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## Two Hours With Cursor Changed How I See AI Coding
By @scastiel [ 4 Min read ]
For the first time in my career, I have absolutely no idea what the software engineer job will look like in five or ten years. Read More.

How AI Forecasting Helps SMBs Plan Inventory (and Save Costs)

By @boxhero [ 7 Min read ]
Learn how AI inventory forecasting helps SMBs cut stockouts and excess stock, with a 30-day rollout, KPI tips (MAPE/WAPE), and a workflow you can run in BoxHero Read More.

MCP vs A2A – A Complete Deep Dive

By @mayankc [ 29 Min read ]
Deep technical analysis comparing Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocols with updated code examples, security insights, and future stan Read More.

Y Combinator’s Youngest Solo Founder Says Digital Identity Is The Internet’s Biggest Infrastructure

By @johnwrites [ 6 Min read ]
Y Combinator’s youngest solo founder Kirill Avery discusses digital identity crisis, AI bot threats, privacy concerns, and decentralized solutions. Read More.

Why DePINs Are the Best Way to Organise Global Compute

By @ionet [ 5 Min read ]
DePINs offer cost-efficient, censorship-resistant, and sustainable compute—reshaping global infrastructure beyond AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Read More.

What you need to know about the latest updates to Apache Flink’s SQL and Table APIs

By @confluent [ 7 Min read ]
Explore the latest Apache Flink SQL & Table API updates, enabling real-time AI, advanced joins, UDFs, and cloud-native state management. Read More.

The Rise of Quantum AI and Its World-Changing Impact

By @thomascherickal [ 17 Min read ]
Quantum AI will change the world. The 10 sectors listed here are just the beginning. The shift will be quick dramatic, and world-changing. Read More.

IP Data, Engineered for Google Cloud: IPinfo Expands Presence with New Datasets for BigQuery

By @ipinfo [ 6 Min read ]
IPinfo expands GCP partnership, bringing BigQuery-native IP datasets for fast enrichment, fraud detection, analytics, and real-time insights. Read More.

ScyllaDB vs Apache Cassandra: A Decade of Evolution, Performance Gains, and New Capabilities

By @scylladb [ 5 Min read ]
ScyllaDB has evolved far beyond Apache Cassandra, delivering faster performance, higher elasticity, and unique features for modern data workloads. Read More.

Pepeto (PEPETO) Price Prediction – Why It’s The Best Crypto To Buy Before The Next Bull Run

By @btcwire [ 4 Min read ]
The parallels to Shiba Inu’s 2021 surge are becoming hard to ignore, when a $2,000 stake turned into life-changing wealth. Read More.

Challenges You Will Face as Leader and How to Overcome Them

By @vinitabansal [ 11 Min read ]
There’s no rule book or predefined path to face these challenges. Navigating each one requires exercising courage and conviction without falling apart. Read More.

Can Tokenization Solve Canada’s Junior Mining Foreign Investment Problem?

By @audreynesbitt [ 6 Min read ]
How blockchain-based tokenized funds could help Canadian junior miners overcome regulatory barriers and attract both foreign and tech-savvy investors. Read More.

Ethereum Meme Coin Pepeto (PEPETO) Could Deliver Higher Returns Than DOGE In 2025

By @btcwire [ 4 Min read ]
Pepeto runs fully on Ethereum, not on a Layer-2, and is backed by working products such as a trading exchange and a cross-Chain bridge. Its presale price has ju Read More.

Code Smell 308 – The Key to Safer, Cleaner, More Polymorphic Code

By @mcsee [ 7 Min read ]
Avoid methods that return Object, Any, or null instead of specific types. Make them fully polymorphic Read More.

Most Web3 Startups Flop at Fundraising—Here’s How to Beat the Odds

By @isaac-joshua [ 4 Min read ]
Learn how to pitch your Web3 project to launchpads, VCs, and communities. Craft a clear narrative, use real traction data, and tailor your message to each audie Read More.

Small Commits, Big Wins: How Atomic Changes Transform Developer Life

By @hacker9440149 [ 5 Min read ]
Learn how atomic Git commits transform developer productivity. Discover practical strategies for cleaner code reviews, faster debugging, and painless deployment Read More.

The Only Marketers Who Should Fear AI Are the Lazy Ones

By @hacker53037367 [ 7 Min read ]
AI won’t replace marketers—it will replace mediocrity. Discover why creativity, meaning, and strategy keep marketing alive in the age of AI. Read More.

Can ChatGPT Outperform the Market? A Finance Nerd’s Quest to Find Out

By @nathanbsmith729 [ 2 Min read ]
I’m running a six month experiment to see whether ChatGPT could beat the market with a micro-cap portfolio. Read More.

How a Terminal Diagnosis Inspired a New Ethical AI System

By @hacker22796174 [ 5 Min read ]
Terminal developer creates Sacred Pause: AI that hesitates before harm. 68% reduction in harmful outputs. Open-source gift to humanity. Read More.

BlackRock’s Fink Joins World Economic Forum as Co-Chair—Is Global Crypto Integration Next?

By @olaoluwajohn [ 4 Min read ]
Larry Fink’s appointment as interim co-chair of the World Economic Forum represents crypto’s complete institutional victory. Read More.
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