The TechBeat: The Paycheck Era is Dying (11/18/2025)

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. ## Building a RAG System That Runs Completely Offline By @teedon [ 30 Min read ] Build a private, offline RAG with Ollama + FAISS. Ingest docs, chunk, embed, and cite answers—no APIs, no cloud, full control over sensitive data. Read More.

I Built a Python Script to Make 10,000 Laws Understandable

By @knightbat2040 [ 6 Min read ] Built an AI tool that scrapes, cleans, and summarizes Texas bills to make government legislation readable and transparent for everyone. Read More.

Navigating MySQL Data Types: Strings

By @efimovov_5guqm5 [ 4 Min read ] This article covers string types in MySQL, how they function, what may go wrong, and how to make safe choices. Read More.

The Fork Reshaping MCP Testing: How a 24-Year-Old CTO Is Taking On One of AI’s Biggest Players

By @stevebeyatte [ 4 Min read ] A 24-year-old developer built MCPJam, an open-source rival that outpaced Anthropic’s Inspector—and may redefine how AI agents are tested. Read More.

Can 25 Superhumans Run a $100M Freight Operation? T3RA’s AI Visionary Mukesh Kumar Thinks So

By @stevebeyatte [ 8 Min read ] T3RA Logistics is redefining freight with AI agents—running a $100M operation with just 25 “superhumans.” Read More.

VSYS Host Launches VSYS Name - an ICANN-Accredited Domain Registrar

By @hacker38388747 [ 2 Min read ] VSYS Host launches VSYS Name, an ICANN-accredited registrar offering direct domain control, transparent pricing, crypto payments, and 24/7 expert support. Read More.

From Tasks to Thinking Systems: Why Automation Starts in the Mind, Not the Machine

By @hacker53037367 [ 18 Min read ] A reflection on why true automation starts with human thinking, not technology. Systems only work as clearly as the minds that design them. Read More.

The Case for Transparency: Reclaiming Human Control in the Age of AI

By @bhaskartallamraju [ 3 Min read ] Artificial Intelligence shapes much of our digital world, but real progress means giving people transparency and control. This article explores why understandin Read More.

Humanity Protocol Integrates Open Finance into Human ID

By @kashvipandey [ 2 Min read ] Humanity Protocol partners with Mastercard to integrate open finance into Human ID, enabling secure, privacy-first access to loans, credit, and Web3 finance. Read More.

DevOps Isn't a Tool, It's a Chain Reaction

By @amanila [ 70 Min read ] A beginner's introduction to DevOps foundations. Connect the dots between Git, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes to understand the modern development rocess. Read More.

The Paycheck Era is Dying

By @benoitmalige [ 7 Min read ] The paycheck era is ending. Learn why wages are collapsing, leverage is rising, and how to build a life where you're paid for impact, not time. Read More.

12 Best Web Scraping APIs in 2025

By @oxylabs [ 11 Min read ] Discover the 12 best web scraping APIs of 2025, comparing performance, pricing, features, & success rates to help teams scale reliable data extraction. Read More.

AIOZ AI: The People-Powered AI Stack on AIOZ Network

By @aioznetwork [ 5 Min read ] AIOZ AI is the intelligence layer of the AIOZ Network, connecting a global community through a peer-to-peer compute economy. Learn more here! Read More.

What Happens When Telegram's 1 Billion Users Get Access to Ethical AI? AlphaTON Has a Plan

By @ishanpandey [ 5 Min read ] AlphaTON partners with SingularityNET to deploy hydroelectric-powered GPUs for Telegram's Cocoon AI network in Sweden. Read More.

Elaborate Hoaxes in the Age of AI

By @jacoblandry [ 4 Min read ] We know there's a lot of unethical ways to use AI but at what point are we not even going to know AI was used? Read More.

Can ChatGPT Outperform the Market? Week 14

By @nathanbsmith729 [ 4 Min read ] FBIO's key trial denied… Read More.

System Design in a Nutshell

By @amanila [ 59 Min read ] Know system design fundamentals: UX components, databases, scaling strategies, security & compliance. Essential guide for developers & system design interviews. Read More.

Why DynamoDB Costs Explode

By @scylladb [ 5 Min read ] Discover how DynamoDB’s pricing quirks—rounding, replication, caching, and global tables—can skyrocket costs, and how ScyllaDB offers predictable pricing. Read More.

AI Bubble and the Free Market

By @id [ 5 Min read ] The dominance of a few large firms exemplifies an oligopolistic market structure. These companies have significant market power, allowing them to set prices Read More.

Tf2cdk – Convert Terraform to AWS CDK (Not Cdktf)

By @jtaylortech [ 3 Min read ] How to convert terraform to cdk 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 ✌️