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Vercel's Fluid compute shatters AWS Lambda's one-request-per-instance model through a custom TCP transport layer and request multiplexing, enabling streaming responses and dramatic cost reductions. By intelligently routing traffic and introducing Active CPU pricing, they've transformed serverless economics for I/O-bound workloads like AI. This deep dive reveals the 2-year engineering journey behind architecture handling 45B weekly requests.

Witsy shatters AI tool silos by introducing the world's first universal Model Context Protocol (MCP) client, enabling developers to seamlessly integrate over 20 AI providers—from OpenAI to local Ollama models—into a single desktop interface. This BYOK (Bring Your Own Keys) powerhouse combines chat, vision, speech, and RAG capabilities with revolutionary 'Prompt Anywhere' functionality that injects AI directly into any application workflow.

Decades before ChatGPT's rise, artificial intelligence endured repeated 'winters'—periods of shattered expectations and funding collapses. This deep dive explores how overhyped promises in machine translation, neural networks, and expert systems triggered devastating setbacks, and why today's AI boom owes its existence to resilient research that weathered the cold.

Trail of Bits has launched the beta of mcp-context-protector, a security wrapper designed to combat line jumping attacks like prompt injection in LLM apps using the Model Context Protocol. By proxying tool calls and implementing trust-on-first-use pinning, guardrail scanning, and ANSI sanitization, it fortifies defenses where malicious servers exploit the model's context window. This tool offers universal compatibility without requiring app modifications, addressing a glaring vulnerability in the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

New research analyzing 1.07 billion Ethereum transactions exposes critical limitations in blockchain sanctions, showing attackers still rely heavily on Tornado Cash despite a 71% drop in overall volume. The study proposes a novel tracking algorithm achieving 97% precision to address structural enforcement weaknesses in decentralized finance.

Developer portfolio site Luchess.netlify.app showcases an innovative browser-based 3D chess implementation using React and Three.js. This project demonstrates the growing capability of WebGL frameworks to deliver complex interactive experiences directly in the browser without plugins.