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Elastic compute won't make your AI cheaper

DeepSeek Elastic Compute (DSec) cuts AI inference cost only when traffic is spiky and the scaling policy is tuned - how to measure peak-to-average and size it.

Article ai-security

Loading a model executes the uploader's code

How autonomous AI agents weaponize Hugging Face via pickle deserialization and trust_remote_code, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and ATLAS with the telemetry defenders see.

The bypass is a feature
Article persistent authentication

The bypass is a feature

Persistent authentication stores a completed verification as a token, then acts on the token forever. Reference replaces validation, and the person goes unchecked.

Article TOTP

TOTP fixes the channel, not the credential

TOTP kills SMS interception and SIM-swap OTP theft, but AiTM phishing still steals the session token. What TOTP secures and what it doesn't.

Your decisioning problem isn't accuracy.
Article open-source decision models

Your decisioning problem isn't accuracy.

Run open-source decision models locally-pinned versions, validation, immutable logs-so every approval or denial stays reproducible and auditable.

A 1938 law now points at AI critics
Article AI safety

A 1938 law now points at AI critics

How labeling AI critics as 'foreign agents' under FARA-style rules chills safety research, disclosure, and open discourse - and what researchers can do.

Article F-Droid

Installed from Play Store' is not a safety badge

F-Droid 2.0 is a viable Google Play alternative only where its open, reproducible trust boundary is inspected and enforced in practice, not just stated.

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