The HackerNoon Newsletter: xAI’s Grok 3: All the GPUs, None of the Breakthroughs (4/17/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 17, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Answer to Win from $2000: How Does Aleph Cloud Support Decentralized AI Development? to This Harvard Cryptographer Says Privacy Doesn’t Need Bitcoin—or Big Tech, let’s dive right in.

xAI’s Grok 3: All the GPUs, None of the Breakthroughs

By @lee.aao [ 8 Min read ] Elon claimed Grok 3 was the worlds best AI. Two months later, how does it really stack up against GPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Gemini 2.5? Read More.

This Harvard Cryptographer Says Privacy Doesn’t Need Bitcoin—or Big Tech

By @obyte [ 6 Min read ] Bruce Schneier has been a prolific cypherpunk. Hes created several cryptographic tools and numerous books, but hes also against blockchains. Why is that? Read More.

Answer to Win from $2000: How Does Aleph Cloud Support Decentralized AI Development?

By @hackernooncontests [ 2 Min read ] Explore how Aleph Cloud supports decentralized AI development for a chance to win up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest Read More.

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