Ethan Oakes

Regular Hitecher contributor since 2017, journalist, Master in Economic Security. His interests include programming, robotics, computer games, and financial markets.

All about the cryptocurrency Litecoin

All about the cryptocurrency Litecoin

articles | | Crypto & Blockchain | comments299

Compared to its more popular brothers - the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum, Litecoin, or "digital silver" as users call it, often gets overlooked. Different publications often ignore it. But they shouldn't. After all, this blockchain system has a huge number of users around the world and its capitalization is estimated in the billions of dollars.
The Top 10 Blockchain Projects in the World

The Top 10 Blockchain Projects in the World

articles | | Crypto & Blockchain | comments69

Blockchain projects compete with each other in terms of their speed of operations, as well as their attractiveness to the global financial community.
Medical diagnostics with the help of a smartphone: six applications

Medical diagnostics with the help of a smartphone: six applications

articles | | Med & Bio | comments57

The first iPhone was released in 2007. Since then, smartphones have replaced dozens of other devices, but what are their prospects in medicine?
TEST: Emotional intelligence: a resource that raises business efficiency by 30%

TEST: Emotional intelligence: a resource that raises business efficiency by 30%

articles | | Business & Startups | comments121

We are aware that Hitecher readers set high goals for themselves. You most likely aspire to leadership and advancing your career. We have prepared a test that will help you to evaluate your emotional intelligence level and be a good guide of how to enhance it
What is transhumanism?

What is transhumanism?

articles | | Tech & Security | comments691

Can science and technology not only change a person's life, but contribute to their self-improvement? What are the pros and cons of artificial intervention in the evolutionary process? These questions are at the core of the concept of transhumanism.
The Darknet

The Darknet

articles | | Tech & Security | comments218

The Darknet is a part of the Internet that is not accessible to regular users. Essentially, it is a hidden network established by trusted peers (participants) using unconventional ports and protocols, thus...
Social engineering

Social engineering

articles | | Tech & Security | comments35

Social engineering is a set of psychological techniques used to gain access to information. It is often incorrectly assumed that social engineering is used exclusively in cyber fraud and other illegal...
AMAZING SPIDER ROBOT FROM NASA

AMAZING SPIDER ROBOT FROM NASA

news | | Gadgets | comments27

Space has always fascinated people. Even in antiquity, travelers learned to navigate by the stars. The first detailed map of the stars dates back to 140 AD. However, many sources claim that astronomy...
Nanotechnology: making thinner jewelry

Nanotechnology: making thinner jewelry

articles | | Tech & Security | comments304

What is nanotechnology? Nanotechnology is a combination of many scientific disciplines, which include physics, chemistry, biology, and others. The prefix «nano» means one billionth of a part of something....
3D printing: from cakes to firearms

3D printing: from cakes to firearms

articles | | Tech & Security | comments79

3D used to be known exclusively in cinemas. But in recent years 3D printing has become increasingly popular, and is sometimes called alternative design. The technology was first introduced in 1984. After several decades it has the possibility to change the world beyond recognition.
Amazon to Make People Stay Away From People

Amazon to Make People Stay Away From People

news | | Gadgets | comments19

For security purposes Amazon employees will get utility belts that ward off robots.
Scientists Discover Plants’ Amazing Ability

Scientists Discover Plants’ Amazing Ability

news | | Med & Bio | comments21

It sounds incredible but some types of plants can… hear! Their hearing however is different from that of humans.
Scientists grow blood vessels from stem cells

Scientists grow blood vessels from stem cells

news | | Med & Bio | comments27

This spells a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer, diabetes and other diseases.\n
Insects to Help Create IA

Insects to Help Create IA

articles | | Science & Education | comments34

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) has announced a competition to create a model of the nervous system of a gadfly (a winged insect). The prize fund is $1...
A new virus attacks computers around the world

A new virus attacks computers around the world

news | | Tech & Security | comments20

Information security experts have reported a new virus and there are no efficient methods today to combat the malware nicknamed Djvu. Djvu is spreading on the Internet like an avalanche, attacking many devices...
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