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ProductMay 20263 min read

Introducing Zilonex HRMS — Free HR software for growing teams

After months of building, we're launching Zilonex — attendance, leave, payroll, and performance management in one platform. Core HR is free forever.

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HR TipsMay 20264 min read

5 signs your business is ready for proper HR software

If you're managing leave in a WhatsApp group or tracking attendance in Excel, it's time. Here's how to know when to make the switch.

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HR TipsMay 20265 min read

Geofencing for attendance — how it works and why it matters

Buddy punching costs companies billions every year. GPS-verified clock-in with geofencing eliminates it entirely. Here's how Zilonex does it.

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GuideMay 20267 min read

The complete guide to leave management for SMBs

Everything you need to know about setting up leave policies, approval workflows, and leave balances for a team under 100 people.

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HR TipsJune 20265 min read

How to stop buddy punching in your business — a practical guide

Buddy punching drains billions from businesses every year. Here is a step-by-step guide to eliminate it in your team using modern tools.

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GuideJune 20266 min read

How to set up GPS attendance for your team in 5 minutes

A step-by-step guide to setting up GPS-based attendance tracking with geofence and selfie verification for a team of any size.

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TemplatesJune 20264 min read

Attendance policy template for small businesses (free)

A ready-to-use attendance policy template for small businesses. Covers working hours, grace periods, tardiness, absence reporting, and disciplinary steps.

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GuideJune 20265 min read

How much does HR software cost in 2026? A realistic guide

What HR software actually costs across free, small business, and mid-market tiers — plus the hidden fees to watch for.

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HR TipsJune 20265 min read

GPS attendance vs biometric fingerprint — which is better?

A practical comparison of GPS-based mobile attendance and biometric fingerprint machines. Cost, accuracy, remote-friendliness, and audit trail.

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GuideJune 20266 min read

The small business HR checklist — 25 things to have in place

A comprehensive checklist of the 25 HR fundamentals every small business should have in place — from written contracts to attendance policy to termination procedures.

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AI GovernanceJuly 20266 min read

ISO 42001 in plain English — what it is and why it matters

ISO 42001 is the first international standard for AI management systems. Here's what it actually says, why enterprise buyers ask for it, and how to prepare without hiring a consultant.

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AI GovernanceJuly 20267 min read

The EU AI Act — what founders shipping AI need to know in 2026

A no-jargon guide to the EU AI Act for founders. The four risk tiers, the deadlines that actually apply to you, and the smallest amount of paperwork you can get away with.

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EngineeringJuly 20266 min read

Building an AI model registry that your ML team will actually use

Most model registries die because nobody keeps them updated. Here's how to design one that fits into the training pipeline instead of fighting it.

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TemplatesJuly 20265 min read

AI risk register template — 15 risks to enumerate before you ship

Before you ship an AI feature, write down what could go wrong. This template gives you 15 concrete AI risks with mitigation ideas — ready to drop into your governance tool.

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EngineeringJuly 20266 min read

How to detect AI model drift before your customers do

Every deployed model quietly degrades. Here's how to detect concept drift, data drift, and label drift with signals your platform team can actually operate.

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SecurityJuly 20267 min read

Prompt injection mitigations for LLM apps you can ship this week

Prompt injection is the #1 risk in the OWASP LLM Top 10. Here's a defence-in-depth stack you can put in production without rewriting your app.

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TemplatesJuly 20265 min read

Writing an AI usage policy that engineering will actually follow

Most AI usage policies get ignored because they were written by lawyers. Here's a template that ships with the code, gets updated in PRs, and passes an audit.

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EngineeringJuly 20266 min read

Hallucination mitigations for LLM apps

You can't stop LLMs from hallucinating. You can stop hallucinations from reaching users. Here's the stack.

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ProductJuly 20266 min read

We built a free browser-based prompt injection tester — here is what we learned

Paste your system prompt, run 30 known attacks in your browser, get an OWASP LLM Top 10 scored report. Free forever, no signup, your API key never leaves your browser.

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