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The Trump administration has slashed the US Space Force's workforce by almost 14 percent, a dramatic cut that could have an enormous impact on the smallest and youngest branch of the US Armed Forces.As Defense One reports, early retirement and voluntary-resignation programs, both widely used tactics by the newly-minted Trump administration to slash government budgets, are having an "outsized impact" on the Space Force.According to chief of space operations general Chance Saltzman, 14 percent, or roughly 780 civilians, are affected. That's considerably higher than the ten percent that officials had warned would be cut earlier this month.It's a troubling development that could directly undermine the Pentagon's mission to secure the United States' interests in space.During a Senate Armed Services committee hearing this week, Saltzman warned that the Space Force could leave the nation's efforts to protect its assets in orbit woefully behind schedule, allowing adversaries to gain the upper hand.Meanwhile, the Department of Defense is also heavily affected and is expected to lose five to eight percent of its civilian workforce."I'm worried about replacing that level of expertise in the near term as we try to resolve it and make sure we have a good workforce doing that acquisition," Saltzman said.And even more Space Force staffers could soon walk, taking deferred-resignation offers."The DOD is really looking at what the size of the civilian workforce is, and so if those incentives to reshape the workforce affect the Space Force, I'm not sure exactly where we're going to end up, what our final size is going to be," Saltzman said. "As soon as I understand what that size is, then we will redistribute, and reallocate this for."The cuts came at an extremely unfortunate time for the Space Force."We were in a period of managed growth, and so there was a deficit when we were trying to get to a larger civilian workforce, and we were asked to stop, and then asked to offer some to resign early," Saltzman said at the committee hearing.Beyond early retirements and voluntary resignations, the Space Force was already planning to cut its workforce by as much as eight percent, according to an announcement earlier this year.Where the cuts leave the Space Force's efforts to gain the upper hand in the space domain remains to be seen. Officials have long warned of adversaries, including Russia and China, that are developing space-based weapons and potentially leaving the US behind."We are not adequately funded for the new missions that I've been given in space superiority," Saltzman said.Despite all of these cuts, the White House announced that it would build an enormous, potentially half-a-trillion-dollar "Golden Dome" missile and air defense shield, indicating that its priorities may simply lie elsewhere.More on the Space Force: The Space Force Is Working on an Aircraft Carrier for SpaceShare This Article

Performance is non-negotiable on mobile. Whether you’re chasing smoother framerates or faster load times, the earlier you can spot and fix issues, the better. In Unity 6.1 we released tools that give you more visibility into how your project runs, and more control for improved rendering. Here’s a recap of what’s new to help you ship better games on mobile.Introducing Project AuditorUnity 6.1 includes the full release of Project Auditor, a package that analyzes your project and flags opportunities to improve performance and reduce build size.Find managed memory allocations in code Keeping your code free of unnecessary allocations is the key to a smooth framerate, and Project Auditor’s Code view will show you all the places you’re currently allocating managed memory. It highlights those that are on more frequent codepaths (like Update calls) so you can go through and improve these to make sure you’re reusing and pooling memory as appropriate, or making use of API calls that don’t allocate managed memory.Check asset import settings across platforms Making sure all your textures, models, sound effects and other assets are set up appropriately for your project on each platform can be a time consuming and tedious process. Project Auditor shows you lists of all your assets with their settings in a table so you can quickly find those which need their import settings changed, and will even suggest changes you might make to reduce your memory footprint or improve loading times.Understand your build size Knowing the size of your game build and what is contributing to that can make a world of difference when trying to optimize build size for release. Project Auditor can show you a list of your build contents and the size of the different assets or objects in your project so you can focus your efforts where it matters.➡️ Join the Discussions thread or dive into the package docs to start using Project Auditor in your workflow.Rendering Improvements for MobileAt GDC, our graphics team shared what’s new in rendering across Unity 6.0, 6.1, and what’s coming next (which you can watch here). Here's a quick look at what shipped in 6.1.URP Deferred+ This new rendering path is tuned for tile-based architectures and scales better across scenes with many lights or instances. In our benchmarks, Deferred+ outperformed traditional Deferred in most mobile scenarios. Deferred rendering is also now integrated with Render Graph, reducing memory transfers and energy use on Vulkan, Metal and DirectX12.Variable Rate Shading (Vulkan) This lets you optimize shading workloads for URP render features, and balance between fidelity and performance. Available on supported Vulkan Android devices, as well as PC (DX12) and compatible consoles. See the sample project in our Discussions thread.Vulkan Device and Graphics Jobs Filtering You can now filter Graphics API and Graphics Job usage by device, to benefit from Vulkan on modern Android platforms while falling back on OpenGLES on older devices. Graphics Jobs are now production-ready, offering CPU-side gains via Vulkan multithreading on capable premium Android devices. Read more about it in our docs.Graphics State Collection API This API tracks the graphics states used during rendering to prevent shader compilation stutters and achieve smoother gameplay. Unity 6.1 also adds an automatic fallback to legacy shader warmup, making the workflow more consistent across APIs. See the sample project and Discussions thread.Wrapping UpThe new performance tools in Unity 6.1 are designed with mobile realities in mind. Between memory pressure and varied hardware, mobile optimization isn’t just about polish, it’s about whether your game feels playable at all. These updates help you narrow in on what’s holding your game back early, so you’re not chasing them down at the last minute.For deep dives, explore the linked examples and Discussions threads. We welcome your take on what’s working in your mobile build.

