Progressive Web App (PWA) support to your Next.js app in seconds with next-pwa-pack. Includes offline mode, service worker setup, smart caching Read More.

43% of Workers Use Agentic AI Daily — Heres What It’s Teaching Them About Their Jobs


By @udacity [ 5 Min read ] Udacity surveyed 2,500 professionals about their AI journey and found that 61% believe AI could replace their current role in the next 3-5 years. Read More.


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