HackerNoon Tech Stories: 2026/01/16

January 2026

45

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Archive: January 16th, 2026

Discovering the tech stories that shaped the day.

Ievgenii Markadanov@eugene7773

Could AI Data Centers Move to Space? Technology, Benefits, and Barriers

6 Min Read20 days Ago

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Hyperbole@hyperbole

Dual Cones & Quadratic Modules: The Geometry of Global Optimality

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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Hyperbole@hyperbole

Platt Scaling for HSVM: Calibrating Binary to Probabilistic Predictions

2 Min Read20 days Ago

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LJ@badmonster0

Typed Extraction From PDFs, Without the Brittle Middle Steps

12 Min Read20 days Ago

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Audrey Nesbitt@audreynesbitt

The Convergence of Crypto & Traditional Markets: Digital Traders Are Reshaping Asset Diversification

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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Damian Griggs@damianwgriggs

Beyond the LLM: Why I Architected ‘Jeremy’ to Be Reflective, Not Just Reactive

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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Praise J.J.@praisejamesx

The Secret Math Behind Every Creative Breakthrough

6 Min Read20 days Ago

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Ram Ghadiyaram@RamGhadiyaram

Apache Arrow: Optimizing PySpark Applications

7 Min Read20 days Ago

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Kislay@kislay

The Death of the Wiki: How AI Knowledge Graphs Are Changing Search

2 Min Read20 days Ago

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Nargiz Noimann@nargiznoimann

Why so Many Digital Interventions Feel Helpful at First, Then Flatten Out

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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Dharmateja Priyadarshi Uddandarao@dharmateja

From Time Series to Causal Scenarios: A Statistical Guide to Counterfactual Forecasting

11 Min Read20 days Ago

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Rahul A. Kumar@everydaytechbit

The Resume That Lived a Better Life

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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Hakem Alhumaidi@hakemalhumaidi

Cybersecurity for Startups: The Assumptions That Quietly Break You

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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CSKaron@contentcraving

When Speed Feels Good, It Can Be Dangerous

2 Min Read20 days Ago

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@hacker22580379

Our GPU Was Idle 77% of the Time. Here's How We Fixed It

5 Min Read20 days Ago

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Miriam Sbouai@sbouai

Hidden Kubernetes Bad Practices Learned the Hard Way During Incidents

7 Min Read20 days Ago

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GlobalHawk@knightbat2040

Pantry Pilot Proves Usefulness by Automating Restaurant Food Costing with AI

6 Min Read20 days Ago

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akiradoko666@akiradoko

C++ Isn’t Going Anywhere in Game Development

14 Min Read20 days Ago

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Piyush Jajoo@pjajoo

The Credential Precedence Mistake That Shows Up Two Weeks Later in an Audit

14 Min Read20 days Ago

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SheerLuck@sheerluck

What is Linear Algebra?

1 Min Read20 days Ago

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SheerLuck@sheerluck

Vectors in Terms of Algebraic and Geometric interpretations

5 Min Read20 days Ago

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Kislay@kislay

How to Make Engineering Knowledge Searchable (A Complete Guide)

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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Selvaraaju Murugesan@selvaraaju

Nurturing a Culture of Documentation

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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superorange0707@superorange0707

Meet the Writer: Dechun on Building Reliable AI for High-Impact Systems

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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Norm Bond@normbond

Meet the Writer: Norm Bond on AI, Incentives, and the Cost of Noise

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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Damian Griggs@damianwgriggs

The Architect’s Manifesto: A 4-Month Retrospective on "Coding Blind"

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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Alex Sam@sam

How I Built a React Native App With In-App Chat and Calls

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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Rajib Das@raju01

How Browsers Turn Web Requests Into Pixels on Your Screen

9 Min Read20 days Ago

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Techbeat@techbeat

The TechBeat: The Authorization Gap No One Wants to Talk About: Why Your API Is Probably Leaking Right Now (1/16/2026)

2 Min Read20 days Ago

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Ray Svitla@raysvitla

The Nation-State Is Old Software. What Happens When We Rewrite It?

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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Ray Svitla@raysvitla

Pantheon Shows How Immortality, Infinite Compute, and Power Still End Civilizations

3 Min Read20 days Ago

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Vatsal Acharya@vatsalacharya

Laravel 12 Prompts Guide: Prompt Types, Validation, and an Interactive Seeder Generator Example

10 Min Read20 days Ago

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TechExplorer@techexplorer42

How to Build a DAO from Scratch with Solidity and Foundry, Part 1: Designing the Governance Token

8 Min Read20 days Ago

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Thanh Truong@thanhtruong

3 Key Discoveries That Turned Online Data Into a Business Superpower

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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Obyte@obyte

Protect Your Crypto: The Wallet Backup Options You Never Considered

5 Min Read20 days Ago

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MattLeads@mattleads

How Symfony 7.4 Uses Service Tags to Enable Modular, Decoupled Architectures

10 Min Read20 days Ago

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Jon Stojan Journalist@jonstojanjournalist

