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Tech Stories from HackerNoon

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Conversations with technologists about technology. Hosted by Amy Tom and the HackerNoon Team

Episodes

Live Action NFTs, Character IP, and Alien Conjecture with Paul Wight (The Big Show), Neil Stevenson-Moore & David Smooke

How will digital collectibles affect film production and fan engagement? Paul Wight (formerly known as The Big Show) and entrepreneur Neil Stevenson-Moore join HackerNoon founder David Smooke to discuss ComicCon, hotel pseudonyms, GenZeroes, Netflix trends, the high probability of alien life, and more on the HackerNoon podcast . Related video clips : The Big Show Used to Stay in Hotels as Richard Kimble From "The Fugitive" Tech Shortcuts in SciFi Storytelling: "Science Fiction Becomes Science Fa...

Oct 05, 202250 minEp. 234

Discussing Crypto, NFT, and Web3 Scams with HackerNoon

In this episode, David Smooke (Hacker noon Founder & CEO) and Utsav Jaiswal (Vice President Of Business Development) held a discussion about security vulnerabilities crypto and NFTS. They talk about rug pulls, exploitation of platforms (Axie Infinity and Opeansea) by hackers, phishing attacks, and fake exchanges among other issues. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: 03:38 – What are the current scams around crypto & NFTs? 04:30 – Does crypto need a custodian? 09:30 – What are rug...

May 27, 202235 minEp. 233

Can We Protect Ourselves Against Zero-click Attacks?

If you’re still not scared of cybercriminals now, you might be after hearing about zero-click attacks from Cam Canales, a Cybersecurity Analyst at CDW 👀 Amy and Cam chat about zero-click attacks like the NGO Baharani attack, Jeff Bezos’ zero-click downfall (almost forgot he was even alive anymore 😜), and the WhatsApp Pegasus phone call attack. They also get into securing devices on and off your corporate network. 💚 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a zero-click attack? (03:35...

May 10, 202232 minEp. 232

Gathering Threat Intelligence to Strengthen Security

Stand up and listen in, Hackers! Nour Fateen, a Sales Engineering Manager at Recorded Future, talks to Amy about threat intelligence. They chat about the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle process of gathering data, analyzing it, and using it to secure your organization. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Nour get into cybersecurity? (02:00) Where do people start when they want to set up their security stack? (07:06) What kind of data do I need to gather to understand my organization’...

Apr 27, 202235 minEp. 231

Discussing the Russia-Ukraine Cyber War with Eran Fine

Amy chats with Eran Fine, the CEO and Co-founder of Nanolock Security, about the ongoing cyber war in Ukraine. They also chat about the history of Russian-Ukrainian cyber attacks, ransomware, the Colonial Pipeline attack, and more. 🇺🇦 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Who needs to care about ransomware? 😱 Why is Ukraine not experiencing massive infrastructure-related cyber attacks - like what happened with Colonial Pipeline? ⛽️ Who needs to be worried about cyber threats right now? �...

Apr 19, 202224 minEp. 230

Women in Cybersecurity with SheSec Pakistan

Girl, pull up a chair and take a seat at the head of the boardroom because we are talking about women in cybersecurity this week on The HackerNoon Podcast. Misbah Fatima (Head of Security) and Farza Ashraf (Security Analyst) from Idenfo and SheSec Pakistan talk about how we can increase the number of women in STEM. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Farza get into tech and cybersecurity? 💃 How did Misbah get her first job in the cybersecurity industry? 👩‍💻 Is cybersecurity a g...

Apr 12, 202238 minEp. 229

Handling Smart Contracts with Ioana Frincu

Ioana Frincu joins Utsav Jaiswal on this week’s episode of The HackerNoon Podcast to discuss DeFi, smart contracts, and OG crypto secrets. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: How can we invest in DeFi effectively? 🏆 (01:50) How do you keep yourself informed on DeFi trends? 🧠 (09:00) What new stuff do you expect from Ethereum this year? 🎉 (12:52) Is it safe to build so many blockchains? 😬 (21:26) What is that crypto secret that noobs don’t know? 🤫 (29:25) Is social media i...

