The HackerNoon Newsletter: Media Titans: Murdochs vs Ellisons (12/9/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, December 9, 2025?

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You’re a Business, Man: How Blogging Builds Authority, Opportunity, and Income

By @hackernoon-courses [ 3 Min read ] Learn how consistent blogging builds authority, opportunity, and income. Join the HackerNoon Blogging Fellowship to grow your skills and career. Read More.

Media Titans: Murdochs vs Ellisons

By @zbruceli [ 6 Min read ] Move over Murdochs, Ellisons are the new media titans Read More.

Three Numbers. That’s All Your AI Needs to Work

By @josecrespophd [ 11 Min read ] Three overlooked eigenvalue diagnostics can predict whether your AI will succeed, fail, or silently collapse. Here’s the 1950s math the industry keeps ignoring. Read More.

Meet Ignatius Sani - HackerNoon Blogging Course Facilitator

By @hackernoon-courses [ 3 Min read ] Meet Ignatius Sani - a HackerNoon Blogging Course Facilitator and hear his journey from software engineering to technical writing. Read More.

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