Building Resilient Financial Systems With Explainable AI and Microservices

4 Min Read20 days Ago

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sarahevans@sarahevans

AI Will Decide Every B2B Deal by 2030 (And That’s a Conservative Guess)

6 Min Read19 days Ago

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Editing Protocol@editingprotocol

Technical Detail Is How You Reach Our Readers in 2026

3 Min Read19 days Ago

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Noonification@noonification

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Secret Math Behind Every Creative Breakthrough (1/16/2026)

2 Min Read19 days Ago

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Tokenwire@tokenwire

Why Pepeto Tops the List of Meme Coins for January 2026

5 Min Read19 days Ago

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Marcin "HCK" Firmuga@huckler

680 Hours, 4 Rebuilds, and Getting Fired: How I Built Software While Working Warehouse Shifts

4 Min Read19 days Ago

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Ishan Pandey@ishanpandey

Why BTCC's $5.7 Billion Gold Trading Surge Signals a Turning Point for Real-World Assets in Crypto

5 Min Read19 days Ago

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Anthropic@anthropic

As AI Systems Become More Capable, We Would Like to Enlist their Help to Supervise Other AIs

53 Min Read19 days Ago

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Etherspot@etherspot

EIP-7702 Infrastructure to Support Account Abstraction for EOAs: Why This Matters

3 Min Read19 days Ago

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January 2026

45

Archive: January 16th, 2026

Could AI Data Centers Move to Space? Technology, Benefits, and Barriers

Dual Cones & Quadratic Modules: The Geometry of Global Optimality

Platt Scaling for HSVM: Calibrating Binary to Probabilistic Predictions

Typed Extraction From PDFs, Without the Brittle Middle Steps

The Convergence of Crypto & Traditional Markets: Digital Traders Are Reshaping Asset Diversification

Beyond the LLM: Why I Architected ‘Jeremy’ to Be Reflective, Not Just Reactive

The Secret Math Behind Every Creative Breakthrough

Apache Arrow: Optimizing PySpark Applications

The Death of the Wiki: How AI Knowledge Graphs Are Changing Search

Why so Many Digital Interventions Feel Helpful at First, Then Flatten Out

From Time Series to Causal Scenarios: A Statistical Guide to Counterfactual Forecasting

The Resume That Lived a Better Life

Cybersecurity for Startups: The Assumptions That Quietly Break You

When Speed Feels Good, It Can Be Dangerous

Our GPU Was Idle 77% of the Time. Here's How We Fixed It

Hidden Kubernetes Bad Practices Learned the Hard Way During Incidents

Pantry Pilot Proves Usefulness by Automating Restaurant Food Costing with AI

C++ Isn’t Going Anywhere in Game Development

The Credential Precedence Mistake That Shows Up Two Weeks Later in an Audit

What is Linear Algebra?

Vectors in Terms of Algebraic and Geometric interpretations

How to Make Engineering Knowledge Searchable (A Complete Guide)

Nurturing a Culture of Documentation

Meet the Writer: Dechun on Building Reliable AI for High-Impact Systems

Meet the Writer: Norm Bond on AI, Incentives, and the Cost of Noise

The Architect’s Manifesto: A 4-Month Retrospective on "Coding Blind"

How I Built a React Native App With In-App Chat and Calls

How Browsers Turn Web Requests Into Pixels on Your Screen

The TechBeat: The Authorization Gap No One Wants to Talk About: Why Your API Is Probably Leaking Right Now (1/16/2026)

The Nation-State Is Old Software. What Happens When We Rewrite It?

Pantheon Shows How Immortality, Infinite Compute, and Power Still End Civilizations

Laravel 12 Prompts Guide: Prompt Types, Validation, and an Interactive Seeder Generator Example

How to Build a DAO from Scratch with Solidity and Foundry, Part 1: Designing the Governance Token

3 Key Discoveries That Turned Online Data Into a Business Superpower

Protect Your Crypto: The Wallet Backup Options You Never Considered

How Symfony 7.4 Uses Service Tags to Enable Modular, Decoupled Architectures

Building Resilient Financial Systems With Explainable AI and Microservices

AI Will Decide Every B2B Deal by 2030 (And That’s a Conservative Guess)

Technical Detail Is How You Reach Our Readers in 2026

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Secret Math Behind Every Creative Breakthrough (1/16/2026)

Why Pepeto Tops the List of Meme Coins for January 2026

680 Hours, 4 Rebuilds, and Getting Fired: How I Built Software While Working Warehouse Shifts

Why BTCC's $5.7 Billion Gold Trading Surge Signals a Turning Point for Real-World Assets in Crypto

As AI Systems Become More Capable, We Would Like to Enlist their Help to Supervise Other AIs

EIP-7702 Infrastructure to Support Account Abstraction for EOAs: Why This Matters

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