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Defensive Algo Design: Error Handling, Backtesting, and Mitigating Simulated Slippage

Every quant developer knows the feeling: you write an algorithmic strategy, run it against a basic backtesting script, and the equity curve looks like a flawless, vertical rocket ship. You feel like a market genius. But then you deploy that exact same strategy against a high-fidelity system—or live capital—and it immediately bleeds money. What happened? The strategy worked perfectly on paper because paper lacked friction. In Series 1 of this architectural deep dive, we pulled back the curtain

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Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban

According to the Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was triggered in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon and conversations between CEO Andy Jassy and the White House. According to the report, the paper from Amazon claims that, through a series of prompts, it was able to get Fable 5 to serve up information that could be used in cyberattacks. Amazon has yet to respond to a request for comment. Shortly after Jass

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Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer

A former  IT employee at an Iowa school district was sentenced to 21 months in prison after conducting a prolonged cyberattack against the former employer that disrupted classroom operations, deleted accounts, and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages. [...]

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