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Ethan Oakes

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

Is life possible on the Moon?

articles | Aug 23, 2021 | Science & Education | 21

How much do we know about our satellite?

10 start-ups that are soaring

articles | Aug 16, 2021 | Business & Startups | 24

A selection of epic success stories, from space to social media.

Top 10 start-up failures

articles | Aug 09, 2021 | Business & Startups | 14

Management mistakes, bad advertising, misunderstanding of consumer needs, etc… Today we have a march-past of projects that could unlock their potential, but ultimately failed.

Smart contracts: exactly what they are, and why they are essential

articles | Jul 30, 2021 | Crypto & Blockchain | 31

With the rise of cryptocurrencies, there is an increasing amount of discussion about smart contracts. In this article, we will describe in simple terms what they are, why they are essential, and how they work.

The most high-profile cryptocurrency crimes in cryptocurrency history

articles | Jul 14, 2021 | Crypto & Blockchain | 23

Bloomberg has reported that in 2021, the Cajee brothers, the founders of South Africa-based investment platform "Africrypt," stole $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency.

Wrong ideas about cryptocurrency

articles | Mar 16, 2021 | Crypto & Blockchain | 48

At the moment, the world had seen as much as more than 2000 different issued crypto assets. As the attention to the many cryptocurrencies rises, also increase in the numbers of misconceptions which surrounds the top coins and other projects. No doubt, the principal known issues with this should be discussed.

How does a hologram work?

articles | Jan 22, 2021 | Tech & Security | 267

Holograms are an essential part of any sci-fi action movie. However, just how advanced is the technology in real life? Let's look at what holograms are, how they are used, and whether it is possible to create a hologram with our own fair hands.

All about the cryptocurrency Litecoin

articles | Nov 10, 2020 | Crypto & Blockchain | 427

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

articles | Oct 27, 2020 | Crypto & Blockchain | 991

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

articles | Aug 25, 2020 | Med & Bio | 95

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%

articles | Jun 13, 2019 | Business & Startups | 164

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?

articles | May 27, 2019 | Tech & Security | 1047

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

articles | Mar 01, 2019 | Tech & Security | 288

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

articles | Feb 27, 2019 | Tech & Security | 59

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

news | Feb 25, 2019 | Gadgets | 44

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...

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