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October 17, 20268 min

Building a Governed Customer 360 Data Product on Microsoft Fabric

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-governed-customer-360-data-product-on-microsoft-fabric . Learn how to build an AI-ready Customer 360 data product with Microsoft Fabric, governed data layers, semantic models, and MCP tools. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #microsoft-fabric , #enterprise-data-architecture , #customer-360-data-platform , #microsoft-onelake , #ai-ready-data-products , #data-governance , #power-bi-semantic-models , #fabric-iq , and more. This story was written by: @queryandconquer . Learn more about this writer by checking @queryandconquer's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Microsoft Fabric enables building a Customer 360 data product that AI can use by following a layered architecture, including ingestion, curation, publication, consumption, and context layers. This approach ensures that AI systems have access to high-quality, governed data with explicit business context.

October 16, 20263 min

Non-Deterministic AI Can Still Build Deterministic Software

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/non-deterministic-ai-can-still-build-deterministic-software . LLMs produce unpredictable outputs, but software needs predictable results. Here's how agentic development bridges the gap. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #llms , #ai , #software-development , #software-engineering , #context-management , #ai-agent-tooling , #ai-software-development , #llm-code-generation , and more. This story was written by: @sklarsa . Learn more about this writer by checking @sklarsa's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . LLMs produce unpredictable outputs, but software needs predictable results. Here's how agentic development bridges the gap.

October 16, 202615 min

Privileged Access Management for OT: Securing ICS Systems That Can't Go Down

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/privileged-access-management-for-ot-securing-ics-systems-that-cant-go-down . Secure critical ICS and SCADA environments with Securden Unified PAM for OT. Prevent downtime, enforce just-in-time access, and simplify manufacturing security. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #operational-technology , #manufacturing , #cybersecurity , #cybersecurity-awareness , #manufacturing-cybersecurity , #privileged-access-management , #scada-security , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @securden . Learn more about this writer by checking @securden's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Secure critical ICS and SCADA environments with Securden Unified PAM for OT. Prevent downtime, enforce just-in-time access, and simplify manufacturing security.

October 15, 20264 min

SerpApi Expands Beyond Search Results with New Extract API

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/serpapi-expands-beyond-search-results-with-new-extract-api . SerpApi launches Extract API, helping developers retrieve structured data from public web pages for AI applications, research, and automation. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #serpapi , #extract-api , #web-data-extraction , #structured-web-data , #web-scraping-api , #ai-agent-development , #search-engine-apis , #data-extraction-tools , and more. This story was written by: @nicafurs . Learn more about this writer by checking @nicafurs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . SerpApi has launched Extract API, a new capability for extracting structured content from publicly available web pages. Designed for AI applications, research platforms, and data-driven workflows, it extends SerpApi's existing search infrastructure with web extraction and discovery capabilities. The API is available to SerpApi account holders, with website support varying by page and crawl usage billed per successfully extracted page.

October 15, 202617 min

How Drones Navigate Without GPS: A Builder's Guide to Visual SLAM in 2026

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-drones-navigate-without-gps-a-builders-guide-to-visual-slam-in-2026 . Explore how visual SLAM enables GPS-denied drone navigation, from visual-inertial odometry and mapping to edge AI, path planning, and limitations. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #drone-technology , #uavs , #computer-vision , #visual-slam , #gps-denied-navigation , #autonomous-drones , #visual-inertial-odometry , #edge-ai-for-drones , and more. This story was written by: @vishwagw . Learn more about this writer by checking @vishwagw's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . GPS is no longer a safe assumption. Jamming and spoofing are routine around conflict zones and have spilled into civil aviation. A drone that only knows where it is through GNSS is one jammer away from hovering in place or crashing. Visual SLAM (VSLAM) lets a drone estimate its own position and build a map of its surroundings from cameras, usually fused with an IMU. Cameras are cheap, light, and passive, which is why they suit small aircraft. The classical pipeline still carries the load: feature tracking → visual-inertial fusion → mapping with bundle adjustment and loop closure → path planning. ORB-SLAM3, VINS-Mono, and OpenVINS remain the reference implementations. What changed in 2025–2026: GPU-accelerated classical SLAM on edge hardware (NVIDIA cuVSLAM), foundation-model priors inside SLAM (MASt3R-SLAM), NMS-free edge detectors for filtering moving objects (YOLO26), and vision-based navigation fielded in Ukraine. Vision isn't magic. Darkness, smoke, featureless terrain, fast motion, and monocular scale ambiguity all break it. The honest design is a fusion stack where vision is the backbone, not the only sensor.