The Supreme Court reportedly observed that the issue of regulation for cryptocurrencies in the country must be taken up in consultation with experts. According to a Bar and Bench report, a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh addressed the lack of crypto regulations in India. The observation was made during the hearing of a case linked to a rise in crypto frauds across multiple states. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati will reportedly submit the government's position on cryptocurrency by July.As per the report the bench emphasised need for both regulatory measures to govern the crypto sector and oversight.Justice Kant reportedly told the ASG that in the absence of regulations, courts have been facing practical challenges, with regard to crypto cases.For instance, the justices said were facing a difficulty in assessing if the plaintiff was the victim or victimiser in the crypto fraud case. For now, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been asked to complete the probe in this case by May 30.In November 2023, the Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking clear guidelines to oversee crypto trading in the country. That bench was headed by former Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud. At the time, the bench had deferred the petition blaming the petitioner for trying to seek bail from proceedings that were pending then.Between 2022 and 2025, India has gradually introduced layers of legislationsn to govern some parts of the crypto and Web3 sector.India has been taxing crypto gains by 30 percent since 2022. The finance ministry also levied one percent TDS on all crypto transactions in order to maintain a trail of crypto transactions, that are otherwise largely private and even anonymous.Crypto firms operating in the country have been mandated to comply with anti-money laundering rules and KYC collection guidelines. In addition, every firm offering services related to digital assets in the country have to obtain a registration from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to make their operations legal.A crypto discussion paper from the finance ministry is due for release. In February, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that this discussion paper will bring more clarity around virtual digital assets in the nation.The discussion paper will guide the future of the country's cryptocurrency sector, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth had claimed in July 2024.Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman previously said that India's position on crypto is that they cannot be currencies.Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das had also expressed concerns around cryptocurrencies during the World Economic Forum last year, but the RBI's 2024 Financial Stability Report acknowledged the global expansion of digital financial systems and highlighted blockchain's significant implications for the financial sector.

Jump to:Selling your home is often a long and confusing process, especially if you've never done it before. And while homebuyers are subject to a much clearer set of expectations and costs—they're the ones making the offer after all—how much it costs to sell a home is less understood.“There is no set cost to sell a house,” says Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s home trends expert. “Sellers will want to prepare for a range of 10 to 15 percent of the sale price. An online home sale proceeds calculator can provide a great initial estimate of those costs.” It's also important to know how certain costs may differ.“The overall transaction costs of selling a house include expenses in two main areas: likely costs and potential costs,” Pendleton continues.Likely costs include things like commissions, closing costs, taxes, and attorney fees. On the other hand, potential costs include renovations or remodel costs, home staging, HOA fees, and temporary housing or storage. Think of potential costs as largely optional or on a case-by-case basis. Our guide ahead helps break down the many components to the question, "how much does it cost to sell a home?" and our experts have plenty of insights to share. Read on for everything you need to know.Related StoriesHow Much Does It Cost to Sell a Home?seksan Mongkhonkhamsao//Getty Images“On average, it costs about eight to 10 percent of the home's sale price to sell a home in the U.S. For a $400,000 home, that’s roughly $32,000 to $40,000,” says Jake Krimmel, a senior economist at Realtor.com. “This cost includes items like agent commissions, seller-paid closing costs, repairs and improvements needed to list a house, staging and marketing, and transfer taxes and fees. It is important to note that costs are likely to vary based on the market, property conditions, and buyer/seller negotiations.”Related StoryMain Costs to ConsiderPendleton recommends budgeting 10 to 15 percent of your asking price to cover all selling costs.Real Estate CommissionsThe primary cost to keep in mind when selling your home is the commission rate that you'll pay to your broker or real estate agent. Krimmel estimates that it is “typically five to six percent of the sale price, split between the listing agent and the buyer’s agent. For example: On a $400,000 home with a six percent commission, $24,000 would go to commissions (split 50-50).”Transfer TaxesPendleton estimates that approximately two to four percent of the selling price is spent on transfer taxes and other real estate fees. As the name suggests, this tax is paid to "transfer" the deed of ownership from the seller to the buyer. Think of the transfer tax as a sort of sales tax or transaction fee. Below, Krimmel breaks down the transfer taxes in