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Experimenting With Helm Can Take Your Kubernetes Skills to the Next Level

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Managing applications in Kubernetes can be complex, requiring multiple YAML files to define resources such as Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Secrets. As applications scale, maintaining and updating these configurations manually becomes cumbersome and error-prone. This is where Helm comes in. Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that simplifies deployment by bundling application configurations into … Read more

Are China and the U.S. Engaged in a Race Toward AI Armageddon?

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The race between China and the United States to dominate artificial intelligence (AI) is not just about technological supremacy or global power projection – it threatens national security and constitutes an existential risk. Both nations are aggressively developing an AI-driven military, with heightened capabilities. Today, the competition is fast approaching what experts fear may become … Read more

Reducing Server and Database Costs by 50% for an Insurance Broker using AWS

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Expertise Delivered Frontend, Backend & QA Industry Insurance Client Brief Our client, HealthPro Insurance, is a premier Medicare insurance broker, ranked among the top 5 in the United States by Healthcare.gov. Their comprehensive offerings include specialized support for health insurance, Dental, Vision, and long-term life insurance, ensuring their clients receive the best possible care and … Read more

GraphQL is a Misunderstood Framework

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GraphQL is an often misunderstood framework that went from being one of the most popular development innovations to an unfairly maligned one. In truth it has probably gotten over the initial wave of hype and misuse and found its rightful niche. As a Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon, I spent a lot of the … Read more

Microsoft Researchers Identify 8 Core Security Lessons for AI

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As AI continues to integrate into cybersecurity frameworks, business processes, and critical infrastructure, understanding and addressing its unique security risks is crucial for effective risk management. A recent whitepaper from Microsoft AI Red Team detailing lessons from red teaming 100 generative AI products provides invaluable insights into the evolving AI security landscape. By aligning these … Read more

Crypto Market Faces Weak Demand, Needs Trump Initiatives to Kick In, JPMorgan Says

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The cryptocurrency market is lacking positive catalysts in the near term, Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said in a report Wednesday. The correction in crypto markets in recent months has seen both bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) futures near backwardation, which is a sign of lower demand, the report said. Backwardation occurs when the spot … Read more

Your React App Wants Web3Auth—Here’s How to Make It Happen

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This article demonstrates how to integrate Apple Login with Web3Auth Nomodal in a React app for authenticating users and interacting with a Base Chain smart contract. The example covers login/logout functionality, deploying, reading from, and writing to a smart contract, and checking wallet balances. Here is a Loom recording of how the app works. Prerequisites Node.js and npm installed … Read more

The Role of Blockchain in Zero Trust Architecture

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Cybersecurity strategies once hinged on the idea of establishing a secure perimeter—anything inside was presumed trustworthy, while external threats were kept out by firewalls and intrusion detection systems. Yet, as interconnected devices proliferate and remote work becomes the norm, this long-standing perimeter model has become insufficient. Attackers can now bypass traditional defenses through methods such … Read more