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Apache Presto's ability to quickly and efficiently query large datasets stored in S3 makes it a powerful tool for data analytics, especially in environments where data is stored in data lakes

Maintaining a persistent Airflow deployment can often add significant overhead to data engineering teams, especially when orchestrating tasks across diverse systems.

Edge detection is fundamental in computer vision, allowing us to identify object boundaries within images. In this tutorial we'll implement edge detection using the Sobel operator and the Canny edge detector. We'll then create a simple web application using Flask, styled with Bootstrap, to allow users to upload images and view the results.

TD Bank’s $1.8 billion compliance failure reveals the critical need for U.S. banks to adopt advanced digital identity verification. By failing to adequately monitor suspicious activities, TD Bank allowed financial criminals to exploit outdated systems. This case highlights the importance of robust digital verification technologies, such as biometrics and AI-powered tools, to prevent future regulatory penalties and strengthen financial security. Banks must modernize their...

Self-Employed in Austria (SEA) is both a platform and a community dedicated to empowering English-speaking individuals who want to become self-employed in Austria.

Artisans of Time is a regenerative sci-fi story set in a utopian future where technology is used for good. Emma, a hardware artist, fights for equality and creativity in a world where tech is reserved for the elite. The project expands into immersive storytelling, offering a vision of hope and innovation.

The Startups of the Year 2024 showcases exceptional companies across 100 industries. Nominations are based on regional and industrial excellence, not just location. This series will detail our key industries and demonstrate how HackerNoon can help you explore them further. Today's Industry: AI!

As cryptocurrency evolves, self-custody wallets are gaining traction despite trust issues stemming from scams and hacks. While traditional banking has built trust over centuries, the decentralized nature of crypto offers users direct control over their assets but comes with significant management challenges, such as secure seed phrase storage and password protection. The future of finance may see these two systems coexisting, balancing innovation with...

Microsoft's stake is likely to have been diluted following OpenAI's October financing, bringing with it a host of advantages.

Welcome to HackerNoon Startups of the Week! Each week, the HackerNoon team showcases a list of startups from our Startups of The Year database. All these startups have been nominated as one of the best in their respective category or region. This week, we’re pleased to bring you Foxsense, Hyperhumans, and Megasight.

ZKcandy is set to launch its mainnet by the end of 2024, with over 20 games already in the pipeline. Kroma plans to push for gamified web3 experience backed by its strengths in gaming, consumer applications, Asia market, and technical capabilities for true universal web3 adoption.

Synthetic data represents a paradigm shift in healthcare because it allows data to transcend its potential shortcomings in access, scalability, and privacy issues.

How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. Enhancing Global Communication: The Power of Multi-Language JavaScript OCR APIs for Document Process By @filestack [ 11 Min...

Cloud adoption is increasing energy consumption, prompting a shift toward sustainable DevOps practices. Aliaksei Volski highlights the importance of reducing the carbon footprint through automation, real-time monitoring, and eco-friendly technologies like carbon-aware computing. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are leading the way with renewable energy and optimized cloud infrastructures, showing that sustainable DevOps is not only environmentally responsible but also cost-effective and scalable.

Telepathic, led by engineers Matthias Tepel and Killian Dunne, aims to make advanced software easier to use for everyone through AI. By focusing on user accessibility, their platform simplifies complex software, allowing users to navigate gated web apps and fully harness the software’s capabilities.

In my twelfth post of the #30DaysOfSwift series, let me tell you about the Gesture Recognizers in SwiftUI.

A new chapter in Amazon's move into the healthcare industry is upon us — Health Condition Programs. Here's what users should know.

Learn how to create your own NPM package in 2024 with this comprehensive cookbook. Discover best practices for integrating your library with a host app, addressing the dreaded "Invalid hook call" error and peerDependencies issues, and enabling watch mode for an optimized developer experience.

For tracking the support for ECMAScript (ES) latest features in different versions of the Node.js runtime, Node.green is my tool of choice as it is a comprehensive and easy-to-use resource. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just getting started with JavaScript, Node. green can help you navigate the ever-changing landscape of JavaScript.

Discover the power of technical writing for developers. Insights from my technical writing journey that helped me earn $25000 and land 4 jobs.

This literature review discusses advancements in hedge error approximation techniques for the Black-Scholes model, highlighting the evolution from traditional delta hedging to modern methods like finite difference techniques and Monte Carlo simulations. Key contributions from various researchers illustrate ongoing efforts to improve accuracy and manage risks in option pricing.

The AI Writing Contest invites writers 18+ to explore topics on AI and LLM data collection for a chance to win part of a $2,500 prize pool from Bright Data. Submit your entry on HackerNoon by December 1, 2024, to qualify.

ExSat Network launched its mainnet today with $281 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) The network launched with 50 validators, each staking a minimum of 100 BTC, supported by major industry participants. The platform's synchronizers, representing 53.3% of Bitcoin's hash rate, include prominent mining pools Antpool, Spiderpool, viaBTC, and F2Pool.