three major areas of the country. Washington, D.C.: Up to 1.45 percent transfer tax (split buyer/seller or paid fully by one party)New York City: Has both state and city transfer taxes, often totaling 1.4 to 2.075 percentCalifornia: Typically has smaller transfer taxes, but they may also include city-specific feesOn average, it costs about 8–10% of the home's sale price to sell a home in the U.S.Capital Gains TaxesIf you profit from your home sale, you could also be faced with a capital gains tax. “Sellers could be subject to capital gains tax depending on, you know, how long they've owned it, whether it's their principal residence, and how much money they're making on the sale,” says Jared Antin, expert realtor and managing director of Elegran Real Estate.According to Rocket Mortgage, “The capital gains tax can apply to any type of asset that increases in value. Most people encounter this tax when they sell their primary residence. You may be subject to the capital gains tax if your home’s sale price is more than what you initially paid for it.” You won't pay this tax at closing. Instead, this tax is typically paid within the same year you buy your home, or the next time you file your taxes.However, if you meet certain qualifications, you can exempt your home sale from the capital gains tax. For those who file taxes as single, the IRS may allow you to exclude up to $250,000 of gains (profit in the sale), and up to $500,000 if married and filing jointly. The property you're selling must be your primary residence, owned by you for longer than two years, and you must have lived in it for at least two years leading up to the sale. You will be denied this tax exemption if you've given up your USA citizenship, claimed this exemption recently, or bought this property through a like-kind exchange. Related StoryCommon Categories to Budget ForMortgage Pay-OffMost people will sell their home before they've finished paying off the mortgage. Antin explains that it's important for the seller to know how much they need to sell their home for to break even after paying off the mortgage. In most cases, sellers use the profits from their homes to place new offers on property wherever they may be moving to.“In New York City, about 65 percent of our recent transactions have been cash, so New York City tends to have a larger share of the buyers that have never had a mortgage, but generally speaking, unless the person has lived in the house for 30 plus years, if they had a mortgage, they generally still have an amount owed,” Antin continues. Repairs and RenovationsWhile the home buyer will pay for your home to be appraised and inspected, they often negotiate for the seller to cover the costs of any repairs and maintenance needed prior to their move-in date. This could be as simple as trimming an overgrown tree or updating smoke alarms to high-maintenance changes like new garage doors or a new water heater.MovingRobert Daly//Getty ImagesMoving fees are a commonly forgotten cost in the process of selling a home. Whether you're renting a truck and moving yourself or hiring a team to take you cross-country, you'll need to budget for labor, vehicles, and tips for the movers. Moving costs have a wide range, from $400 to about $10,000, depending on the size of your home and how far you're moving. Attorney FeesIf you're in an attorney closing state—Delaware, Georgia, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Alabama—you'll be required to have a lawyer oversee the sale of your home. “During this process, the attorney that's representing the seller prepares the purchase contract and then the buyer's attorney goes back and forth with the seller's attorney to review it and align on the language for the contract,” Antin explains.Related StoryFAQs on the Costs of Selling a Homespawns//Getty ImagesWhat will I pay when I sell my house?According to Krimmel, most money that comes out of the seller's pockets is paid from money made in the sale, rather than costs to pay up front. “Realtor commissions (five to six percent) and closing costs ($2,000-10,000) such as title insurance, escrow fees, transfer taxes, and repairs to prep for listing, such as painting, landscaping, and deferred maintenance, are all examples of costs that the seller is responsible for.”Do sellers pay any closing costs?Other than commission rates, Antin explains that most traditional closing costs fall on the home buyer, not the seller. The seller will pay the commission rates, any taxes owed, and the remainder of their mortgage (if needed). What is a common mistake people make when selling a home?“One big mistake is mispricing the home,” says Krimmel. “Overpricing can lead to the home sitting on the market, price cuts, and ultimately selling for less than if it were priced correctly from the start. Why? Because if a home sits on the market for too long and/or the seller keeps dropping the price, buyers will assume something is wrong with the home. Plus, as the home sits unsold, the buyer still has to pay their normal mortgage, taxes, utilities, etc. Even if the home is unoccupied.” Follow House Beautiful on Instagram and TikTok.Expert consulted:Jared AntinReal Estate BrokerJared Antin has built a distinguished career in the real estate industry, excelling in both development and brokerage roles. Rising quickly from a successful agent to Managing Director at Elegran Real Estate, he has been recognized as one of NYC’s “Rising Stars” by Crain’s. As a member of Elegran’s executive leadership team, Jared drives strategy, fosters innovation, and leads the firm’s growth while maintaining its collaborative culture. He is passionate about supporting agents and strengthening relationships within the team and the real estate community. 

