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Building AI Products, Part 1: How To Find AI Use Cases Worth Building in the First Place

Learn how to evaluate AI use cases, calculate business value, choose between AI and traditional software, and decide when human oversight is essential.

Hacker Noon · EN

How to Use Message Bus DLQs for Advanced Tail-Based Sampling

Discover how to eliminate OpenTelemetry memory bottlenecks by replacing point-to-point collector connections with an Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) design.

Hacker Noon · EN

Your Startup's Biggest Security Vulnerability Isn't Your Code — It's You

Hackers don't break in. They log in. Here's the founder's field manual for not handing them the keys.

Hacker Noon · EN

Hindsight-Driven Development: An Iterative Approach to Building Software With AI

Spec-driven development asks you to guess before you build. With AI coding agents, build first, fix what you see, and leave the spec for last.

Hacker Noon · EN

Four Relationships, One Second Brain: What You Need to Know

Self-esteem and metacognition shape four ways of relating to a second brain: an extended self, assistant, painful mirror, or self-deception.

Hacker Noon · EN

Your Context Is the New Moat: Here's Why

When anyone can build software, context becomes the moat. How five plain Markdown files turn store software into a consultant that knows your business.

Hacker Noon · EN

AI Agents Pick the Wrong Tool More Often as You Add Tools, and Research Shows Why

More tools make AI agents pick the wrong one. What papers and vendor benchmarks show about tool selection, and how to keep each agent's list short.

Hacker Noon · EN

(Podcast) The Rebound 623: I Didn’t Know That, And I Don’t Like It

Apple’s boring results, the MacBook PROLED XDR Display, iPhone Duo reaction, and Lex’s need to be notified.…

Six Colors · EN

(Podcast) Upgrade 644: You Can Put a Few Fingers on It

Jason gets some hands-on time with the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, reviews the new iPad mini, and brings all the details of Apple’s latest financial results.…

Six Colors · EN

ChatGPT has hit roughly 20% of Google Search volume, OpenAI says

According to OpenAI, ChatGPT has managed to grow its search use to around 20% of Google Search’s total volume, a staggering figure. more…

9to5Google · EN

Peak Design’s new wireless charging stand pulls double duty, literally

The three new charging accessories from Peak Design hit the high notes, like (dual) Qi2 wireless charging and wired fast charging without bulky bricks. more…

9to5Google · EN

Google Messages redesigning pinned chats and moving search

In addition to the new app icon , Google Messages is testing a redesign of pinned chats and search on the homepage. more…

9to5Google · EN

The Sideload 050: The phones Samsung and Google won’t make

Welcome to episode 50 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will and Daniel are joined by Nick Sutrich to discuss the ever-present split between North American and global phones, what the marketplace looks like with OnePlus gone, and why your next smartphone might actually replace your Steam Deck. Plus, some thoughts on how AI is choking out the games space. Sponsored by NordVPN : Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 76% on a two-year subscription alongside four extra months for absolutely free by signing up for NordVPN using this link . Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this we

9to5Google · EN

Don’t miss this scary-good deal: make your wireless bill less frightening this Halloween

Halloween is full of tricks, but your phone bill doesn’t have to be one of them. While mobile carriers might advertise plans starting from low monthly fees, the reality for most people is that they are paying $60 to $100 per month or more. Comparing your current plan to the Tello Mobile equivalent is likely to reveal that you are significantly overpaying, and that you can get the same coverage for much less. For example, for a limited time you can get 10GB of data and unlimited talk and text for just $10 a month … more…

9to5Mac · EN

9to5Mac Daily: November 3, 2026 – Apple reports Q4 earnings

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac . 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app , Stitcher , TuneIn , Google Play , or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze : Backup you can rely on. Save 20% with code 9to5daily . more…

9to5Mac · EN

Apple now explicitly bans employees from using confidential information in prediction markets

Apple has updated its insider trading policy to explicitly prohibit employees from using confidential information to bet on prediction markets. Here are the details. more…

9to5Mac · EN

macOS 27.3 adds native Markdown rendering to Quick Look

Starting with macOS 27.3, users can preview Markdown files with proper formatting directly in Quick Look. Here are the details. more…

9to5Mac · EN

Eney from MacPaw is an AI assistant with deep Apple integrations

MacPaw, the makers of CleanMyMac and Setapp, have an AI assistant called Eney that’s designed for Apple users. Eney is available across Mac and iPhone and is built to integrate with core Apple services like Mail, Calendar, and Reminders, plus a lot more. more…

9to5Mac · EN

Follow today’s midterm election results with the Apple News Live Activity

With votes now being counted in the US midterm elections, the Apple News app offers a convenient way to follow the results in real time. Here’s how it works. more…

9to5Mac · EN

‘Stick’ season 2 premieres on Apple TV

Apple TV subscribers can now watch the first two episodes of the new season of “ Stick ,” starring Owen Wilson ( Midnight In Paris ), Rhea Seehorn ( Pluribus ), and Timothy Olyphant ( Justified ), among others. Watch the trailer below. more…

9to5Mac · EN

macOS 27.3 includes cool-looking ‘Pro’ screensaver from new touchscreen MacBook Pro

Included in today’s macOS 27.3 beta 1 is a great-looking screensaver featuring an animated version of the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display wallpaper. Watch it below. more…

9to5Mac · EN

GIMP 3.2.8 released with improved text tool, performance

GIMP 3.2.8 is out, the fourth maintenance update in the current stable series, which first launched in March 2026. No shiny new features ship, as fixes and fine-tuning are the primary focus. Major work is happening alongside maintenance efforts, but that work is targeted at the next major series. What’s changed since the v3.2.6 update in September? GIMP 3.2.8 offers better initial positioning of dialogs, makes the Preferences page load faster and allows the creation of colourful semi-transparent borders via the Add Border filter. This update also bolsters the text tool’s support for right-to-l

OMG Ubuntu · EN

NetBSD 11.1 Released With Security Fixes & Other Improvements

Following the release of NetBSD 11.0 in August, NetBSD 11.1 is out today with a collection of security fixes and other improvements...

Phoronix · EN

GIMP 3.2.8 Released With Many Refinements, Numerous Security Fixes Due To AI Reports

GIMP 3.2.8 is out today as the newest stable release of this open-source image editing application that's most popular on the Linux desktop...

Phoronix · EN