Apr 05, 202235 minEp. 228

Exploring Crypto Fundamentals with Josh Swigart

Utsav Jaiswal chats with Crypto Analyst and Twitter Influencer Josh Swigart (aka Crypto Fundamentals @BlocksNThoughts) about all things crypto. Utsav digs deep into Josh’s thoughts on Bitcoin, NFT, DeFi, stablecoins, and more. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Utsav asks: What red flags should a new crypto project look out for? 🚩 (09:05) Is Bitcoin the principal cryptocurrency (over all the others)? 🏆 (11:10) What happens when a blockchain goes down due to server issues? 👎 (17:35) Do...

Mar 29, 202253 minEp. 227

The State of the Russia-Ukraine War from a Ukrainian HackerNooner

The world and Ukrainians have shown incredible unity before Putin's encroachment on freedom and democracy. The strength of the Ukrainian army grows with each donated dollar and written word of support. This is already evident from the recent victories of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield. We are aiming for 100 million of funds raised to help the Ukrainian army by the end of the week and we believe in the defeat of Russia in the near future You can donate UAH now! Together to victory https://...

Mar 22, 202235 minEp. 226

How to Recover from the Log4j Supply Chain Attack with Ilkka Turunen

In this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Ilkka Turunen to talk about Supply Chain Security. They go over the Log4J incident that made a lot of apps built-in Java vulnerable to exploitation, what it means to be a field CTO, how companies can place themselves to collect user feedback, and a lot more! Ilkka Turunen is the Field CTO of https://www.sonatype.com/ (Sonatype). On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom and Ilkka Turunen chat about: What is a field CTO an...

Mar 16, 202236 minEp. 225

Community Governed Loans and Mobile Money in Nigeria with Adebola Adeniran

In this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast, Amy Tom sits down with Adebola Adeniran to talk about Money; specifically, mobile money in Nigeria. They go from sending money via email in Canada to how https://moni.africa (Moni) has cracked money lending by leveraging community governance. Which then got Moni into Y Combinator. It is an insider's take on what the financial landscape looks like in Nigeria and Africa at large. 💵 Adebola is the Software Editor at HackerNoon and the Growth lead at https...

Mar 08, 202233 minEp. 224

Everyone Is Doing Remote Work but Not Everyone Is Doing It Well with Michael Brooks.

On this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom and Michael Brooks get into everything freelance. They dive into https://golance.com , Michael’s freelance marketplace company. How it came about and Michael’s insights on running it. They talk about wild experiences like getting kicked out of Belarus and taking a shot of Brandy first thing every morning before work in Serbia. It’s a wild ride and you definitely should tune in! Brandy or coffee in hand, your choice ;) 🍻 On this episode of The H...

Mar 01, 202238 minEp. 223

Why Build Inhouse When You Can Leverage API’s?

On this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom talks to Jon Mux, CEO of Mux, and Thierry Schellenbach, CEO of Stream. They dive into why each of them started their API-powered platforms. While covering topics like their first jobs, how they led up to being CEOs, their technical background, and much much more🚀 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Amy, Jon, and Thierry chat about: Why are APIs even useful in today’s developer landscape? 🤷‍♂️ (1:18) Jon and Thierry tell us about their f...

Feb 22, 202238 minEp. 222

Growing @depthsofwikipedia to 500,000+ Followers: Wikipedia Meets Instagram

Annie Rauwerda is a neuroscience student by day and the curator of @depthsofwikipedia on Instagram by night. Since the pandemic, Annie has grown her Depths of Wikipedia Instagram page to 500,000+ followers. Amy Tom talks to Annie about how she grew her page, their obsession over cows, fun cows that have cameoed on Wikipedia, how she connects with her followers, and how she decides what to post. 🏋️‍♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the Depths of Wikipedia's Instagram page all...

Feb 15, 202225 minEp. 221

What Is a Shitcoin? Learning Crypto with Amy

Okay, what the f is a shitcoin?! Amy chats with Ben Sunderland of Everscale and the Nevermind the Shitcoins podcast about... well... shitcoins 😂 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a shitcoin? (01:15) 💩 I’m sorry, did you say tittycoin? (07:14) 🍒 What gives a coin value? (12:22) 📈 Can you get rich from shitcoins? (15:35) 🤑 What’s up with Daddy Doge? (19:42) 🐶 Can shitcoins bring actual goodness to society? (27:34) 💚 What is Ben’s fav shitcoin? (34:45) 🏆 ✨ This week's episo...

