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JobVerify Earns a 64 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Automated AI Background Check System to Detect Scam Job Offers

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Today, we are interviewing Ozgur Kurucan, the creator of JobVerify. JobVerify is an innovative Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers AI assistants to run professional-grade OSINT background checks on recruiters and job offers. By quietly running dozens of verification tools for free, JobVerify aims to protect job seekers from sophisticated scams in seconds.

What does JobVerify do?

JobVerify helps you find out — in seconds — whether it's genuine or a scam. You paste the recruiter's message (or a company...

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The macOS 27 public beta is worth it just for the Liquid Glass tweaks

The macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta is here, and anyone with an M-series Mac now has easier access to test-drive Apple’s latest changes — including a more subdued Liquid Glass aesthetic. That’s reason enough to be at least a little excited for macOS 27 (particularly if you’re

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Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone

iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I’ve been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote. This year’s iOS upgrades are

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Beeck Center leader reflects on ‘bipartisan opportunity’ for government efficiency

July 4 meant the end of the Department of Government Efficiency, as the federal initiative launched by President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order officially sunset. DOGE says it has saved billions of dollars, but its record is unclear. What is clear is that the initiative caused chaos at

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The price is wrong: AI cost calculation has to consider task completion rates, not just token costs

AI and ML Cheap can be expensive When it comes to AI services, you don't necessarily get what you pay for. It turns out that AI models with expensive tokens may cost less than models with cheap tokens for particular tasks. And the tooling attached to those models

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The macOS 27 public beta is worth it just for the Liquid Glass tweaks

Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone

Beeck Center leader reflects on ‘bipartisan opportunity’ for government efficiency

The price is wrong: AI cost calculation has to consider task completion rates, not just token costs