Welcome to this week's Top 7, where the DEV editorial team handpicks their favorite posts from the previous week.

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@dansasser explores the privacy concerns surrounding DeepSeek's AI model, particularly its lack of transparency in data handling. Through detailed analysis and comparisons with ChatGPT and Gemini, they highlight the importance of understanding privacy implications when choosing AI tools.

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@hschimpf shares their experience migrating a Laravel application to AWS serverless architecture, resulting in a cost reduction and improved scalability.

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@tnahrf conducts a thorough investigation into Ollama's privacy practices by examining its code, network usage, and file management behaviors.

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@hbarnesau provides a guide to working with SVGs, covering basic implementation to styling techniques.

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@bekahhw provides a framework for building sustainable and ethical AI systems, and how to document everything with a standardized AI Bill of Materials (AI BOM).

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@gfabrizi tackles the 1 Billion Row Challenge in PHP, documenting his journey through various optimization techniques and performance improvements.

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@chibichibibr demonstrates how continuing a developer advocacy career while traveling with a young child can be both challenging and rewarding. Read on for lots of great tips.

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And that's a wrap for this week's Top 7 roundup! 🎬 We hope you enjoyed this eclectic mix of insights, stories, and tips from our talented authors. Keep coding, keep learning, and stay tuned to DEV for more captivating content and make sure you’re opted in to our Weekly Newsletter 📩 for all the best articles, discussions, and updates.