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Issue 46 · September 30, 2026Pulse Weekly · Issue 046 · DeepSeek V4 API pricing swings 2x hourly between peak and off-peak windows
DeepSeek V4 API pricing fluctuates up to 2x hourly due to official peak and off-peak billing windows. Analysis from AI cost tracker Fastget
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AI tools drive 14,700 monthly app launches, but new entrants capture just 3% of market revenue. To survive, founders must optimize unit economics using specialized models and cheaper API routing. For investors, security and distribution remain the true moats as automated coding agents leak critical credentials.
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Conversations drops Google Play paywall to make Android app entirely free
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GitGuardian reports AI coding agents leak credentials across Cursor, Claude, and Copilot
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DeepSeek V4 API pricing swings 2x hourly between peak and off-peak windows
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Niko automates The Daily Diff YouTube channel using AI agent pipeline
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Tactic · dev.to · stat: 2 LLMs Bloom, a generative-art model arena developed by Harish Kotra, evaluates LLM capabilities by executing model-generated p5.js code side-by-side. The system routes API…
AI developers isolate agent spend limits to prevent runaway model billing loops
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Sorami Consulting audit of 15 AI Helm charts reveals critical default vulnerabilities
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Fixed 267-word specification frame cuts LLM code security defects from 53 to 11
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Lycore builds Django eval runner after LLM prompt regression goes unnoticed for 4 days
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MarkItDown v0.1.8 silently fails on scanned files across 14 test cases
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Olga Dimitrova builds zero-network-call calculator to price EU pay-gap compliance
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Useapi launches REST API to programmatically automate Google Gemini Notebook
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