The TechBeat: To Emacs or Not to Emacs (3/27/2025)

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AutoResponder AI: The Smart Way to Manage Your Gmail Inbox

By @dineshbesiahgari [ 17 Min read ] AutoResponder AI automates email replies using AWS & AI. Streamline inbox management, boost productivity, and stay responsive with this serverless Gmail assista Read More.

What the Hell Is the Mar-a-Lago Accord and Why Should You Care?

By @darragh [ 8 Min read ] Explore Trump's bold Mar‑a‑Lago Accord—a daring plan using century bonds, currency moves, and digital assets to reshape America's economy. Read More.

An AI Ark Could Save Human Knowledge—If We Don’t Screw It Up First

By @dineshbesiahgari [ 4 Min read ] Explore the AI Knowledge Ark, a visionary initiative to safeguard humanity’s intellectual and cultural legacy. Learn how AI ensures knowledge survival, inspired Read More.

AI’s Energy Dilemma: Can LLMs Optimize Their Own Power Consumption?

By @dineshbesiahgari [ 5 Min read ] Can AI optimize itself for sustainability? Explore how LLMs can reduce energy use through pruning, quantization, and hardware co-design for a greener future. Read More.

Can AI Really Code? I Put DeepSeek to the Test

By @filestack [ 7 Min read ] I remember the day I first started experimenting with DeepSeek for coding. It felt like stepping into a new dimension where code could almost write itself. Read More.

Your Next Content Breakthrough Isn’t on Google—It’s Buried in Your Last 10 Customer Calls

By @aryawrites [ 4 Min read ] Vertical SaaS content doesn’t have to be boring. Tap into customer calls to build sharp, problem-first messaging that actually converts. Read More.

Everyone’s ‘Ditching’ the Cloud—But Here’s Why That’s a Lie

By @z3nch4n [ 5 Min read ] Cloud security booms to $156.25B by 2032 despite on-prem shifts. Hybrid & multi-cloud demand soars, quantum threats loom—your expertise is still key! Read More.

Want To Win Your Share of $2000? Tell Us How Your Hardware Can Power Aleph Cloud’s DePIN

By @hackernooncontests [ 2 Min read ] HackerNoon’s #blockchain Writing Contest offers a $2,000 prize pool, including $300 for the best DePIN story. Read More.

Vibe Coding Will 10X Every Developer, Yet Never, Ever, Replace Them

By @thomascherickal [ 7 Min read ] Vibe coding is not coming for developers. Its helping developers become superheroes by turbocharging them - provided that they embrace AI into their workflow! Read More.

Want AI to Actually Understand Your Code? This Tool Says It Can Help

By @badmonster0 [ 8 Min read ] Tutorial on indexing codebase for RAG with CocoIndex and Tree-sitter: chunking, embedding, semantic search, and build vector index for efficient retrieval. Read More.

How Good Is WebRTC Screen Sharing, Really? I Put 4 Codecs to the Test

By @vbeskrovnov [ 20 Min read ] Benchmarking WebRTC screen sharing performance with VP8, VP9, H.264, and AV1. Explore codec comparisons using real-world tests, covering frame rate, resolution, Read More.

Is Your AI-Generated Code Really Secure?

By @danielcrouch [ 7 Min read ] AI-generated code is leading cause for top 10 vulnerabilities and nearly 40% of code has security bugs. Read More.

The Truth About Senior Engineering at FAANG—It’s Not What You Expect

By @vasanthr430 [ 8 Min read ] A senior engineer reveals the unexpected realities of FAANG life: why technical brilliance isn't enough, how to navigate invisible hierarchies, and what actuall Read More.

Too Many AIs With Too Many Terrible Names: How to Choose Your AI Model

By @lee.aao [ 4 Min read ] AI labs have flooded us with so many new models that I'm struggling to keep up. Read More.

Nobody Wants to Pay for Apps Anymore—Except When AI Is Involved

By @RikHaandrikman [ 3 Min read ] RevenueCat’s 2025 report reveals why AI apps are quietly dominating in-app revenue, and why traditional subscription models are evolving fast. Read More.

What Is a Diffusion LLM and Why Does It Matter?

By @zbruceli [ 5 Min read ] What is diffusion large language model LLM, and why it matters. In the context of Inception Labs releasing Mercury Coder. Read More.

To Emacs or Not to Emacs

By @joshuablais [ 10 Min read ] If you are a programmer, writer, creative, business owner, or just someone with ADHD, the question of whether to emacs or not to emacs is worth considering. Read More.

The Reverse Scam (or How the Community Has Failed Crypto)

By @willrrr [ 10 Min read ] The evolution of cryptocurrencies from their advent to their current, degenerate, state and some food for thought on where we are. Read More.

Answer to Win from 15,000 USDT: How does Gluwa Facilitate Global Financial Inclusion?

By @hackernooncontests [ 2 Min read ] Win Your Share of 15,000 USDT in the Spacecoin Writing Contest! 🚀 Explore how Gluwa drives global financial inclusion. Enter now—Round 1 closes soon! Read More.

Grand Central Dispatch, Once and for All

By @kfamyn [ 20 Min read ] Master Swift Grand Central Dispatch in iOS: learn thread/queue interplay, sync vs async execution, QoS, and deadlock pitfalls via practical exercises. 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 ✌️