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Zero-Click Remote Code Execution: Exploiting MCP & Agentic IDEs

A zero-click exploit is making the rounds—nasty stuff targeting agentic IDEs likeCursor. The trick? Slip a malicious Google Doc into the system. If MCP integration and allow-listedPython executionare on, the document gets auto-pulled, parsed, and runs code. No clicks. No prompts. Justremote code exe.. read more  

Zero-Click Remote Code Execution: Exploiting MCP & Agentic IDEs
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AI Models Need a Virtual Machine

Microsoft and academic researchers want to give AI models a new kind of home: theAI Model Virtual Machine (MVM). Think of it like theJVM, but for LLMs—an interface layer that standardizes how models plug into host software. The MVM enforcessecurity,isolation, andtool-calling rules, while also unloc.. read more  

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OpenAI eats jobs, then offers to help you find a new one

OpenAI just fired a shot across LinkedIn’s bow. Its new jobs platform—part ofOpenAI Academy—aims to certify AI skills, then plug users directly into hiring pipelines. Walmart's already on board. Market signal:OpenAI’s not just training people anymore. It's moving in on talent placement, pulling the .. read more  

OpenAI eats jobs, then offers to help you find a new one
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Cursor looks into selling your data for AI training

Anysphere—the team behind Cursor, the AI coding sidekick—is looking to license user behavior data to the big model labs: OpenAI, Anthropic, and the usual suspects. Why? Training costs are brutal, and this could ease the burn. Strategic Implication:Selling real developer telemetry to model competito.. read more  

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OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT's personality

OpenAI just folded itsModel Behavior team—the crew behind AI personality design and anti-sycophant training—into thePost Training group. Behavior tuning now lives inside the same house as model refinement. Joanne Jang, who led Model Behavior, now runsOAI Labs, a fresh research unit digging intopost.. read more  

OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT's personality
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The Hidden AWS Cost Traps No One Warns You About (and How I Avoid Them)

Calling outfive sneaky AWS cost traps—the kind that creep in through overlooked defaults and quiet misconfigs, then blow up your bill while no one's watching... read more  

The Hidden AWS Cost Traps No One Warns You About (and How I Avoid Them)
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Paused Kubernetes project finds path forward

TheExternal Secrets Operator (ESO)is moving again. After hitting pause from maintainer burnout, it’s back under CNCF incubation—with a rebooted structure in place. New governance, clear contributor paths, and support tracks for CI, core dev, and testing are all in. But don’t expect fresh releases ju.. read more  

Paused Kubernetes project finds path forward
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Subverting code integrity checks to locally backdoor Signal, 1Password, Slack, and more

A fresh CVE (2025-55305) just put Electron apps in the hot seat. The bug? Chromium-based apps fail to treatV8 heap snapshot filesas potential attack vectors. That crack lets unsigned JavaScript slip past code signing and run inside heavyweight targets like Slack, 1Password, and Signal. The heart of.. read more  

Subverting code integrity checks to locally backdoor Signal, 1Password, Slack, and more
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24 Best Command Line Performance Monitoring Tools for Linux

A fresh look at Linux monitoring tools shows the classics still hold—but the visual crowd’s moving in. Old-school command-liners liketopandvmstatremain go-to’s for quick reads. But picks likeNetdata,btop, andMonitbring dashboards, colors, and actual UX. Tools likeiftop,Nmon, andSuricatastretch deep.. read more  

24 Best Command Line Performance Monitoring Tools for Linux
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Pooling Connections with RDS Proxy at Klaviyo

Klaviyo replaced ProxySQL on EC2 and moved toAWS RDS Proxy. Why? Less overhead. Simpler failovers. Smarter pooling. RDS Proxy handlesmultiplexing, packing thousands of client queries into way fewer DB connections. IAM access and built-in failover routing sweeten the deal... read more  

Pooling Connections with RDS Proxy at Klaviyo