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The Road to Hell is Paved with Good DRY Intentions
By @melvin-manni [ 5 Min read ] Learn how good intentions can lead to spaghetti dry code, over abstraction and over engineered systems. Read More.
The Silent Revolution: AI-Driven Network Decisions in Real-Time
By @darshanbmehta [ 5 Min read ] The telecommunications industry is experiencing an extraordinary shift: infrastructure that operates with independent judgment. Read More.
The Deception Problem: When AI Learns to Lie Without Being Taught
By @drechimyn [ 15 Min read ] Reinforcement learning improves reasoning but introduces manipulation, opacity, and goalâpursuit outside humanâŻintent. Read More.
How to Fix Profile Image Upload Headaches with Filestack Workflows
By @filestack [ 6 Min read ] Stop babysitting profile pictures. Learn how Filestack Workflows turn image uploads into scalable, async, and lightning-fast experiences. Read More.
Blast API Shutdown: The Best Alternatives for Developers
By @nownodes [ 4 Min read ] Blast API ends operations in Oct 2025. Explore the best developer alternatives like NOWNodes and Alchemy for secure, scalable RPC migration. Read More.
AWS Outage 2025: What Really Happened on October 20 and What It Teaches Us About the Cloud
By @mayukhsuri [ 3 Min read ] AWS outage on Oct 20, 2025, disrupted major apps worldwide. Learn what caused it, how it spread, and key lessons to build stronger cloud systems. Read More.
Fixing Web3 Marketing: Understanding the Real Web3 Audience
By @hackmarketing [ 7 Min read ] Learn who the real Web3 audience isâand how understanding their motivations can make or break your marketing strategy. Read More.
The Hidden Economics of Reliability: Balancing Uptime, Cost, and Innovation in DevOps
By @oreoluwaomoike [ 9 Min read ] The tension between uptime, cost, and velocity has never been sharper. Read More.
What a Privacy-First Social Platform Actually Looks Like
By @eqoflow [ 5 Min read ] What if social media stopped spying on you? EqoFlow.app shows what a privacy-first platform should look like: encrypted, decentralized, and built to protect Read More.
Who's Used One Trillion Plus OpenAI Tokens? Salesforce, Shopify, Canva, Hubspot, & 26 More Companies
By @botbeat [ 8 Min read ] A deep dive into the 30 companies that burned over one trillion OpenAI tokensâfeaturing Duolingo, OpenRouter, and Indeed as top power users of GPT tech. Read More.
Stop Failing Live Coding Interviews: Lessons from 100+ Real Sessions
By @danielkov [ 16 Min read ] Master live coding interviews with insights from 100+ interviews. Learn why communication beats perfect code and what actually gets you hired. Read More.
Copilots Are the New Shadow IT: The Hidden Risks That Come With Them
By @hacker68060072 [ 3 Min read ] Enterprises adopting copilots face risks like data leaks. Learn how visibility, standards, and oversight can turn them into secure, productive tools. Read More.
The Physics of AI
By @giovannicoletta [ 11 Min read ] An interrogation of how physics concepts like black holes, entropy, and quantum theory mirror the rise and limits of artificial intelligence. Read More.
Beyond Brute Force: 4 Secrets to Smaller, Smarter, and Dramatically Cheaper AI
By @hacker-Antho [ 5 Min read ] On-policy distillation is more than just another training technique; it's a foundational shift in how we create specialized, expert AI. Read More.
How Can Governments Pay Open Source Maintainers?
By @edent [ 4 Min read ] Top tips for making it easier for maintainers to get paid. Read More.
Meet True: HackerNoon Company of the Week
By @companyoftheweek [ 3 Min read ] This week, HackerNoon features Trueâan AI-native perps DEX built on Solana and a custom layer-2 solution. Read More.
React 19: New Tools To Work With Forms
By @socialdiscoverygroup [ 6 Min read ] Discover how React 19's new hooksâuseActionState, useFormStatus, and useOptimisticâsimplify form handling with less boilerplate and cleaner code. Read More.
HuggingFace Chooses Arch (Router) for Omni Chat
By @hacker4935681 [ 4 Min read ] HuggingFace Chooses Arch-Router for Omni Chat! Arch creator Salman Paracha details the significance in his HackerNoon post. Read More.
This 27-Year-Old Builds Digital Fashion Brands on Roblox and Outsells Gucci - Here's How It Took Off
By @gabrelyanov [ 4 Min read ] Philipp Batura is the creator of Gatas Only, Coast UGC, and Chibi Couture - Roblox brands that generate more monthly sales than real-world labels. Read More.
Solving 3D Segmentationâs Biggest Bottleneck
By @instancing [ 5 Min read ] Compared to previous neural field techniques, 3DIML achieves 14â24Ă faster training times for 3D instance segmentation from 2D photos. Read More. đ§âđť 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 âŹď¸âŹď¸âŹď¸ 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 âď¸