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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, March 18, 2026?
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Cursor Your Dream, Part 1: How to Move From Product Idea to First Prompt
By @pavelman [ 26 Min read ] A practical guide for non-technical founders using Cursor and ChatGPT to build real MVPs, choose a stack, and ship faster. Read More.
Does the Adam Optimizer Amplify Catastrophic Forgetting?
By @adamoptimizer [ 4 Min read ] New research shows optimizer choice and flawed metrics may be distorting how we measure catastrophic forgetting in neural networks. Read More.
How to Deploy Your Own 24/7 AI Agent with OpenClaw
By @manishmshiva [ 6 Min read ] OpenClaw lets you run a powerful AI assistant on your own infrastructure, and this guide walks you through deploying it reliably from setup to production. Read More.
DARPA’s Plan to Program Life With Light and Take It to Market
By @thesociable [ 7 Min read ] DARPA’s optogenetics program could revolutionize medicine and human enhancement—but raises urgent questions about biosecurity, misuse, and control. Read More.
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