The HackerNoon Newsletter: Stop Believing the Agent Hype—The Numbers Don’t Lie (7/23/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, July 23, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Commodore Launches the Amiga 1000 in 1985, NASA's Chandra Observatory Joins the Columbia in 1999, Typewriter Was Patented in 1829, and we present you with these top quality stories. From The UK’s 10-Year Health Plan Is Missing One Thing: Good Data to RAG Systems Are Breaking the Barriers of Language Models: Heres How, let’s dive right in.

For Your Next Blog Post: Start Writing via HackerNoon Blogging Templates

By @product [ 2 Min read ] Explore HackerNoon’s new Blogging Templates page—improved layout, better filters, usage stats, and a faster way to start writing your next story. Read More.

RAG Systems Are Breaking the Barriers of Language Models: Heres 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.

Stop Believing the Agent Hype—The Numbers Don’t Lie

By @ukanwat [ 7 Min read ] Heres why the current hype around autonomous agents is mathematically impossible and what actually works in production. Read More.

This Open-Source AI Tool Levels the Playing Field for Retail Investors

By @stefanoamorelli [ 7 Min read ] Financial research shouldnt require a Wall Street budget. Read More.

The UK’s 10-Year Health Plan Is Missing One Thing: Good Data

By @aslin [ 2 Min read ] The UK’s 10-year health plan touts AI innovation, but without accurate, standardized data, it risks becoming costly theater rather than real transformation. Read More.

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This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Noonification