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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 18, 2026?
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From
IPv6 and CTV: The Measurement Challenge From the Fastest-Growing Ad Channel
to
Should We Be Worried About Losing Jobs? Or Just Adapt Our Civilization to New Reality?,
let’s dive right in.
Governing and Scaling AI Agents: Operational Excellence and the Road Ahead
By @denisp [ 23 Min read ] Success isnt building the agent; its managing it. From AgentOps to ROI dashboards, here is the operational playbook for scaling Enterprise AI. Read More.
The Seven Pillars of a Production-Grade Agent Architecture
By @denisp [ 12 Min read ] An AI agent without memory is just a script. An agent without guardrails is a liability. The 7 critical pillars of building production-grade Agentic AI. Read More.
Patterns That Work and Pitfalls to Avoid in AI Agent Deployment
By @denisp [ 17 Min read ] Avoid the AI Slop trap. From runaway costs to memory poisoning, here are the 7 most common failure modes of Agentic AI (and how to fix them). Read More.
Should We Be Worried About Losing Jobs? Or Just Adapt Our Civilization to New Reality?
By @chris127 [ 10 Min read ] The question isnt whether jobs will disappear—its whether our traditional work model is still valid. Read More.
ISO 27001 Compliance Tools in 2026: A Comparative Overview of 7 Leading Platforms
By @stevebeyatte [ 7 Min read ] Breaking down the best ISO 27001 Compliance tools in the market for 2026. Read More.
The Authorization Gap No One Wants to Talk About: Why Your API Is Probably Leaking Right Now
By @drechimyn [ 7 Min read ] Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) is eating the API economy from the inside out. Read More.
CodeRabbit vs Code Reviews in Kilo: Which One Is Best For You in 2026
By @kilocode [ 6 Min read ] CodeRabbit alternative for 2026: Kilos Code Reviews combines AI code review with coding agents, deploy tools, and 500+ models in one unified platform. Read More.
IPv6 and CTV: The Measurement Challenge From the Fastest-Growing Ad Channel
By @ipinfo [ 7 Min read ] IPv6 breaks digital ad measurement. Learn how IPinfo’s research-driven, active-measurement model restores accuracy across CTV and all channels. Read More.
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