Jan 25, 202247 minEp. 220

All about startup growth with Lomit Patel

Lomit Patel is the Senior Vice President of Growth at Together Labs and a bestselling author 🏆 He is the author of the book, Lean AI, which is part of the Lean Startup series by Eric Ries. Amy chats with Lomit about his experience around joining early-stage startups and what a growth role at these startups looks like. They also go over his writing style and how Lomit thinks about the feedback loop for his writing. 💁‍♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is Lomit’s role at Together...

Jan 18, 202242 minEp. 219

What Is Ethereum? Learning Crypto with Amy

Join Amy Tom as she asks ALL the questions about Ethereum to Andrew Levine, CEO of Koinos Group. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Who tf is Vitalik Buterin!? (03:28) What is Ethereum? (05:44) What's the difference between Ethereum and Bitcoin? (06:44) What is the point of Ethereum? (09:03) What are the disadvantages of Ethereum? (11:01) ✨ This week's episode is sponsored by Bybit - one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges, with more than 2 million registered users. Learn mor...

Jan 11, 202214 minEp. 218

Demystifying AI with Louis Bouchard

Louis Bouchard is a master's student by day and an Artificial Intelligence content creator by night. He is the creator of the YouTube channel, “What’s AI?”, which has 23k+ followers today. Amy chats with Louis about his content creation journey, what motivates him, and how he balances student life with YouTube video creation. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How long has Louis been an AI YouTuber? (01:46) What has been Louis’ favorite use case of AI? (06:43) How did Louis grow his AI d...

Jan 04, 202236 minEp. 217

What Is Bitcoin? Learning Crypto with Amy

Finally, all your dumb Bitcoin questions that you're too embarrassed to ask will be answered! Join Amy Tom as she learns about Bitcoin from Andrew Levine, CEO of KoinosGroup. 🪙 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Okay okay okay... wtf is Bitcoin?! (01:19) 🤔 How did we decide that Bitcoin had value? (06:10) 📈 When did we start trading Bitcoin? (10:10) 🌚 Who is Satoshi Nakamoto and what is this white paper? (15:59) 🧑‍💻 What does it mean to hash something? (20:02) #️⃣ Is Bitcoin regula...

Dec 21, 202133 minEp. 216

The Teen Entrepreneur‘s Survival Guide with Arian Adeli

At 16 years old, Arian Adeli founded his first company, Rivo Trading, a FinTech startup. Today, he's a successful 17-year-old CEO and an Internationally Best-Selling Author. Amy Tom chats with Arian about his experience as a teen entrepreneur. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Where and when did Arian learn to code? (3:46) 🧑‍💻 How did Arian get into the FinTech industry? (07:44) 💰 How does Arian battle the perception of being a teen entrepreneur and not being taken seriously? (11:28)...

Dec 16, 202129 minEp. 215

What the Heck is a Blockchain? Learning Crypto with Amy

Welcome welcome, ya lil crypto newbie - don't worry, this is a safe place to learn. Join Amy Tom as she asks ALL the questions about Blockchains to HackerNoon's resident crypto editor, Utsav Jaiswal. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is a Blockchain? (01:30) ⛓ How many Blockchains are there? (06:30) 🤯 What is block height? (13:50) 📏 Can you hack a Blockchain? (23:20) 🥷 ✨ This week's episode is sponsored by Bybit - one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges, with more th...

Dec 14, 202130 minEp. 214

Live Your Life and Everyone Will Be Okay with Adora Nwodo

There are no delusions of grandeur here, we're busy defying patriarchy! 🧙‍♀️ Amy Tom sits down with Adora Nwodo, a Software Engineer at the Microsoft Mixed Reality team and a Hacker Noon Noonies Nominee. She's also a Published Author, a Tech Content Creator, and a badass developer defying patriarchy (while still being an awesome developer). On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the tech scene like in Lagos, Nigeria? (01:57) 🌎 What was Adora's experience like doing her Computer Sci...

