7 Key Lessons for a Successful Odoo CRM Implementation in Real ERP Projects

Implementing Odoo CRM requires understanding an organisation's existing sales process before any configuration begins, rather than jumping straight into building pipeline stages. Experts recommend keeping the CRM pipeline simple and purposeful, as overly complex pipelines reduce user adoption among salespeople. Data migration deserves treatment as a separate project, since customer records spread across multiple platforms often carry duplicates, errors, and outdated entries that must be cleaned before import. Businesses are advised to fully explore Odoo's standard features before commissioning custom development, as unnecessary customisation adds long-term maintenance costs. These practical lessons, drawn from real ERP deployments, aim to help organisations avoid common pitfalls and achieve a more effective CRM rollout.

12 API Security Best Practices Developers Should Treat as Non-Negotiable

APIs power modern software ecosystems but remain among the most frequently exploited attack surfaces in cybersecurity. Experts recommend adopting OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and OpenID Connect, enforcing multi-factor authentication, and issuing short-lived JWT tokens to secure API access. Fine-grained authorization checks at the object, function, and field levels are critical, as Broken Object Level Authorization consistently ranks as the top API vulnerability. Developers are also advised to apply least-privilege principles by minimizing token scopes and stripping unnecessary data fields from responses. Encrypting all traffic — using TLS 1.3 externally and mutual TLS between internal services — ensures no network hop is treated as inherently trusted.

Why IoT Data Needs Device, Measurement, and Timestamp Defined Before Storage

Storing IoT sensor data effectively requires clarifying three core attributes before designing any schema: the source device, the measurement type, and the precise timestamp of observation. A raw value like 72.4 is meaningless without the context of what produced it, what physical quantity it represents, and when it was recorded. Engineers are advised to use a simple modeling worksheet per signal to surface gaps early, such as missing units or unclear time semantics. Collection frequency also matters, since signals like vibration and temperature differ in density and interpretive value. Timestamp ambiguity — whether it reflects when a sensor observed a condition or when a system received the message — should be resolved explicitly before any schema is written.

Developers Debate What the Next Evolution of Git Could Look Like

A blog post published on ersc.io has sparked discussion in developer circles about the future of version control beyond Git. The article explores potential limitations of Git and what a next-generation version control system might look like. The post gained traction on Hacker News, accumulating 18 upvotes from the community. While the piece raises questions about evolving developer workflows and tooling needs, no specific replacement system is formally proposed or released.

Americans Reflect on Where They Were and How 9/11 Changed the US

The BBC spoke with people in Washington, D.C. to mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Individuals shared personal recollections of what they were doing when the attacks occurred, with accounts ranging from everyday routines to work activities. The interviews highlight how the events of that day left a lasting imprint on ordinary Americans' lives. Respondents also reflected on the broader ways in which 9/11 reshaped the United States as a nation.

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Why Businesses Need Process Owners, Not Prompt Engineers, for AI Automation

A developer who builds automation systems argues that businesses should prioritize hiring process owners over prompt engineers when adopting AI tools. At small-to-mid business scale, the real bottleneck is rarely the AI prompt itself but the absence of clearly defined workflows — such as who approves discounts or where complaints are routed. A prompt engineer typically crafts polished AI interactions that perform well in demos but fail in production when edge cases expose gaps in underlying business logic. A process owner, by contrast, maps every real-world scenario before touching any AI tool, building systems that hand off to humans when uncertain rather than improvising. The author concludes that the simpler and safer the AI's role, the more valuable the system becomes in day-to-day operations.

A Practical Guide to the 2026 AI Developer Stack and Its Key Layers

The AI developer tooling landscape in 2026 has stabilized into distinct functional layers, making tool selection more straightforward for engineering teams. Coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code have evolved beyond autocomplete into agentic tools capable of planning and executing multi-file changes. Application frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, and CrewAI handle how products interact with AI models through prompts, retrieval, and orchestration. Model gateways like OpenRouter and LiteLLM allow developers to route across multiple providers with built-in fallback and cost tracking. Evaluation and observability tools, including Braintrust and Maxim, have become essential for scoring outputs and catching regressions in production environments.

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US deploys up to 200 troops to aid Saudi Arabia against Houthi advances

The United States has sent up to 200 troops to support Saudi Arabia in its fight against Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen. The deployment comes as Houthis intensify operations along Yemen's Red Sea coast, seizing the port city of Mocha on Thursday. The group has also pushed toward strategic islands, including Hanish, further extending its territorial reach. Yemeni government military sources warn that these gains have strengthened Houthi control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical chokepoint at the southern entrance to the Red Sea and one of the world's most vital shipping lanes.

