The HackerNoon Newsletter: Changing Keys, Losing Values (2/24/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 24, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Signing of the Gonski Review in 2012, Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, and we present you with these top quality stories. From NVIDIA is Creating a Problem It Can Profit From to Changing Keys, Losing Values, let’s dive right in.

Elon Musks DOGE Breaks the State Into Two Parts

By @juancguerrero [ 3 Min read ] Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) isnt just about cutting costs. Its forcing a fundamental split in state functions through blockchain. Read More.

How We Fought a Dangerous Bot on Avalanche’s P-Chain and Rescued $90,000 in AVAX!

By @0xsmartcontract [ 7 Min read ] We had one week to save these funds on Avalanche’s P-Chain before the hacker could claim them. Read More.

NVIDIA is Creating a Problem It Can Profit From

By @technologynews [ 3 Min read ] NVIDIA’s RTX 50 series pricing is an absolute joke. The company is not even pretending to care about gamers anymore. Read More.

Changing Keys, Losing Values

By @mcsee [ 4 Min read ] When you use mutable objects as keys in hashed collections, changing them breaks contracts. Read More.

Indias Digital Playbook Raises Eyebrows at the Sri Lanka DPI Summit

By @thesociable [ 5 Min read ] DPI offers convenience, but at what cost? From vaccine passports to financial tracking, digital ID systems could reshape access, privacy, and control. Read More.

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