Dec 07, 202136 minEp. 213

What Even Is Money? Learning Crypto with Amy

Finally, Amy is joining the bandwagon and diving DEEP into crypto. Join her on this episode of Learning Crypto with Amy where Utsav Jaiswal explains all things crypto. And, what better place to start than exploring the origin of money? On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Sooo, what exactly is money? (02:20) 💰 How did colonization play into the mix? (05:40) 🤴 How did paper currency come to be? (06:55) 💵 How do banks work? (14:00) 🏦 How do we determine the value of money? (17:44) 🤔 Man...

Dec 02, 202124 minEp. 212

Leave Nothing to Chance with Experimentation

Amy Tom chats with Robert Neal, Head of Experimentation at LaunchDarkly, about running experiments, A/B testing, and working with data. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What does experimentation mean? (01:02) and how does one become a "Head of Experimentation"? (02:23) What kind of person would you need to hire to run experiments? (13:42) How much data do you need to run meaningful experiments? (18:00) How does experimentation work in software? (22:27) How many experiments are too many...

Nov 30, 202134 minEp. 211

Demystifying DeFi, DEXs, and AMMs with AllianceBlock Team

Joining Utsav from HackerNoon on this episode from AllianceBlock are Rachid Ajaja (CEO), Houman Falakshahi (CRO), and Matthieu Mariapragassam (Head of Quantitative Analytics). 🧑‍💻 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What are the finer points of DeFi mechanics? 🔧 How do decentralized exchanges manage liquidity via smart contracts? 🧠 Why are Automated Market Makers (AMMs) the technological evolution of financial products and services? 🐒 Follow AllianceBlock, Rachid, Houman, and Utsav: ...

Nov 23, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 210

Zombie Apocalypses with ‘The Reapers are the Angels‘ Author, Alden Bell

Joshua Gaylord, who writes under the pen name Alden Bell, is the author behind the literary zombie novel "The Reapers are the Angels" and the sequel "Exit Kingdom". 🧟 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: Joshua Gaylord and Limarc Ambalina talk about the zombie apocalypse genre and why it's so appealing for modern readers and audiences. They also talk about what it's like to be a novelist in the 21st century and if the writer's life is everything wannabe writers thought it would be. ✍🏻 RE...

Nov 17, 202148 minEp. 209

Diving Into the Metabook

This week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Kien Dao dive into Facebook's speculated name change and move towards the Metaverse. Will they be called Faceverse? The Metabook? THE Facebook? Who knows! It is a branding crisis after all 😂 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: Is a Facebook name change a good idea? (00:46) 🥺 What will the new Facebook name be? (09:06) 😅 What are dark patterns in UX design? (12:06) 🥵 What's the latest with the new Macbook? (15:56) 🤯 What are the technolog...

Oct 28, 202130 minEp. 208

Media Conglomerates Are Taking Over The World

That's right, media conglomerates are taking over the world... or at least are trying to. This Week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Ustav Jaiswal dive into the world of big media - think Facebook, Disney, Comcast, ATT - about the policies, who owns them, and more. 🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: What is a media conglomerate? (02:10) What's the deal with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies? Examining the Forbes "business combination" (08:43) Which are the largest media conglomer...

Oct 14, 202143 minEp. 207

Into the Depths of Wikipedia

Annie Rauwerda is a neurology student by day and an Instagram curator by night. Since the pandemic, Annie has grown her Depths of Wikipedia Instagram page to 376k followers and counting. Amy Tom talks to Annie about how she grew her page, how she connects with her followers, and how she decides what to post. 🏋️‍♂️ On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: What is the Depths of Wikipedia's Instagram page all about? (00:50) 📱 How did Annie grow her Instagram page? (02:22) 🤳 How does Annie deci...

Oct 14, 202125 minEp. 206

Economics, Crypto, and Really Smart Women

Utsav Jaiswal sits down with Amber Ghaddar, Founder at AllianceBlock, about building the AllianceBlock Protocol, understanding money matters, and getting down to business. 🤝 On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast: How did Amber get her start? (02:50) 🧑‍🏫 Can we democratize capital itself? (13:23) 😱 How does Amber get people to open up to the idea of Bitcoin regulation? (28:25) 😵 What is the economic effect of making Bitcoin a legal currency? (42:33) 🤭 How do Amber's AllianceBlock tokens...

Oct 12, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 205