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## Microsoft’s AutoDev: The AI That Builds, Tests, and Fixes Code on Its Own
By @microsoft [ 27 Min read ]
Microsoft’s AutoDev uses AI agents to write, test, and fix code autonomously, hitting 91.5% on HumanEval in Docker. Read More.

How CMOs Win CFO Buy-In at Scale

By @lomitpatel [ 5 Min read ]
How CMOs win CFO buy-in using incrementality, trust, AI, and capital allocation to drive margin expansion and revenue durability. Read More.

I Replaced $1,200/Year in Cloud Subscriptions With a Single Home Server. Here’s What I Learned.

By @opensourcetheworld [ 7 Min read ]
I replaced $1,200/year in cloud subscriptions with one home server. Here’s the setup, costs, apps, Bitcoin node, local AI, and what I’d do differently. Read More.

Selling Master Data Management to Leadership: 6 Proven Strategies

By @melissaindia [ 4 Min read ]
Learn 6 proven strategies to secure executive buy-in for Master Data Management by aligning MDM with ROI, risk reduction, and business goals. Read More.

How Yieldmo Cut Database Costs and Cloud Dependencies

By @scylladb [ 4 Min read ]
Discover how Yieldmo migrated from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB to cut database costs, achieve multicloud flexibility, and deliver ads in single-digit millisecond laten Read More.

How Python Devs Can Build AI Agents Using MCP, Kafka, and Flink

By @confluent [ 5 Min read ]
Learn how Python developers build real-time AI agents using MCP, Kafka, and Flink—modern agentic workflows explained on HackerNoon. Read More.

Building for Emerging Markets: What Western Startups Miss

By @khamisihamisi [ 4 Min read ]
Western tech is built in environments of abundance. In emerging markets, these assumptions often fail quickly. Read More.

The Dark Factory Pattern: Moving From AI-Assisted to Fully Autonomous Coding

By @saumyatyagi [ 15 Min read ]
Most teams plateau at “AI writes code, a human reviews it.” This article presents the Dark Factory Pattern — a four-phase architecture using holdout scenarios a Read More.

2025 AI News Wrapped: How AI Went Mainstream in Engineering

By @playerzero [ 11 Min read ]
How 2025 transformed AI from a developer tool into engineering infrastructure—and why operating it safely is now the real challenge. Read More.

Elon Wants AI to Skip Code and Spit Out Binaries. That’s Not Progress.

By @tirtha [ 11 Min read ]
Skipping source code for AI-made binaries isn’t the future—it’s a rollback. Here’s why compilers exist, and why “stochastic compilation” doesn’t ship. Read More.

MEXC Releases February Proof of Reserve Report, BTC Coverage Rises to 267% 

By @mexcmedia [ 2 Min read ]
MEXC’s February report shows 267% BTC coverage, rising ETH reserves, and monthly audited Proof of Reserves verified with Merkle Tree tech. Read More.

A Guide on How to Rewire Self-Doubt

By @vinitabansal [ 13 Min read ]
The more you adopt self-sabotage behaviors to deal with your feelings of self-doubt, the stronger those connections get. Read More.

Google Antigravity: The Disruptor That Just Changed the Computing World Forever

By @thomascherickal [ 51 Min read ]
Google Antigravity is not just for coding. It is for your entire computer. Stop scrolling – everything you do on a computer has just been automated. Read More.

Tracking Millions of Heartbeats on ZEE’s Streaming Platform

By @scylladb [ 6 Min read ]
ZEE5 cut database costs 5X and achieved single-digit millisecond latency by migrating to ScyllaDB, redesigning APIs, and optimizing data models. Read More.

10 Spectacular Use-Cases of Google Antigravity: Orchestrating No-Code AI Agents

By @thomascherickal [ 18 Min read ]
Google Antigravity is a game-changer. Things are never going to be the same again for technology work. The age of AI agents is here. Read to know more! Read More.

Best Piano Learning Apps in 2026: An In-Depth Comparison of Music Education Technology

By @crafinsstudio [ 19 Min read ]
I tested eight piano apps on two pianos for three weeks. Here’s what I’d actually recommend. Read More.

Rust Rewrite, Postgres Exit: Blitz Revamps Its “League of Legends” Backend

By @scylladb [ 5 Min read ]
Blitz migrated from Postgres and Elixir to Rust and ScyllaDB, cutting latency, costs, and 100+ cores down to four cloud nodes. Read More.

A Comprehensive Guide to Stablecoins: Types, Risks, and the Future of Digital Money

By @chris127 [ 8 Min read ]
Stablecoins aren’t just “crypto dollars”—they’re experiments in digital money stability. Each type offers different trade-offs, learn more about them here Read More.

From Clawdbot to Moltbot to OpenClaw: The Chaotic Story of the Trending ‘Jarvis’ AI Assistant

By @thomascherickal [ 14 Min read ]
Clawdbot’s viral rise to 10K GitHub stars exploded into trademark fights, crypto scams & security nightmares—renamed to Moltbot, then OpenClaw. The full story! Read More.

The Sound of Data: Why Your Voice is the Hardest Problem in AI

By @omotayojude [ 4 Min read ]
Voice is the next big data problem. See how Deepgram masters noisy audio and why the future of real time AI requires ethical voice cloning. Read More.
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