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Cristian Mungiu's film "Fjord" has won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The drama, set in Norway, tells the story of a Romanian Evangelical couple whose children are removed by child services after they spank them. Mungiu, who previously won the award in 2007, described the film as a statement against fundamentalism and a call for empathy. AI

Replit is enhancing its platform's security to address concerns about AI-generated code, a practice they term "vibe coding." The company is implementing a defense-in-depth strategy across its infrastructure, from development sandboxes to production deployments. Key security features include a Zero Trust Architecture, isolated cloud sandboxes using microVMs for improved isolation, and built-in tools like Replit Auth, pre-deployment security scanning with Semgrep, and a protected Secrets manager to prevent accidental exposure of sensitive credentials. AI

Replit has launched Replit Core, a new membership plan designed to offer an integrated developer experience. The plan includes advanced AI coding assistance powered by GPT-4, an upgraded cloud development environment with enhanced compute resources and security features, and one-click deployments with on-demand scaling. Additionally, Replit Core provides priority support, access to community events, and partner perks such as a Perplexity Pro subscription and Neon PostgreSQL integration. AI

Replit has launched two new features aimed at empowering developers and fostering learning. Replit Guides offer structured content for acquiring new skills and building applications, with initial guides focusing on integrating models like Google's Gemini 1.5 Flash, OpenAI's GPT-4o, and Anthropic's Claude, alongside tools such as Groq and Streamlit. Complementing this, Replit Extensions provide a new platform for developers to customize their coding environment and build tools for the Replit community, with plans for a future monetization system. AI