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. ## A Practical Guide to Configuring VPNs for Travel and Remote Work By @ipvanish [ 8 Min read ] Learn how VPN protocols, kill switches, split tunneling, and port settings affect security and connectivity on restricted networks. Read More.How I Built an AI Agent That Makes Videos While I Sleep By @mrclhnz [ 8 Min read ] How I built a $0.37 agentic worker that plans, writes, checks, renders, and publishes marketing videos automatically, using LLMs, Remotion, and hard guardrails. Read More.How Does Code Simulation Improve Software Quality? By @playerzero [ 9 Min read ] Discover how AI-driven code simulation helps enterprise teams detect hidden software defects, improve QA, and reduce production incidents before release. 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