The HackerNoon Newsletter: Stop the Generative AI Arms Race Before It Stops Us (12/17/2025)

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

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Wright Brothers Conducted The First Successful Flight in 1903, and we present you with these top quality stories. From SpaceX Goes Public: The Hidden Question Every Tesla Investor Should Ask to Stop the Generative AI Arms Race Before It Stops Us, let’s dive right in.

Stop the Generative AI Arms Race Before It Stops Us

By @cm0g4qf5i0000357s7xsi7icm [ 4 Min read ] As you read this letter, generative AIs like ChatGPT and DeepSeek are sweeping across the globe with millions of interactions per second. Read More.

SpaceX Goes Public: The Hidden Question Every Tesla Investor Should Ask

By @hunterthomas [ 4 Min read ] SpaceX is going public in 2026 at a potential $1.5 trillion valuation. Read More.

Study Reviews 244 Papers to Assess the State of Modern Code Reviews

By @codereview [ 3 Min read ] A comprehensive review of modern code review research, comparing a decade of academic focus with what software practitioners find most relevant. Read More.

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