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malcos auto-extracts CPU leakage contracts for x86 and ARM
New arXiv preprint introduces malcos, a tool that auto-extracts leakage contracts from black-box x86 and ARM CPUs, cutting manual security analysis.
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Federated learning protocol cuts communication 100x with one server
Unreviewed preprint proposes two-layer secret sharing for federated learning, cutting communication 100x at 100 users and removing server data forwarding.
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MCP security scanner FlowGuard finds 523 flaws in 326 servers
New arXiv preprint shifts MCP security from guessing at tool risk to watching real execution, reporting 523 findings across 326 live servers.
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AI agent benchmark tests tool-switching when reliability shifts
A new arXiv paper uses cognitive psychology's set-shifting concept to test whether LLM agents adapt when reliable tools silently change mid-session.
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Wind and solar prediction method cuts compute cost 21%
A new clustering-based feature selection method matches standard accuracy for wind and solar forecasting while cutting compute cost 21%, with open-source
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AI agent safety monitor cuts covert sabotage to zero
A new arXiv preprint introduces an Information Flow Graph monitor that stops AI coding agents secretly weakening security before deployment.
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Traffic center AI costs $34/month with mixed model portfolio
A new arXiv framework cuts transportation management AI costs 97% by mixing open-source and closed APIs, with a greedy heuristic that picks the cheapest
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Evo 2 probes detect AMR genes with 0.977 ROC-AUC
A lightweight probe on the Evo 2 DNA foundation model flags antimicrobial resistance in raw metagenomic data, skipping costly genome assembly steps.
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DREA AI vulnerability detector cuts API cost 48x
A new two-agent framework finds code bugs across whole repositories at 16-48x lower cost, but over half its correct answers rely on flawed reasoning.
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Medical AI scores hide flawed reasoning, preprint finds
A July 2026 study of nine endoscopy AI systems finds high answer accuracy doesn't guarantee faithful clinical reasoning, affecting hospital AI buyers.
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Safety Sentry gives AI agents a third option: ask first
A new arXiv paper from ShanghaiTech replaces binary safe/unsafe guards with a three-way EXECUTE-ASK-REFUSE routing that cuts alert fatigue for anyone
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New PUF design cuts wearable crypto power 89% to 2.7 μW
A Hybrid Oscillator Arbiter PUF generates crypto keys at 2.7 microwatts, pointing to hardware security for battery-constrained wearables and IoT devices.