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The 30-Minute Job Interview That Steals Your Entire Hard Drive

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If you're looking for freelance development work on Reddit, LinkedIn, Upwork, or similar platforms, be careful. Scammers are increasingly disguising malware as coding assessments and technical interviews. What appears to be a simple GitHub repository for a 30-minute coding test may actually be an attempt to get you to execute malicious code on your own machine.

The setup looks completely legitimate. A recruiter or startup founder reaches out with what appears to be a freelance opportunity. The interview

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Is AI Really Taking Your Web Design Job?

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If you’ve been following tech news, you’ve probably seen headlines warning that AI is replacing entry-level web design jobs. And yes, AI tools like ChatGPT, MidJourney, and automated website builders are changing the way websites are built. But what does this really mean for designers starting out?

What’s Actually Happening

AI can handle repetitive tasks - like generating layouts, writing boilerplate code, or resizing images - but it’s far from replacing human creativity, strategy, and user experience skills. Junior

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