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Intuit Launches QuickBooks Free: Here’s What You Get for $0

QuickBooks Free gives solopreneurs a $0 accounting plan with invoicing, expense tracking and reports, but several monthly usage limits apply. The post Intuit Launches QuickBooks Free: Here’s What You Get for $0 appeared first on TechRepublic .

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Automated Bots Disrupt Open Source Projects with AI Project Links: Community Seeks Solutions

Introduction The open source community, long celebrated for its collaborative ethos and innovation, is facing a new and insidious threat: automated bots submitting pull requests laden with promotional…

  • Automated bots since September 14th create pull requests in open source repos.
  • Bots add promotional AI project links to README files, cluttering histories.
  • Community seeks solutions to address bot disruption and preserve collaborative spirit.

Fail Closed at Socket Time: A Loopback Probe for Zero-Bill Indie APIs

A weekend API stays free only if the process cannot leave the machine. Agent-written patches still compile when they import a billed SDK and open a TCP session on the first request.

  • Fail-closed egress probe at system startup
  • Allows free weekend API service release
  • Requires three files: allowlist.json, egressguard.py, testegressguard.py

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