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WORKOS MCP: MANAGE YOUR AUTH PLATFORM FROM ANY AI AGENT

Debugging SSO, managing users, adjusting auth policies, configuring branding: every configuration task lives behind a UI that only a human can drive. Until now. The WorkOS MCP [5] server gives agents the same access as your dashboard login. ✅ Hundreds of operations, discoverable at runtime. ✅ Connect in one command [6] via OAuth, with scoped tokens instead of a master API key. ✅ Pass a screenshot of your marketing site and ask your agent to match the login page. If a human had to do it before, an agent can do it now.

IDENTITY SECURITY IS AT THE HEART OF CYBER DEFENSE. MEET WITH THE PEOPLE THAT GET IT

You don't need to solve identity security on your own. The Hybrid Identity Protection Conference [5] puts you in the room with experts, practitioners, and leaders who understand the stakes and are ready to share what works. _“HIP is the only place you can find this many people who can dive this deep into identity management and identity protection.” —_David Rowe, Active Directory Security Engineer, Harvard University HIP Conf 26 is where the identity security community connects [6]. Join us for masterclasses, cutting-edge security research, and the sorts of hallway conversations that spark lasting relationships. September 8-10, Nashville.

RUNNING KIMI K3 LOCALLY? UNLESS YOU HAVE 1.6 TB OF RAM, YOU'LL NEED TO QUANTIZE IT

Want to run open-weight models on your own hardware? Unless you've got extra TBs of RAM lying around, that's gonna cost you. Quantization makes LLMs 4x smaller and 2x faster [5] while only losing 5-10% in accuracy. This ngrok blog breaks down: * How floating point precision works and how models sacrifice it * How to compress floats [6] using quantization * How to measure model quality loss after quantization Learn how to route between local models and the bleeding edge.

DID YOU ACCOUNT FOR THE 3% "BANKING TAX" ON YOUR GLOBAL EXPANSION?

Your global expansion is profitable…for your bank. Traditional banks can drain 3%+ from every cross-border transaction through layered FX markups, SWIFT fees, and cross-border charges. Surprised? So are many of your peers. Airwallex [5] partnered with Sapio Research to survey 1,600 finance leaders across 12 markets to uncover the operational bottlenecks holding back international growth. Inside, you'll learn how top finance teams [6]: * Bypass traditional banking markups by using local rails in 120+ countries. * Cut reconciliation time in half with real-time ERP syncs. * Build the clean, real-time data foundation needed to power AI and automation.

YOU'RE INVITED TO TAILSCALEUP, LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO

TailscaleUp [5] is Tailscale's flagship event for engineering, security, and IT leaders working the hard problems in secure connectivity: identity, access, infrastructure, and AI, across every team and environment. Join us on August 26 at SFJAZZ Center to see how teams are locking down access without locking people out: writing least-privileged grants, segmenting environments, and configuring device posture checks. A customer panel with Duolingo, Lyft, and Microsoft covers deploying Tailscale as a VPN replacement at enterprise scale, from onboarding to scaling across distributed teams. See the complete speaker lineup [6], including Grafana Labs and more. 👉 Register now [7] with code 'TLDR20' for 20% off.

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