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I Built a Multilingual Spam Detection Dataset with 149 K+ Messages Across 23 Languages
14+ min ago (430+ words) Spam detection datasets are surprisingly bad once you move outside English. Most public datasets are: So I built Spam Shield Datasets " a multilingual spam detection corpus designed for real-world NLP systems. It currently contains 149, 359 messages across 23 languages, with support for…...
Fake Tomodachi Life apps are popping up like weeds on the Google Play Store
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (368+ words) Ryan started his career in the field of science, bouncing from lab to lab measuring chemicals, writing reports, and so on. After deciding to pursue his interest in covering video games and technology, he traded in his lab coat for…...
She handed a repair tech her i Phone and then the worst happened " here's how to protect your data and yourself
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (580+ words) Your phone = your life One of the things I often tell people is that with their smartphones, they are now carrying their lives in their pockets. These are semi-precious objects offering access to every aspect of our personal lives and…...
How to know if you actually need mobile proxies (without buying any)
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (583+ words) Every scraping project I start, the same question comes up: do I actually need mobile proxies for this target, or will residential or datacenter do? I got tired of doing this analysis manually " running curl -i against the target, grepping…...
Meet Prnews. io: Hacker Noon Company of the Week | Hacker Noon
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (96+ words) Founded in 2005, Prnews. io has helped over 30, 000 customers from 25 countries to establish their online presence. Meet Prnews. io: Hacker Noon Company of the Week We feature the top tech brands from the Hacker Noon's Tech Company Database, making their evergreen…...
The Proxy Metric Engineers Get Wrong Every Time | Hacker Noon
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (146+ words) IP pool size is the most advertised proxy metric and the least useful one. Success rate is what tells you how a provider performs. And before committing to any provider, there are three signals worth checking on their website: uptime…...
Top 5 Best Free VPNs in 2026: Privacy, Speed, and Zero Restrictions
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (919+ words) Choosing a reliable VPN in 2026 is harder than it looks. The market is crowded, the marketing is loud, and the difference between a genuinely good free VPN and a disappointing one often comes down to a few technical details most…...
FBI Issues Chinese App Warning For Smartphone Users
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (863+ words) Check your smartphone now " these apps are dangerous and should be deleted....
FBI Warning'Stop Apps Tracking Your i Phone Or Android Now
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (438+ words) The FBI is warning i Phone and Android users to stop apps tracking their data, with some harvesting way more than you realize. The bureau's focus is on Chinese apps, but the risk is widespread. Any of the apps on…...
Authorities seize 800 servers used for cyberattacks and disinformation
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (287+ words) Dutch authorities arrested two men and seized 800 servers linked to a hosting provider that investigators say supported Russian activities aimed at undermining democracy and security through cyberattacks, disinformation, and disruption of public and economic systems. Servers seized by Dutch authorities…...