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. ## 10 Gaps That Undermine Your Cybersecurity Framework (And How to Close Them) By @ozhansisic [ 11 Min read ] Ozhan Sisic explains how to close cybersecurity governance and risk gaps by embedding security into business strategy, not just ticking compliance boxes. Read More.AI Agents Are Growing Up - And They Need Zero-Trust Parenting By @hacker54743034 [ 8 Min read ] AI is evolving fast, but security isn’t keeping up. Discover why zero-trust architecture is critical for safe, scalable AI agent deployment. Read More.Is AI the End of Sustainability? By @katerynakorotieieva [ 4 Min read ] Kateryna Korotieieva explores how product managers can build sustainable, AI-powered products by focusing on resilience, ethics, and long-term value. 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It is a fundamental transformation of the very forces driving the economy. Read More.Downside Liquidity: A Hypothesis on Short Pools for EVM By @iamshvetsov [ 5 Min read ] In this article, I’ve shared a hypothesis about a short liquidity pool and proposed a basic implementation in Solidity for the Ethereum blockchain. Read More.RAG Systems Are Breaking the Barriers of Language Models: Here's How By @metinyurdev [ 6 Min read ] Explore how RAG systems differ from traditional large language models by leveraging real-time data access and applications. Read More.AI Can Verify Your ID in Seconds — Here’s How It Works By @hacker42316417 [ 8 Min read ] Learn how to automate KYC with Google Cloud’s Document AI and Vertex AI—extract data, verify identities, and score risks in seconds. Read More.Writing, Internet-ing, and Existing in the Age of AI By @linh [ 2 Min read ] What does it mean to be human in the age of AI? 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