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) represents a powerful paradigm shift in how large language models interact with tools, services, and external data sources. Designed to enable dynamic tool invocation, the MCP facilitates a standardized method for describing tool metadata, allowing models to select and call functions intelligently. However, as with any emerging framework that enhances model autonomy, MCP introduces significant security concerns. Among these are five notable vulnerabilities: Tool Poisoning, Rug-Pull Updates, Retrieval-Agent Deception (RADE), Server Spoofing, and Cross-Server Shadowing. Each of these weaknesses exploits a different layer of the MCP infrastructure and reveals potential threats that could compromise user safety and data integrity. Tool Poisoning is one of the most insidious vulnerabilities within the MCP framework. At its core, this attack involves embedding malicious behavior into a harmless tool. In MCP, where tools are advertised with brief descriptions and input/output schemas, a bad actor can craft a tool with a name and summary that seem benign, such as a calculator or formatter. However, once invoked, the tool might perform unauthorized actions such as deleting files, exfiltrating data, or issuing hidden commands. Since the AI model processes detailed tool specifications that may not be visible to the end-user, it could unknowingly execute harmful functions, believing it operates within the intended boundaries. This discrepancy between surface-level appearance and hidden functionality makes tool poisoning particularly dangerous. Rug-Pull Updates Closely related to tool poisoning is the concept of Rug-Pull Updates. This vulnerability centers on the temporal trust dynamics in MCP-enabled environments. Initially, a tool may behave exactly as expected, performing useful, legitimate operations. Over time, the developer of the tool, or someone who gains control of its source, may issue an update that introduces malicious behavior. This change might not trigger immediate alerts if users or agents rely on automated update mechanisms or do not rigorously re-evaluate tools after each revision. The AI model, still operating under the assumption that the tool is trustworthy, may call it for sensitive operations, unwittingly initiating data leaks, file corruption, or other undesirable outcomes. The danger of rug-pull updates lies in the deferred onset of risk: by the time the attack is active, the model has often already been conditioned to trust the tool implicitly. Retrieval-Agent Deception Retrieval-Agent Deception, or RADE, exposes a more indirect but equally potent vulnerability. In many MCP use cases, models are equipped with retrieval tools to query knowledge bases, documents, and other external data to enhance responses. RADE exploits this feature by placing malicious MCP command patterns into publicly accessible documents or datasets. When a retrieval tool ingests this poisoned data, the AI model may interpret embedded instructions as valid tool-calling commands. For instance, a document that explains a technical topic might include hidden prompts that direct the model to call a tool in an unintended manner or supply dangerous parameters. The model, unaware that it has been manipulated, executes these instructions, effectively turning retrieved data into a covert command channel. This blurring of data and executable intent threatens the integrity of context-aware agents that rely heavily on retrieval-augmented interactions. Server Spoofing Server Spoofing constitutes another sophisticated threat in MCP ecosystems, particularly in distributed environments. Because MCP enables models to interact with remote servers that expose various tools, each server typically advertises its tools via a manifest that includes names, descriptions, and schemas. An attacker can create a rogue server that mimics a legitimate one, copying its name and tool list to deceive models and users alike. When the AI agent connects to this spoofed server, it may receive altered tool metadata or execute tool calls with entirely different backend implementations than expected. From the model’s perspective, the server seems legitimate, and unless there is strong authentication or identity verification, it proceeds to operate under false assumptions. The consequences of server spoofing include credential theft, data manipulation, or unauthorized command execution. Cross-Server Shadowing Finally, Cross-Server Shadowing reflects the vulnerability in multi-server MCP contexts where several servers contribute tools to a shared model session. In such setups, a malicious server can manipulate the model’s behavior by injecting context that interferes with or redefines how tools from another server are perceived or used. This