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What Conway, Ants, and Apache Kafka Can Teach Us About AI System Design
By @confluent [ 9 Min read ] Learn how ant colonies, Conway’s Game of Life, and Apache Kafka can inspire smarter, scalable AI through modular, multi-agent system design. Read More.
Timescale is now TigerData: Building the Modern PostgreSQL for the Analytical and Agentic Era 🐯 🚀
By @tigerdata [ 4 Min read ] Timescale is now TigerData: the fastest PostgreSQL for AI, analytics & real-time apps. Built for speed, scale & the agentic future. Join us. 🐯🚀 Read More.
Bella Protocol Joins Forces with GOAT Network and NuDEX to Launch Joint Trading Campaign
By @danstein [ 3 Min read ] Bella Protocol teams up with NuDEX and GOAT Network for a trading campaign featuring AI tools, real-time alerts, and social tasks with $1,500 in rewards. Read More.
How to Build an Employer Brand Reputation Top Talent Can't Ignore
By @socialdiscoverygroup [ 5 Min read ] Competition for top talent is fierce. A strong employer brand is not just HR’s job; it’s about genuinely making your company attractive. Read More.
The Fintech Upgrade Streamers Didn’t Know They Needed
By @noda [ 3 Min read ] Streamers face delays, fees, and clunky tools when accepting donations. Here's why it's time for smoother, real-time support in the creator economy. Read More.
A Data Engineer's Guide to PyIceberg
By @confluent [ 2 Min read ] Learn how PyIceberg simplifies working with Apache Iceberg using Python—no JVM clusters needed. Ideal for small to mid-sized data lakehouses. Read More.
Kroger (Allegedly) Shared Sensitive Health Data With Meta - Now They're Being Sued
By @TheMarkup [ 2 Min read ] Kroger is being sued in federal court for the unauthorized sharing of personally identifiable information and health data with Meta Read More.
Postgres and the Lakehouse Are Becoming One System — Here’s What Comes Next
By @timescale [ 6 Min read ] The OLTP/OLAP split no longer fits how developers build today. Postgres and the lakehouse are now used side-by-side – but stitched together with brittle Read More.
What Will a Decentralized Internet Look Like?
By @doaakoms [ 2 Min read ] Explore what a decentralized internet could mean for privacy, control, and innovation, and how Web3 technologies will reshape the online world. Read More.
MCP Demystified: What Actually Goes Over the Wire??
By @val314159 [ 28 Min read ] let's explore manually sending the JSON over the wire for the MXP protocol Read More.
AI's Ethical Evolution: Vyvo Smart Chain's Mariana Krym on Redefining Data Ownership
By @ishanpandey [ 5 Min read ] Discover how Mariana Krym, Co-Founder & COO of Vyvo Smart Chain, is building VAI OS to revolutionize AI with user-centric data privacy and ethical design. Read More.
Tech Made in Ukraine: The People Behind the Platforms We Use Every Day
By @mykolaoliiarnyk [ 4 Min read ] Discover how Ukrainian tech talent is driving global innovation through success stories like GitLab, Revolut, Grammarly, Wise, and Moss. Read More.
Everyone’s an AI User Now—But No One Read the Manual
By @wabinab2 [ 9 Min read ] Garbage in, garbage out. We now consume garbage produced by AI that we have no control of the garbage they put in. Read More.
The New Tools Rewriting the Web
By @drewchapin [ 2 Min read ] Publishing in 2025 isn’t just about writing, it’s about building a publishing system. Read More.
I Spent Two Weeks Testing the Hottest AI Voice Tools—The Results Blew My Mind
By @yukiji [ 5 Min read ] Read More.
AI Agents for Beginners: Building Your First AI Agent
By @slaknoah [ 31 Min read ] Build your first real AI agent with this simple guide for beginners—learn, code, and create smart tools that take action. Read More.
Are Traditional Data Warehouses Being Devoured by Agentic AI?
By @williamguo [ 13 Min read ] From a technical architecture perspective, I believe this wave of AI will profoundly reshape the entire software ecosystem. Read More.
This College Student Wanted Privacy - His College Couldn't Give Him Any
By @TheMarkup [ 19 Min read ] Whether living on campus or off, taking classes in person or remotely, students simply cannot opt out of most data collection and still pursue a degree. Read More.
Beyond High Availability: Disaster Recovery Architectures That Keep Running When HA Fails
By @ybommishetti [ 7 Min read ] High Availability is not Disaster Recovery. This in-depth guide explores real-world Disaster Recovery architectures. Read More.
Chinese AI Model Promises Gemini 2.5 Pro-level Performance at One-fourth of the Cost
By @thisweekinaieng [ 5 Min read ] Chinese startup MiniMax is back in the spotlight with their new open-weight reasoning model, MiniMax-M1, and it is nothing short of impressive. Read More. 🧑💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it. See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️