October 14, 20265 min

ONLYOFFICE 10.0 brings AI tools, modular apps, and stronger security to its open-source office suite

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/onlyoffice-100-brings-ai-tools-modular-apps-and-stronger-security-to-its-open-source-office-suite . Discover ONLYOFFICE 10.0, featuring built-in AI tools, four modular apps, enhanced PDF and spreadsheet editors, and 35 security vulnerability fixes. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #onlyoffice-10.0 , #onlyoffice-ai-tools , #open-source-office-suite , #ai-document-editing , #onlyoffice-modular-apps , #onlyoffice-pdf-editor , #onlyoffice-security-updates , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @onlyoffice . Learn more about this writer by checking @onlyoffice's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . ONLYOFFICE 10.0 introduces context-aware AI across its document, spreadsheet, presentation, and PDF editors, allowing users to summarize, translate, draft, and automate tasks without leaving their files. The release adds four modular apps for AI agents, forms, file management, and secure collaboration, alongside editor improvements, desktop and mobile upgrades, and support for locally hosted AI models. With around 50 new features and 35 security vulnerabilities fixed, the update strengthens the open-source suite for individual users and enterprise teams.

October 14, 202610 min

How to Fix One Detail on an AI-Generated 3D Model Without Losing the Rest

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-fix-one-detail-on-an-ai-generated-3d-model-without-losing-the-rest . Meshy Edit is a mesh-editing model from Meshy that changes only the part of a 3D model you select and leaves the rest untouched. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #3d-printing , #ai , #ai-3d-model-generator , #meshy-edit-tutorial , #meshy-edit-features , #ai-mesh-editing , #ai-3d-generator , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @meshyai . Learn more about this writer by checking @meshyai's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Meshy Edit is a mesh-editing model that allows users to change specific parts of a 3D model by selecting the area and describing the desired change in plain language. It handles three types of changes: adding, removing, and replacing parts, and can be used to fix mistakes or create variations of a model.

October 12, 202611 min

The Ghost Town in Your Flash Array

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-ghost-town-in-your-flash-array . Modern storage infrastructure is plagued by the problem of 90% of data being untouched and occupying expensive hot storage tiers Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #infrastructure , #storage-infrastructure , #capacity-crisis , #flash-array , #hot-storage , #modern-archiving , #metadata-trap , #archival-pipeline , and more. This story was written by: @coldcoldcold . Learn more about this writer by checking @coldcoldcold's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Modern storage infrastructure is plagued by the problem of 90% of data being untouched and occupying expensive hot storage tiers, leading to capacity crises and unnecessary hardware upgrades. To solve this, modern transparent archiving can turn cold, dead weight into lean, secure, and hot-RAID-friendly assets.

October 12, 202618 min

61 Blog Posts To Learn About Electronics

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/61-blog-posts-to-learn-about-electronics . Learn everything you need to know about Electronics via these 61 free HackerNoon blog posts. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #electronics , #learn , #learn-electronics , and more. This story was written by: @learn . Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com .

October 11, 202616 min

64 Blog Posts To Learn About Digital Health

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/64-blog-posts-to-learn-about-digital-health . Learn everything you need to know about Digital Health via these 64 free HackerNoon blog posts. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #digital-health , #learn , #learn-digital-health , and more. This story was written by: @learn . Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com .