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Dramatic split: The new map of upheavals in Israeli tech

Tech employment remained stable and the sector is not collapsing but reorganizing: While software companies recorded 6.6% layoffs, hardware stood at just 1.1%.

  • Software firms had a higher layoff rate of 6.6%, nearly double the industry average
  • Hardware companies experienced a much lower layoff rate of 1.1%
  • Medium-sized companies faced the most significant layoff pressures at 8.7%

IP Geolocation Is Wrong — Why VPN Detection Fails 90% Of Us

security, #api, #cybersecurity, #webdev Last Tuesday, a paying customer in Austin couldn't finish checkout. Our fraud engine had flagged her IP as a "high-risk VPN." She was on Spectrum. At home.

  • Customer in Austin faced checkout issues due to flagged VPN IP.
  • Stale database incorrectly marked /24 range as datacenter.
  • Modern IP checks should offer reverse-IP discovery and VPN flags.

7 n8n workflows that actually pay for themselves (from a solo automation agency)

I build automations for agencies for a living. All of it on n8n, most of it self-hosted. Over a couple of years the same handful of workflows keep coming up, because they remove real hours of manual…

  • First workflow auto-creates projects and folders when a deal is won
  • Second workflow schedules and delivers branded weekly/monthly reports
  • Seventh workflow synchronizes data between tools, preventing data discrepancies