New York Commemorates 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks

New York marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks under heightened security measures. The solemn commemoration honored the thousands of lives lost in one of the deadliest attacks on American soil. On that day, nineteen Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial aircraft in a coordinated assault. Two of the planes were deliberately flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, causing both 110-story skyscrapers to collapse. The attacks fundamentally changed the course of American history and global security policy.

Beginner's Guide: Building an ESP32 IoT Project with MQTT Protocol

A tutorial published on DEV Community walks beginners through building a basic IoT project using the ESP32 microcontroller and the MQTT communication protocol. The ESP32 is a low-cost device with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, making it suitable for projects ranging from smart agriculture to energy monitoring without needing extra networking hardware. MQTT's publish/subscribe model allows the ESP32 to send sensor data to a broker, which then forwards it to a subscribing dashboard or application. The tutorial outlines a simple data pipeline — sensor to ESP32 to Wi-Fi to MQTT broker to an IoT dashboard — using tools like the DHT11 temperature sensor and platforms such as KiwisIoT for visualization. The guide emphasizes that the same core architecture can be adapted across multiple use cases by simply swapping the sensor while keeping the underlying connectivity framework intact.

Excel Dashboard Built to Analyze Jumia E-commerce Product Performance

A data analyst developed an interactive Excel dashboard to examine product performance on Jumia, a major e-commerce platform. The project began with a thorough data cleaning process that addressed missing values, duplicate entries, negative review counts, and inconsistent formatting to ensure reliable results. Since sales figures were unavailable, review counts were used as a substitute measure for customer engagement. The cleaned dataset was further enriched by calculating discounts, grouping products by price and rating tiers, and flagging incomplete records to support clearer comparisons. The project demonstrates how structured data preparation and visualization in Excel can generate actionable business insights even when source data is imperfect.

Bumrah cleared fit; Harshit Rana injured, replaced by Yash Thakur for Afghanistan T20Is

Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy have been declared fit following their rehabilitation stints at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence. The two players are set to join the Indian squad ahead of the upcoming Afghanistan T20I series. However, pacer Harshit Rana suffered a fresh injury during a match simulation test at the Centre of Excellence on Tuesday. As a result, Yash Thakur was named as Rana's replacement in the squad. The BCCI also reportedly took action against the team physio in connection with the injury management concerns.

India’s hotel boom this September goes beyond BRICS

Pakistan halts Sikh pilgrims at Faisalabad airport over missing NOC

Pakistani authorities stopped a group of Sikh pilgrims at Faisalabad International Airport, preventing them from flying to India for the Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage. The pilgrims were unexpectedly asked to produce a No Objection Certificate (NOC), a requirement they had not been informed of in advance. As a result, the devotees missed their scheduled flights to Delhi and were left stranded at the airport. The group had already incurred considerable expenses on travel arrangements ahead of the journey. They are now waiting for government clearance to cross into India via the Attari-Wagah land border.

Developer Moves Kubernetes App to AWS EKS Without Code Changes, Platform Hurdles Remain

A developer migrated a Node.js Kubernetes application from a home k3s server to Amazon EKS as a portability experiment, keeping the application code, container image, Helm chart, and Argo CD delivery pipeline entirely unchanged. The EKS control plane took under six minutes to provision, and once the delivery path was operational, Argo CD deployed two healthy replicas and self-corrected a manual scaling change within five seconds. However, three infrastructure assumptions had to be revisited: private endpoint access was needed for the worker node to reach the control plane, an AWS-specific load balancer values file was required for external traffic, and the originally planned t3.medium instance type was ineligible for the account, requiring a switch to a c7i-flex.large node. Terraform was used to provision only the minimal resources needed — one EKS 1.36 cluster, one worker node, and supporting networking components — deliberately limiting cost and scope for a short-term test. The experiment confirmed that the application and its delivery contract were portable across Kubernetes platforms, while also exposing cloud-specific infrastructure concerns absent in a home lab.

Indian-origin couple donates $20M to fund AI college at Univ. of North Texas

Anuradha and Vikas Sinha, a couple of Indian origin, have donated $20 million to the University of North Texas. The contribution will be used to establish a dedicated college focused on artificial intelligence and analytics, named after the donors. Beyond building the institution, the funds will also support student scholarships and faculty professorships. The initiative aims to nurture the next generation of researchers and professionals in the technology sector.

Gavaskar urges BCCI and ICC to ease India's packed cricket schedule

Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has called on the BCCI and ICC to reconsider India's congested cricket calendar. He warned that continuous competition and extensive travel could lead to serious player fatigue over time. Gavaskar also stressed that domestic cricket must be strengthened, describing it as the true foundation of the national team. His remarks come ahead of scheduled ICC discussions on international cricket's busy fixture calendar.

‘Shared aspiration for global well-being': PM Modi's message ahead of Brics summit