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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-the-heck-is-smithdb . SmithDB from LangChain is a new style of database in the AI world. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #smithdb , #datafusion , #vortex , #data-engineering , #what-is-smithdb , #langchain-built-smithdb...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-ai-is-changing-education-from-personalised-learning-to-the-end-of-the-essay . AI tutors, personalised curricula, automated grading, education is changing faster than schools can adapt. Here's what's actually happening, Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-to-look-for-in-a-free-vpn . Free VPNs can improve security on public Wi-Fi, but not all are trustworthy. Here’s how to evaluate privacy, encryption, limits, and safety. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #free-vpn-privacy-p...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-greenfield-of-agentic-payments-cross-network-settlement-is-still-up-for-grabs . Agentic payments are growing, with SODAX positioning itself as the infrastructure partner for applications to build agentically across blockchain networks. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-storie...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-death-of-the-2-way-quote . AI agents will move so fast in establishing decentralised ecosystems for trading that regulators won't know where to start Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #ai-finance , #ai-in-wall-street , #ai-...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/avian-raises-$26m-to-turn-industrial-risk-into-data-opportunity-the-insurance-market-can-underwrite . Zurich-based AVIAN raises $2.6M led by Founderful to scale 24/7 thermal monitoring across sawmills, recycling, chemicals and oil & gas. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stor...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-companies-should-know-before-publishing-technical-content-online . Most business blogs fail not from bad content, but from publishing into a void. Here's what to know before you hit publish. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content abo...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-canadas-role-in-indonesias-ai-ambitions-enables-digital-sovereignty-through-diversification . Canada and Indonesia are deepening AI cooperation through trade, governance, infrastructure, and workforce development. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/proof-of-usefulness-hackathon-first-set-of-winners-announced . The Proof of Usefulness Hackathon by HackerNoon announces its midway winners, recognizing 17 projects solving real-world problems. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-complete-glossary-for-awards-honors-and-recognition-programs . The Recognition & Awards Industry Glossary is a comprehensive resource for key terms and terminology used in the recognition, awards,and beyond. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check e...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/dust-raises-$40m-led-by-sequoia-and-abstract-to-build-workspace-ai-infrastructure-for-enterprise . Dust raised $40M Series B led by Sequoia and Abstract to scale multiplayer AI for the enterprise. . Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/built-on-$32-billion-in-processed-spend-inside-spendflos-new-ai-for-managing-enterprise-spend . Inside the $10 billion procurement software category, Spendflo just bet the mid-market tier restructures first. Market sizing, vision, and competitive geometry. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon....

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/lyrieai-wants-a-piece-of-crowdstrikes-$90b-empire-inside-the-first-batch-of-anthropics-cvp . Lyrie.ai joins Anthropic's CVP first batch, releases the open Agent Trust Protocol, and compresses zero-day disclosure to hours. The next cybersecurity leader. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/openclaw-in-practice-building-laptop-less-engineering-workflows-with-an-agent-harness . Stop context switching between Slack, terminals, and consoles. Learn how OpenClaw acts as a workflow harness to automate incident triage, reviews, and ops tasks Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/te...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/best-speech-to-text-apis-12-leading-speech-to-text-apis-compared . Speech-to-text APIs now process 500M+ hours of audio a month across enterprise apps, but a transcript alone isn't enough. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #spe...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-only-context-rule-your-ai-agents-actually-need . Your AI agent doesn’t need more context. It needs cleaner context: refreshed often, kept minimal, and not treated like memory. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #context-engi...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/vapi-raises-$50m-led-by-peak-xv-to-build-the-default-infrastructure-for-enterprise-voice-ai . Vapi raises $50M Series B led by Peak XV, with M12, Kleiner Perkins and Bessemer, as voice AI agents cross one billion calls across enterprise. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/your-gpu-is-lying-to-you-about-its-capacity . A deep dive into KV cache fragmentation, PagedAttention, continuous batching, and the real bottlenecks behind production LLM inference. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #gpu-optimi...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-got-flagged-for-circumventing-systems-and-how-i-fixed-it-fast . Got suspended on Google Local Services Ads for “Circumventing Systems”? Learn the real reasons behind false flags. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #google-ads...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/500-blog-posts-to-learn-about-llms . Learn everything you need to know about Llms via these 500 free HackerNoon blog posts. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #llms , #learn , #learn-llms , and more. This story was written by: @...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/hackernoon-projects-of-the-week-goalgate-swarmed-and-dreamloops . HackerNoon Projects of the Week spotlights projects that have proven their worth and usefulness. This week, we spotlight GoalGate, Swarmed, and Dreamloops. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also c...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/is-deepgram-worth-it-at-scale-breaking-down-cost-features-and-alternatives . Deepgram's pricing is simple until you add diarization, redaction, and emotion detection. Here's what it actually costs and what you get with Modulate instead. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories ....

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/pit-raises-$16m-led-by-a16z-to-bring-ai-teammates-inside-every-enterprise-workflow . Pit raises $16M led by Andreessen Horowitz to replace enterprise SaaS with AI-native custom software. Klarna and Voi founders productize their playbook. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/experimental-results-from-a-self-improving-retrieval-system-for-conversational-memory . Eighteen retrieval experiments on agent memory: why BM25 dominates, what clustered retrieval-induced forgetting actually does, and the Rust port that shipped. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/this-entrepreneur-just-built-the-most-structurally-honest-review-platform-in-the-world . Liners, built by African founder Faturoti Kayode, uses AI agents to eliminate bias in software reviews, tackling fake reviews with radical transparency. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stor...