Why I stopped reading tech news (and started writing it instead)
I'm a developer. I used to start every morning scanning Hacker News, TechCrunch, and about 15 RSS feeds.
Most of what I read was noise. Fundraising announcements I didn't care about. Product launches that wouldn't affect my work. Hot takes from people who haven't shipped code in years.
So I started keeping a personal document — just the 3-5 things that actually mattered each day. The framework update that would break my CI pipeline. The security vulnerability I needed to patch. The new tool that could save my team 10 hours a week.
My teammates started asking for it. Then friends at other companies. Then people I'd never met.
That document is now The Silicon Signal — a daily briefing for developers and engineers who want to stay sharp without drowning in noise.
Every morning, you get:
3-5 stories that actually matter to people who write code
Tool drops — new libraries, CLIs, and services worth knowing about
One deep take — my honest analysis on a major trend
No sponsored content. No filler. Just signal.
If you're tired of separating wheat from chaff every morning, I already did it for you.
