The Model S changed everything

The Tesla Model S is at the end of its illustrious 14-year run – and what a dizzying ride it’s been. In 2012, when Tesla made its first Model S deliveries to customers, Facebook acquired Instagram. Apple launched the iPhone 5 and iOS 6. Barack Obama sailed into his second term. Superstorm Sandy shredded New … Read more

When Villains Owned Their Own Planet

:::info Astounding Stories of Super-Science March, 1932, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. The Affair of the Brains – Chapter IV: Soil Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1932: The Affair of the Brains – Chapter IV Soil By Anthony Gilmore ::: Hawk … Read more

A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats

With ICE and CBP roaming the streets, united community action is more important than ever right now – from local mutual aid groups to school safety patrols. Known for its privacy features and end-to-end encryption, the Signal messaging app has become a popular platform for organizing these community groups. Signal can be a great tool … Read more

How to Build a Real-Time Database Activity Stream Pipeline

In modern cloud environments, databases are no longer silent back-end components instead they are active participants in every critical business transaction. As organizations scale globally, the challenge is no longer storing data, but understanding how that data is accessed, changed, and protected in real time. This is where a Database Activity Stream Pipeline becomes essential. … Read more

How ShareChat Scaled their ML Feature Store 1000X without Scaling the Database

How ShareChat engineers rebuilt a low-latency ML feature store on ScyllaDB after an initial scalability failure — and what they learned along the way The demand for low-latency machine learning feature stores is higher than ever, but actually implementing one at scale remains a challenge. That became clear when ShareChat engineers Ivan Burmistrov and Andrei … Read more

How to tear gas children

The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity. It was the warmest day that Portland had seen in a while, with sun peeking out from the clouds here and there. Many people had brought their entire families; not just older children, but toddlers in strollers … Read more

Why Sales IT Data Analysts Are Becoming Critical to Hospitality Revenue in 2026

In the fast-evolving hospitality landscape of 2026, a new specialist is quietly driving outsized results: the Sales IT Data Analyst. This hybrid professional bridges sales strategy, robust IT infrastructure, and advanced data analytics to optimize revenue streams across hotels, resorts, restaurants, and event venues. Unlike traditional revenue managers or general data analysts, these experts specialize … Read more