The HackerNoon Newsletter: Is AI.com Already DOA? (3/23/2026)

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23 Mar 2026

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, March 23, 2026?


The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Mir Falls From the Sky in 2001, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Zero-Downtime Splunk Migration at inDrive: From Bare Metal to AWS SmartStore to People Are Handing Their Agents the Keys to Everything: Heres What Happening, let’s dive right in.

Zero-Downtime Splunk Migration at inDrive: From Bare Metal to AWS SmartStore


By @indrivetech [ 12 Min read ] How to migrate Splunk to AWS SmartStore with zero downtime using hybrid architecture, S3 storage, and multi-cluster search. Read More.

Why AI Agents Must Discover New Sources, Not Just Rely on Cached Search


By @brightdata2 [ 7 Min read ] Cached retrieval misses new and long-tail sources. Agents need link discovery on the live web to stay accurate and up to date. Learn the model. Read More.

Is AI.com Already DOA?


By @davidjdeal [ 5 Min read ] AI.com, launched with a splashy Super Bowl ad, was supposed to make agentic AI a household reality. Weeks after its launch, its future is murky. Read More.

From Idea to Amazon KDP: A Realistic Guide to Writing Your First Book


By @thebojda [ 10 Min read ] From idea to Amazon KDP: a realistic guide to writing, publishing, and marketing your first book based on real experience. Read More.

People Are Handing Their Agents the Keys to Everything: Heres What Happening


By @noelle [ 7 Min read ] Autonomous agents can do some remarkable things, but they need guardrails. The people who skip the safety layer are learning an expensive lesson. Read More.


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