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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 21, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Steve Jobs unveiled the MacBook Air in 2008, King Louis XVI of France was executed in 1793, The first nuclear-powered submarine was launched in 1954, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Why Pay for the Cloud? Build Your Own with Raspberry Pi and Open Media Vault to Crypto’s $3.5 Trillion Market Cap is Impressive—But the Real Money’s Hiding in Plain Sight, let’s dive right in.


The Market Today

#01 Instagram (Meta)
612.77 -1.84%
#02 ThoughtWorks
4.47
#03 Facebook (Meta)
612.77 -1.84%
#04 Roblox
65.53 -1.14%
#05 Microsoft
429.03 -1.18%
#01 Bitcoin
$102845.29 -4.41%

cloud

Why Pay for the Cloud? Build Your Own with Raspberry Pi and Open Media Vault

TL;DR Learn how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a secure personal cloud server with Open Media Vault, giving you full control over your storage and privacy.

By @cybershivank [ 8 Min read ]

Worried about cloud privacy or unsure what to do with that Raspberry Pi you bought years ago? Here’s an idea you’ll love: turn it into a personal cloud server with Open Media Vault (OMV) for full control over storage, features, privacy, and customization.

⚠️ Important:

Here’s a simplified version:..

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startups

Tech Founders Are Using These 5 Resources to Build Their First Prototype

TL;DR Useful sources for founders and early tech entrepreneurs for building their first prototype. 

By @marinacher [ 6 Min read ]

Wireframes are necessary to understand the product structure before you or your team start designing the product. They help teams align on requirements, keeping UX design conversations focused and constructive without being distracted by the nuances of design such as colors, fonts and icons.

Low detailed wireframe includes..

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web3

Donald Trump Executes The Ultimate Crypto Rug Pull

TL;DR Donald Trump has already withdrawn $500m from his memecoin $TRUMP.

By @maken8 [ 3 Min read ]

Bitcoin Fixes Rug Pulls

It's only a few hours until President Trump takes office.

Alas, I just read on X that he has withdrawn $500m from his memecoin. Just as I was trumping up interest in potential loan sharks.

Whhhhy am I always laaaaate 😭.

Rug funds.

Alternatively,

Strange...

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media

AI Search Company Makes Bid for TikTok In New Twist to Ban Saga

TL;DR Read this article for insight into the implications of a merger between Perplexity and TikToks U.S. operations, which Perplexity proposed on January 18, 2025.

By @davidjdeal [ 7 Min read ]

Political intrigue aside, what exactly would the merger accomplish? A lot.

TikTok and Perplexity could build a real-time, creator-driven knowledge graph, offering dynamic and timely search results. The partnership could erode Google’s relevance among younger users and brands, particularly as demand grows for more immersive and multimodal search experiences...

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web3

Crypto’s $3.5 Trillion Market Cap is Impressive—But the Real Money’s Hiding in Plain Sight

TL;DR There’s a whole crypto industry right now, built by people and companies from all around the world, and it’s likely bigger than you think.

By @obyte [ 5 Min read ]

But first, let’s check the most transparent side of the industry.

Featured Vector Image by Freepik..

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On This Day

Steve Jobs unveiled the MacBook Air

Steve Jobs unveiled the MacBook Air, a super-thin and lightweight laptop computer that was marketed as the "world's thinnest notebook." The MacBook Air was praised for its sleek design and portability, and it helped to establish Apple's reputation as a leader in the tech industry

Poll Of the Week

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