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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, September 2, 2025?
The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Google Releases The Chrome Browser! in 2008, Japan Surrenders, Ending World War II in 1945, SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Failure in 2016, South Korea Loosens Crypto Regulations in 2018, and we present you with these top quality stories. From How AI Reasoning Mirrors Borges Library of Babel to Vibe Coding is Creating a Generation of Unemployable Developers, let’s dive right in.
How AI Reasoning Mirrors Borges Library of Babel
By @mirrorspace [ 10 Min read ] Do transformer-based LLMs really show emergent understanding? Probably not! A higher-level look at model outputs vindicates the glorified autocomplete take. Read More.
Vibe Coding is Creating a Generation of Unemployable Developers
By @paoloap [ 7 Min read ] Vibe coding lets AI generate code—but skips the skills that make developers indispensable. Learn why shortcuts can ruin careers in 2025 tech. Read More.
VR Made Me Faster: A Sim Racer’s Case for Immersion
By @wicked-racing [ 2 Min read ] Adding VR to a sim racing rig can improve your driving skills, increase immersion, and make sim racing more like a real-world experience. Read More.
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