How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## The Dating App Breach That Turned Into a Biometric Black Mirror Episode By @qryptonic [ 6 Min read ] Tea's Firebase misconfiguration exposed 1.1M sensitive messages. Read More. The Best AI Web Scraper Tools in 2025: Top Picks, Features & Pricing By @oxylabs [ 7 Min read ] Discover the 8 best AI web scrapers of 2025, from Oxylabs to Octoparse, with features, pricing, and use cases for every skill level and business need. Read More. Bonuz CEO Matthias Mende On Redefining Web3 Engagement By @penworth [ 9 Min read ] Olayimika Oyebanji sits down with Matthias Mende to uncover insights into conquering web3 engagement. Read More. 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They’re useful for huge projects and teams — but the monolith is not obsolete and is not technical debt by default. Read More. Presale Stage 10 for Ethereum Meme Coin Little Pepe (LILPEPE) Comes to an End By @kashvipandey [ 3 Min read ] Little Pepe (LILPEPE) hits Stage 11 presale with $19.3M raised, 1.5x returns locked in, and Layer-2 utility driving hype before its $0.003 listing. Read More. The Next Big Thing Isn’t on Your Phone: It’s AI-Powered XR, and It’s Already Taking Over - Part I By @romanaxelrod [ 9 Min read ] This article charts Big Tech’s convergence on AI‑powered XR as the next paradigm, profiling Apple, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others racing to deliver it. Read More. The Bookmarklet Hack OpenAI Doesn’t Want You to Know About By @regravity [ 6 Min read ] OpenAI’s Assistants API has no way to list thread IDs. Here’s a 3-line bookmarklet that scrapes them all and puts control back in your hands. Read More. 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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 ✌️ How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## The Dating App Breach That Turned Into a Biometric Black Mirror Episode By @qryptonic [ 6 Min read ] Tea's Firebase misconfiguration exposed 1.1M sensitive messages. Read More. The Best AI Web Scraper Tools in 2025: Top Picks, Features & Pricing By @oxylabs [ 7 Min read ] Discover the 8 best AI web scrapers of 2025, from Oxylabs to Octoparse, with features, pricing, and use cases for every skill level and business need. Read More. Bonuz CEO Matthias Mende On Redefining Web3 Engagement By @penworth [ 9 Min read ] Olayimika Oyebanji sits down with Matthias Mende to uncover insights into conquering web3 engagement. Read More. Optimizing LLM Performance with LM Cache: Architectures, Strategies, and Real-World Applications By @nileshbh [ 31 Min read ] LM Cache boosts LLM efficiency, scalability, and cost savings by letting the system remember previous outputs and complementing other optimizations. Read More. 10 Years of Ethereum: A Pool Founder on the Merge, the Mining Myths, and What Comes Next By @MichaelJerlis [ 4 Min read ] EMCD CEO Evgeny Kitkin talks about how the market has evolved and how the company entered the market. Read More. How to Deploy Vertex AI Workbench with Terraform — Without UI Pain By @timonovid_ir5em1fo [ 11 Min read ] Practical guide to automating Vertex AI Workbench on GCP with Terraform modules and GitLab CI—standardized configs, cost savings, and compliance-friendly workfl Read More. How I Built Local-First Apps with React Native + RxDB (and Why Your App Probably Needs This Too) By @devfamdk [ 11 Min read ] Local-first apps process data locally, sync it when you can. This means users stay happy, and you don’t get midnight “the app’s broken” calls. Read More. BNS – Your Identity & Access Layer in the Confidential Web By @beldexcoin [ 5 Min read ] This article delves into the Beldex Name Service (BNS), a decentralized domain name service on the Beldex blockchain network. Read More. How McKinsey Rebuilt Its Business Around AI—And Why It’s Working By @hacker68060072 [ 4 Min read ] Discover how McKinsey integrated AI into their operations to drive efficiency, collaboration, and real business value. Learn from their approach. Read More. Why Hydra Is the Most Practical Scaling Solution in Web3 By @iohk [ 6 Min read ] Hydra is Cardano’s practical Layer 2 scaling solution, boosting speed, reducing costs, and enabling secure, modular dApp development for Web3 builders. Read More. Solo Satoshi Releases the NerdQaxe++ a Sleek and Quiet Desktop Bitcoin Miner By @OpenSourceTheWorld [ 3 Min read ] Solo Satoshi announces NerdQaxe++ a sleek desktop Bitcoin solo miner delivering up to 6 TH/s with open firmware, low noise, and easy setup. See specs and buy. Read More. How Graphs Boost LLM Precision and Explainability in Cybersecurity By @leongoldberg1 [ 6 Min read ] When you combine graph representations with LLM reasoning, you get precision and explainability at a level flat data structures cannot match. Read More. **[Mac.c Stealer Takes on AMOS: A New Rival Shakes Up the macOS Infostealer Market](https://hackernoon.com/macc-stealer-takes-on-amos-a-new-rival-shakes-up-the-macos-infostealer-market)** By @moonlock [ 8 Min read ] Moonlock analysed Mac.c stealer, a new rival to AMOS. Learn its tactics, code reuse, and "building in public" strategy. Read More. Microservices: Is It Worth the Trouble? By @neyrox [ 4 Min read ] Microservices are not a silver bullet. They’re useful for huge projects and teams — but the monolith is not obsolete and is not technical debt by default. Read More. Presale Stage 10 for Ethereum Meme Coin Little Pepe (LILPEPE) Comes to an End By @kashvipandey [ 3 Min read ] Little Pepe (LILPEPE) hits Stage 11 presale with $19.3M raised, 1.5x returns locked in, and Layer-2 utility driving hype before its $0.003 listing. Read More. The Next Big Thing Isn’t on Your Phone: It’s AI-Powered XR, and It’s Already Taking Over - Part I By @romanaxelrod [ 9 Min read ] This article charts Big Tech’s convergence on AI‑powered XR as the next paradigm, profiling Apple, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others racing to deliver it. Read More. The Bookmarklet Hack OpenAI Doesn’t Want You to Know About By @regravity [ 6 Min read ] OpenAI’s Assistants API has no way to list thread IDs. Here’s a 3-line bookmarklet that scrapes them all and puts control back in your hands. Read More. Breaking Into Quant Trading: A Practical, No-Fluff Guide By @ruslan4ezzz [ 12 Min read ] How to get a quant trading job: role types, interview prep, XYZ résumé examples, portfolio tips, and a step-by-step strategy for offers in a competitive market. Read More. VERSES AI Changes Robotics Forever With Active Inference Breakthrough By @deniseholt [ 16 Min read ] Robots evolve from rigid tools to adaptive teammates with VERSES AI’s Active Inference, enabling real-time reasoning, safety, and collaboration. Read More. Perch 2.0: Bioacoustics Model for Species Identification By @hacker-Antho [ 8 Min read ] The intersection of artificial intelligence and environmental conservation is rapidly expanding. 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 ✌️