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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

Google dropped detailed stats on energy, water, and carbon use per query for its Gemini models. Median energy:0.24 Wh, with TPUs eating58%of that. They’re claiming a33× efficiency boostin the last year—credit goes to model and software tuning. System shift:A public hyperscaler posting this means th..

In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
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MCP vulnerability case study: SQL injection in the Postgres MCP server

A nasty SQL injection bug in Anthropic’s now-retiredPostgres MCP serverlet attackers blow past read-only mode and run whatever SQL they wanted. The repo got archived back in May 2025—but it’s far from dead. The unpatched package still racks up21,000 NPM installsand1,000 Docker pullsevery week...

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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..

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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..

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Writing effective tools for AI agents—using AI agents

Anthropic’s sharpening the blueprint for building tools that play nice withLLM agents. TheirModel Context Protocol (MCP)leans hard into three pillars: test in loops, design for humans, format like context matters—because it does. They co-develop tools with agents like Claude Code. That means protot..

Writing effective tools for AI agents—using AI agents
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Building Etsy Buyer Profiles with LLMs

Every day, nearly 90M buyers look for unique items out of over 100 million listings on the Etsy. The platform uses large language models to create detailed buyer profiles anonymously capturing their interests. Adjustments in data retrieval and processing have reduced the time and cost of generating ..

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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..

Zero-Click Remote Code Execution: Exploiting MCP & Agentic IDEs
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Why "What Happened First?" Is One of the Hardest Questions in Large-Scale Systems

Logical clocks trackevent orderin distributed systems—no need for synced wall clocks. Each node keeps a counter. On every event: tick it. On every message: tack on your counter. When you receive one? Merge and bump. This flips the script. Instead of chasing global time, distributed systems lean int..

Why "What Happened First?" Is One of the Hardest Questions in Large-Scale Systems
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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...

The Hidden AWS Cost Traps No One Warns You About (and How I Avoid Them)
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Easy will always trump simple

Rich Hickey’s classic “Simple Made Easy” talk is making the rounds again—as a mirror held up to dev culture under pressure. The punchline: we keep picking solutions that areeasy but tangled, instead ofsimple and sane. The essay draws a sharp line between that habit and a concept from biology: exapt..