Right-Wing Influencers Are Turning to Foreign Affairs

These trips have seemingly influenced the way traditional politicians spread diplomatic messages on their own social media accounts. When the Trump administration first partnered with the Nayib Bukele government this spring to send migrants detained in the US to the El Salvadoran megaprison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), government officials traveled to the prison, and images…

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Inside the Man vs. Machine Hackathon

Then there’s Eric Chong, a 37-year-old who has a background in dentistry and previously cofounded a startup that simplifies medical billing for dentists. He was placed on the “machine” team. “I’m gonna be honest and say I’m extremely relieved to be on the machine team,” Chong says. At the hackathon, Chong was building software that…

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Bootstrapping vs Funding: Which Path Fits 2025?

Introduction For founders in 2025, the old debate still matters: should you bootstrap or raise funding? On DEV.to, we often talk about building products, writing code, or scaling side projects. But behind every build, there’s a question of sustainability. How do you pay for growth? How do you avoid running out of runway? Let’s break…

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