can occur through conflicting tool definitions, misleading metadata, or injected guidance that distorts the model’s tool selection logic. For example, if one server redefines a common tool name or provides conflicting instructions, it can effectively shadow or override the legitimate functionality offered by another server. The model, attempting to reconcile these inputs, may execute the wrong version of a tool or follow harmful instructions. Cross-server shadowing undermines the modularity of the MCP design by allowing one bad actor to corrupt interactions that span multiple otherwise secure sources. In conclusion, these five vulnerabilities expose critical security weaknesses in the Model Context Protocol’s current operational landscape. While MCP introduces exciting possibilities for agentic reasoning and dynamic task completion, it also opens the door to various behaviors that exploit model trust, contextual ambiguity, and tool discovery mechanisms. As the MCP standard evolves and gains broader adoption, addressing these threats will be essential to maintaining user trust and ensuring the safe deployment of AI agents in real-world environments. Sources https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/plug-play-and-prey-the-security-risks-of-the-model-context-protocol/4410829 Mohammad AsjadAsjad is an intern consultant at Marktechpost. He is persuing B.Tech in mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. 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Ignore the science!   This week we shared the opinion of an anonymous poster that computer science degrees should be ignored. The writer argued not that pursuing a computer science degree is a misguided effort; rather that it may not be necessary for the problems most companies need to solve.  It was a smash hit with the readers of CIO.com, causing much debate, some strong feelings, and posing difficult questions. And that is where Smart Answers comes in.   One question asked by many of our readers regarded the relative merits of earning a degree vs on the job training and certification. Smart Answers – channeling decades of human reporting and insights – is of the opinion that employers are increasingly valuing proven skills and experience alongside, or sometimes instead of, formal degrees for IT positions. That although executive roles may still require a degree, this is changing.   It’s a more nuanced argument than that, of course. And Smart Answers offers all sides.    Find out: Are industry certifications more valued than degrees for IT jobs?  Back from the cloud  The rapid rise of AI is forcing organizations to reconsider their infrastructure. Its need for specialized compute, from GPUs to high-bandwidth networking and massive storage, has challenged the economics that justified mass migration to the cloud. Whisper it (or write about it as we did this week): some organizations are quietly moving off the  cloud.  It’s a trend, then, but is it significant? InfoWorld readers hit Smart Anwers to find out. Our Chatbot parses human reporting and insights and says that multiple surveys indicate a significant percentage of companies plan to repatriate cloud resources. Indeed, IDC’s June 2024 survey found that approximately 80% of IT decision-makers anticipated some level of repatriation of compute and storage resources within the next year. That feels significant.  Find out: What percentage of companies expect to repatriate cloud resources?  Python vs Rust Template strings, deferred annotations, better error messages, and a new debugger interface are among the goodies in Python 3.14. Now in beta. This week we outlined for the readers of InfoWorld all of the best new features and fixes in Python 3.14.   Detailed and expert articles like this one always attract a huge audience on InfoWorld, largely due to the popularity of Python. But why is that the case? Why is Python so popular? Readers asked Smart Answers to compare Python to Rust and other compiler languages.   The answer? Python may not be the fastest, but it is the easiest to use and that goes a long way.  Find out: How does Python’s performance compare to compiled languages like Rust?  About Smart Answers  Smart Answers is an AI-based chatbot tool designed to help you discover content, answer questions, and go deep on the topics that matter to you. Each week we send you the three most popular questions asked by our readers, and the answers Smart Answers provides.   Developed in partnership with Miso.ai, Smart Answers draws only on editorial content from our network of trusted media brands—CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World—and was trained on questions that a savvy enterprise IT audience would ask. The result is a fast, efficient way for you to get more value from our content.