The HackerNoon Newsletter: Why is Upwork Splitting Into Two Companies? (8/7/2025)

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First Satelite Image of Earth in 1959, Revolving door was patent in 1888, IBM presented the first ever Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC) in 1944,
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Superintelligence Has The Potential to Begin a New Era of Personal Empowerment
to
Why is Upwork Splitting Into Two Companies?,
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By @zuck [ 3 Min read ] Mark Zuckerberg details why superintelligence will help humanity accelerate its pace of progress. But it will also be a tool for personal empowerment, he says. Read More.
By @nebojsaneshatodorovic [ 3 Min read ] Upwork is splitting into two by making the enterprise business a stand-alone entity. Read More.
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