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## Sia Redefines Cloud Reliability with Continuous Performance by Design
By @siafoundation [ 7 Min read ]
Sia delivers true cloud reliability by eliminating single points of failure. Decentralized design ensures continuous performance, even during outages. Read More.

I Unlocked Cash Without Selling Bitcoin: My OnLock Story

By @MichaelJerlis [ 3 Min read ]
Discover how DeFi lending and EMCD Onlock differs from banks: no middlemen, just protocols, smart contracts, and instant liquidity for borrowers and depositors. Read More.

From Sci-Fi to Reality: How Close Are We to Calling the Moon Home?

By @isaacsamuel [ 4 Min read ]
From sci-fi dreams to NASA’s Artemis plans, discover how humanity is turning the Moon into our next frontier for living and exploration. Read More.

Hurry! One Month Left to Win from 15,000 USDT in the Spacecoin Writing Contest

By @hackernooncontests [ 3 Min read ]
Enter Round 2 of the Spacecoin Writing Contest by Oct 7! Write on #spacetech, #blockchain-use-case, or #decentralized-internet and more to win from 15000 USDT! Read More.

Making LLMs Efficient: Reducing Memory Usage Without Breaking Quality

By @sushant523 [ 3 Min read ]
Optimal memory-quality tradeoffs for efficient language models. Read More.

Passive Income in Crypto: Why Waiting for Altseason Is a Bad Strategy

By @MichaelJerlis [ 4 Min read ]
Discover the most reliable passive income strategies in crypto for 2025 — from tokenized treasuries to staking, lending, farming, and more. Read More.

Here’s How ShareChat Scaled Their ML Feature Store 1000X Without Scaling the Database

By @scylladb [ 8 Min read ]
How ShareChat scaled its ML feature store to 1B features/sec on ScyllaDB, achieving 1000X performance without scaling the database. Read More.

Remote Work Reality Check: Malta, Madeira and the Canaries

By @socialdiscoverygroup [ 4 Min read ]
Remote Work in Paradise? 4 Years, 3 Islands, 1 Honest Guide. Discover the real trade-offs of Malta, Madeira & Canary Islands for digital nomads. Read More.

Are we Catching up With Science Fiction’s Dream of Lunar Bases?

By @codelynx [ 5 Min read ]
Exploring the progress of lunar base development and how it aligns with science fiction’s vision of life on the Moon. Read More.

A New Era for Digital Advertising – Redefined by Klink Finance

By @klink_finance [ 6 Min read ]
Klink Finance is the AI-powered infrastructure for Web3 earnings, driving crypto wealth creation through its multi-chain partner ecosystem and integration tech. Read More.

New frontiers in Human AI Interface

By @zbruceli [ 12 Min read ]
Recent tech advances are breaking free from 20 years of 5-inch screen limits, unlocking full human senses in computing through AI interfaces and wearables. Read More.

Google Workload Identity Federation, OIDC, Dex and TypeScript: Connect your B2B to Gemini and Vertex

By @josejaviasilis [ 55 Min read ]
Google Workload Identity Federation, OIDC, Dex, NodeJS, Artifact registry, and TypeScript: Connect your B2B to Gemini and Vertex Read More.

Vibe Coding is Creating a Generation of Unemployable Developers

By @paoloap [ 7 Min read ]
Vibe coding lets AI generate code—but skips the skills that make developers indispensable. Learn why shortcuts can ruin careers in 2025 tech.
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Generative AI Press Releases Explained: Why They’re an Essential Visibility Layer

By @sarahevans [ 4 Min read ]
Discover how Generative AI Press Releases (GenAI Press Releases) are transforming PR. Learn how schema, FAQs, backlinks, and semantic headlines impact releases. Read More.

10 Influential Women in The AI Space

By @vicloskutova [ 15 Min read ]
Meet 10 influential women redefining AI—leaders, founders, and innovators shaping technology with creativity, ethics, and bold vision. Read More.

Here’s Why AI Can’t Replace You

By @c4twithshell [ 4 Min read ]
Why AI can’t replace people: insights from real projects showing how data quality, curation, and human expertise still make the difference. Read More.

The WEF Wants to Put a Market Price on Nature

By @thesociable [ 6 Min read ]
WEF’s new blueprint, led by Larry Fink & Andre Hoffmann, aims to monetize nature with credits, swaps & asset schemes worth trillions. Read More.

If You’re an AppSec Engineer, You’re Lucky

By @mend [ 3 Min read ]
AI is transforming software – and security. Discover why it’s the best (and hardest) time to be an AppSec engineer. Read More.

How People Use ChatGPT

By @hacker-Antho [ 5 Min read ]
A groundbreaking NBER Working Paper, “How People Use ChatGPT”, finally pulls back the curtain on this phenomenon. Read More.

Research Round Up: On Anonymization -Creating Data That Enables Generalization Without Memorization

By @yaw.etse [ 4 Min read ]
Anonymization is what lets us take the most sensitive information and transform it into a safe, usable substrate for machine learning. Read More.
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