How Sonrai uses Amazon SageMaker AI to accelerate precision medicine trials

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In precision medicine, researchers developing diagnostic tests for early disease detection face a critical challenge: datasets containing thousands of potential biomarkers but only hundreds of patient samples. This curse of dimensionality can determine the success or failure of breakthrough discoveries. Modern bioinformatics use multiple omic modalities—genomics, lipidomics, proteomics, and metabolomics—to develop early disease detection tests. … Read more

The creators of Dark Sky have a new weather app that shares multiple predictions

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Acme Weather is currently only available for iOS. | Image: Acme Weather Corporation After selling their popular weather app to Apple in March 2020, where some of its core features were incorporated into Apple Weather, the creators of Dark Sky have left Apple to create yet another alternative. Their new app, called Acme Weather, embraces … Read more

Accelerating AI model production at Hexagon with Amazon SageMaker HyperPod

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This blog post was co-authored with Johannes Maunz, Tobias Bösch Borgards, Aleksander Cisłak, and Bartłomiej Gralewicz from Hexagon. Hexagon is the global leader in measurement technologies and provides the confidence that vital industries rely on to build, navigate, and innovate. From microns to Mars, Hexagon’s solutions drive productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability across aerospace, agriculture, … Read more

Polygon Crosses $29.8 Billion in Monthly Stablecoin Volume: A Deep Dive Into Web3 Payments

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What does it look like when a blockchain starts processing more payment volume than mid-sized banks? While most of the crypto conversation in early 2026 has centered on Bitcoin ETF flows, meme coin cycles, and AI agent tokens, Polygon just posted numbers that no other blockchain matched. The network moved $29.8 billion in stablecoin volume … Read more

Discord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash

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Discord is attempting to distance itself from the age verification provider Persona following a steady stream of user backlash. In an emailed statement to The Verge, Discord’s head of product policy, Savannah Badalich, confirms the company “ran a limited test of Persona in the UK where age assurance had previously launched and that test has … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Your Prices Shouldn’t Be the Same in Every Country (2/23/2026)

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How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 23, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Urgency as Office Culture (duh, AI makes it worse) to Your Prices Shouldn’t Be the Same in Every Country, … Read more