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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.

Who Should Handle Your Digital ID?

By @drewchapin [ 4 Min read ] We're living through the world's most chaotic identity verification experiment, and nobody's talking about the elephant in the room: who is handling this data? Read More.

A Tale from Database Performance at Scale

By @scylladb [ 8 Min read ] A humorous yet insightful tale of database pitfalls, from costly overprovisioning to data loss, spikes, backups, and key scalability lessons. Read More.

How Much Does It Cost to Self-Host AI? I Built a System to Find Out

By @ivankuznetsov [ 10 Min read ] Complete guide on how to run opensource AI models locally. From choosing the model suitable for your needs to selecting hardware. Read More.

Building a Crash Report Automation for iOS and Android

By @indrivetech [ 24 Min read ] To get started, you’ll need Google tools like Crashlytics and Jira. Read More.

By @korbit [ 3 Min read ] Explore the best AI code review tools for 2025 to boost speed, security, and accuracy—plus learn how to choose the right platform for your dev team. Read More.

Faster, Fairer Payments for LATAM Creators on Clapper

By @clapper [ 2 Min read ] Clapper expands LATAM payout infrastructure to support fair and fast creator payments. Read More.

SDG LAB Venture Fund Backs Virtual Intimacy with $20 Million — But Will It Work?

By @socialdiscoverygroup [ 5 Min read ] Can AI-powered tech fix Europe’s loneliness crisis? SDG Lab’s $20M venture bets on virtual intimacy to reconnect a disconnected world. Read More.

"Build a High-Performance Video Streaming App with ScyllaDB and NextJS"

By @scylladb [ 7 Min read ] Build a low-latency video streaming app using ScyllaDB and NextJS with real-time features, optimized data modeling, and a GitHub-ready sample project. Read More.

Building with Midnight: Privacy for Devs, Not Just Suits

By @iohk [ 6 Min read ] Midnight is a privacy-first blockchain for developers, offering ZK smart contracts, modular tooling, and secure infrastructure beyond public-by-default chains. Read More.

The Ultimate Guide to Multi-cloud (Plus 5 Key Success Factors)

By @n2w [ 10 Min read ] Explore multi-cloud strategies, benefits, and challenges—plus 5 key success factors and a pro guide to streamline backup, DR, and compliance across clouds. 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.

How to Accurately Evaluate IP Geolocation Data Beyond Provider Consensus

By @ipinfo [ 6 Min read ] Learn how to evaluate IP data accuracy using ground truth, network physics, and IPinfo’s ProbeNet to avoid relying on outdated or misleading sources. Read More.

I Built a Custom MCP Server in Golang To Make Claude Smarter—Here's How

By @rajashree [ 10 Min read ] Build a Golang-based MCP server that Claude can talk to—and watch your natural language prompts turn into real tool executions. Read More.

It's 2025. Why Does UX Still Suck?

By @maxspeicher [ 2 Min read ] Why are digital products still so frustrating in 2025? Explore 3 real UX failures, causes, and tools for better design in this edition of ToDUX. Read More.

Palantir Secures $10 Billion AI Deal with U.S. Army: Here's Everything You Need to Know

By @techthrilled [ 5 Min read ] Palantir secures a historic $10B U.S. Army deal to power real-time battlefield intelligence with its AI Platform (AIP), boosting defense strategy, logistics, an Read More.

Trending Tech in 2025: What’s Real (Context Aware AI), What’s Hype (Self Driving Cars) & What’s Next

By @charliewhite [ 4 Min read ] Discover 2025’s top tech trends from AI to quantum and learn what’s real, what’s hype, and how they’re shaping the future of business & society. Read more! Read More.

The AI That Predicted the Future and Then Was Shut Down

By @a.a.m.asad2004_snnl0fpg [ 2 Min read ] In the secretive labs of Silicon Valley and government research facilities, artificial intelligence has been pushed to its limits. Read More.

Is GPT-OSS Really Open? Inside OpenAI’s Most Transparent Model Yet

By @ishanpandey [ 4 Min read ] OpenAI’s GPT-OSS launch signals a shift toward transparent, local AI models, but questions on data access and safety remain. Read More.

3 Best Crypto Presales to Invest in for 2025: Claim Your 100x Gains and Passive Income

By @kashvipandey [ 4 Min read ] Discover 2025’s top crypto presales—BlockchainFX, Token6900, Lightchain—and why BFX could deliver massive gains and passive income. Read More. 🧑‍💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it. See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️