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just now (217+ words) Most companies learned a brutal AI lesson in 2025. They tried to bolt chatbots onto broken workflows. And then wondered why nothing really changed. The truth: AI agents don't magically fix bad systems. They make your existing system more obvious. If your data is messy, your processes are clunky, and your org is siloed, AI will only speed up the chaos. The companies that actually won with AI did something different. They stopped chasing cool demos. They rebuilt how work flows end-to-end. They treated AI as a reason to redesign, not as a feature to plug in. Here's what I keep seeing in teams that pull ahead: " They clean and standardize data before they build agents. " They modernize infra so systems can talk to each other. " They redesign roles so humans and AI share the work, not compete for it. " They…...

1+ min ago (175+ words) Prompt injection is the SQL injection of the AI era. And right now, most AI applications are wide open. The fix? A linter that understands your AI framework. When you build with the Vercel AI SDK, every generateText, streamText, generateObject, and streamObject call is a potential injection point. The user can submit input that: These aren't theoretical. They're happening in production apps today. Code review doesn't scale. An AI application might have 50+ LLM calls spread across the codebase. Each one needs to be checked for: One missed call = one vulnerability. It has full knowledge of the Vercel AI SDK's API. When you write: You get an immediate error: That's it. 19 rules covering 100% of OWASP LLM Top 10 2025. Prompt injection isn't going away. As AI agents become more powerful, the blast radius of these attacks only increases. The question isn't whether you'll…...

1+ min ago (315+ words) In today's world of cloud-native apps, remote teams, APIs, and microservices, the old security model just doesn't work anymore. The traditional idea was simple: "If you're inside the network, you're trusted." But what happens when: Zero Trust Architecture is a security model based on one core principle: Never trust, always verify. Instead of assuming that anything inside the network is safe, Zero Trust treats every request as untrusted, no matter where it comes from. Whether it's a user, device, application, or API " everything must prove its identity and authorization every time. Why Traditional Security Models Fail Once attackers get past the perimeter, they often: There is no clear perimeter anymore. Core Principles of Zero Trust Every access request must be authenticated and authorized using: 2" Least Privilege Access: Users and services only get: This limits damage even if credentials are compromised....

1+ min ago (503+ words) Taking on a new challenge: solving GeeksforGeeks POTD daily and sharing my solutions! " The goal: sharpen problem-solving skills, level up coding, and learn something new every day. Follow my journey! " 100DaysOfCode #CodingChallenge #ProblemSolving #GeeksforGeeks #DeveloperJourney Problem: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/bus-conductor--170647/1 Bus Conductor Difficulty: Easy Accuracy: 75.3% You are conductor of a bus. You are given two arrays chairs[] and passengers[] of equal length, where chairs[i] is the position of the ith chair and passengers[j] is the position of the jth passenger. You may perform the following move any number of times: " Increase or decrease the position of the ith passenger by 1 (i.e., moving the ith passenger from position x to x+1 or x-1) Return the minimum number of moves required to move each passenger to get a chair. Note: Although multiple chairs can occupy the same position, each passenger must be assigned to exactly one…...

2+ min ago (627+ words) If you are integrating the'BoldSign'API'into your application, you need reliable, real-time visibility into what your documents are doing: Without reliable updates, teams end up'hacking around'the problem with manual checks, API polling, or delayed notifications. That means slower workflows and a higher chance of missing critical events. BoldSign'Webhooks fix this by pushing events to your application as they happen.'But'there's'a key architectural decision you need to make before turning them on:' Should you use App-Level Webhooks or Account-Level Webhooks? This section explains what'BoldSign'webhooks are at'a high level'and why they matter for keeping your integration'in sync. For more details, see the'Available Webhook Events " API Documentation" For the full payload schema and sample JSON, 'refer to our'documentation on'sample event data.'That's'where'you'll'see exactly which fields are included and how events are structured.' To configure your first webhook, see our guide on Setting Up a…...

3+ min ago (435+ words) CSV remains one of the most widely used data formats globally. According to industry surveys, over 70% of data analysts rely on CSV files for initial data ingestion because they are lightweight, human-readable, and compatible with tools like Excel, Google Sheets, databases, and BI platforms. A Text Columns to CSV Converter is a tool that takes unstructured or semi-structured text data'often separated by spaces, tabs, or custom delimiters'and converts it into a clean CSV format with defined rows and columns. Common use cases include: Converting log files into structured datasets Turning copied text tables into CSV files Preparing raw data for spreadsheets or analytics tools Cleaning exported data from legacy systems Why CSV Conversion Matters Structured data saves time and reduces errors. Without conversion, teams often waste hours manually formatting data. Key benefits of using a text-to-CSV converter include: Improved accuracy:…...

4+ min ago (619+ words) EC2 key pairs are cryptographic keys used for secure SSH access to Amazon EC2 instances. It's a combination of 2 keys. Public key: Stored by AWS and placed on your EC2 instance. Private key: Downloaded to your local machine. *How they works: * [ ] While creating an ec2 instance we have 2 option we can provide the existing key pair or we can create part of the ec2 instance. Once the ec2 key-pair created, we have an option to download the private key. Once downloaded AWS will delete it and cannot be recovered. Public key will be stored within AWS and used by Ec2 instances. When we create the instance by providing the key-pair the public key will be stored in the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys folder. While connecting to instance user use the Private key instead of password. Note: Key Pairs don't get deleted from Ec2 instance's root volume when the key pair removed…...

5+ min ago (522+ words) This article is part of the and Design Advent Calendar 2025 (Day 19). Yesterday I wrote about "TypeScript Strict Mode." In this article, I'll share the security practices I follow in my solo development projects. In December 2025, critical vulnerabilities were discovered in the Next.js/React ecosystem. Security is not someone else's problem, even for solo developers. On December 3, 2025, a remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components was disclosed. The CVSS score, which indicates severity, is 10.0the maximum possible value. For Memoreru, the app I'm developing, I noticed a warning on Vercel's deployment screen and immediately updated to Next.js 15.5.9 and React 19.2.3. Because I had made a habit of keeping dependencies updated, the transition was smooth. Also in December 2025, multiple vulnerabilities were reported in Node.js. Patches are scheduled for release on January 7, 2026 (as of December 19, 2025). Here are the security measures I've…...

7+ min ago (417+ words) Meritto introduces Mio AI Voice, an autonomous calling agent that helps education institutions qualify leads, reduce drop-offs, and accelerate inquiry-to-enrollment journeys....

8+ min ago (601+ words) Concerns remain over chips boosting China's military and AI capabilities [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump's administration has launched a review that could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips, five sources said, making good on his pledge to allow the controversial sales. Trump this month said he would allow sales of Nvidia's H200 chips to China, with the US government collecting a 25 per cent fee, and that the sales would help keep US firms ahead of Chinese chipmakers by cutting demand for Chinese chips. The move drew fire from China hawks across the US political spectrum over concerns the chips would supercharge Beijing's military and erode the US advantage in artificial intelligence. But questions have remained about how quickly the US might approve such sales and whether Beijing would allow Chinese firms to purchase the…...