The HackerNoon Newsletter: Is OpenAI’s o3 Finally Thinking Like a Human? (12/31/2024)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, December 31, 2024?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, General Motors made $1 billion by selling 5 million vehicles in 1955, Edison's light bulb is first demonstrated in 1879, Tupolev Tu-144 Took First Flight in 1968, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Melting Glaciers Slash Shipping Times—But Come With a Hidden Cost to Samsung SSDs Have Become So Fast, They Make Competitors Look Like Floppy Disks, let’s dive right in.

Its Not You; A Big Chunk of Being a Quality Assurance IS Defect Localization

By @sera24 [ 6 Min read ] Without proper localization, a defect can become a hot potato tossed between frontend, backend, and any development team. Read More.

Is OpenAI’s o3 Finally Thinking Like a Human?

By @niteshpadghan [ 8 Min read ] OpenAIs o3 model pushes AI boundaries with human-like reasoning, outperforming benchmarks in coding, math, and science. Is this the closest to AGI yet? Read More.

Melting Glaciers Slash Shipping Times—But Come With a Hidden Cost

By @oceanography [ 14 Min read ] The reduction in sea ice cover with Arctic warming facilitates the transit of ships through routes that are remarkably shorter than traditional shipping routes. Read More.

The Most Consequential Technology Stories of 2024, According to HackerNoon Editors

By @sheharyarkhan [ 8 Min read ] HackerNoon editors get together to discuss what they thought were the most important themes and news bites of 2024. Read More.

Samsung SSDs Have Become So Fast, They Make Competitors Look Like Floppy Disks

By @markpelf [ 3 Min read ] I decided to practically test the speed of the latest technology in External SSD devices and compare it to previously available technologies. Read More.

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