<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Apple opens up the Neural Engine for local AI</strong>: Apple is doubling down on its 8-year hardware strategy by exposing the built-in language models in macOS Tahoe via the new FoundationModels framework. A new open-source CLI tool called apfel, highlighted by several community sources, now allows developers to run local inference and OpenAI-compatible servers directly on the Mac’s Neural Engine without external dependencies. This vertical integration provides a private, low-latency alternative to cloud-based LLMs by utilizing unified memory and coordinated workload routing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=VuypgGktt&amp;id=YklInVgqT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta patches Linux kernel to fix TCP throttling</strong>: A new patch submitted by Meta engineers addresses a critical performance bug where TCP throughput was being unnecessarily throttled during high-order memory reclamation. The fix makes the vmpressure system order-aware, preventing the kernel from incorrectly signaling memory pressure when free memory is actually plentiful but fragmented. This is a vital update for high-performance networking environments where socket pressure previously triggered false alarms and slowed down data transfers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/cG7lwrIeI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kilo Code launches production ready VS Code extension</strong>: Kilo Code has officially released its rebuilt VS Code extension, moving it to the same portable core as their CLI to ensure feature parity across environments. The update introduces advanced agentic capabilities like parallel tool calls, sub-agent delegation, and Git worktree isolation for concurrent tasks. According to the announcement, the tool also supports side-by-side model comparisons and offers free access paths through OpenRouter and NVIDIA’s API catalog. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/i3oAoFhPq" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Stop overengineering and use native browser features</strong>: Modern browsers now natively handle modals, secure ID generation, and offline detection, rendering many heavy third-party libraries obsolete. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/68CcT0iUx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Java ecosystem updates for Spring and Quarkus</strong>: The latest Java Weekly highlights new releases for Spring AI and Micronaut, alongside tips for managing sensitive data in jOOQ logs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CLWbSC4iv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Tree-sitter brings structural code intelligence to R</strong>: The adoption of Tree-sitter for R is enabling a new wave of high-performance Rust-based tooling for linting, refactoring, and IDE support. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xQoTxzSey" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Docker Offload moves the engine to the cloud</strong>: Docker’s new GA service allows developers in restricted VDI or locked-down enterprise environments to run the Docker engine on managed cloud infrastructure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/aMMA5FOHK" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kotlin Multiplatform persistence gets a boost</strong>: Room 3.0 has officially shifted to true cross-platform persistence, simplifying data management for KMP developers shipping to iOS and Desktop. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/aFyB8v5Wb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Building a custom language with LLM assistance</strong>: A new Nix-based language called T demonstrates how LLMs can be used to implement complex OCaml codebases with first-class polyglot support. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/UZHtVu3ja" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>South African government hit by massive cyber failures</strong>: A recent audit revealed that 64% of government entities have critical security gaps, leading to multiple successful ransomware breaches in 2024. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/m2xy9FENw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>The death of the AI wrapper</strong>: Alex CloudStar claims 97% of AI wrappers are failing because OpenAI is eating their lunch, which is a shocking revelation to absolutely no one who understands basic platform risk. The ‘solution’ offered is to build ‘Vertical AI’ with ‘proprietary data,’ which is just 2026-speak for ‘build a regular SaaS product and stop calling it a revolution.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JEAdPfYqt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents as ecological experts</strong>: A study in R-bloggers found that AI agents can create ‘convincing’ ecological models that are actually full of subtle, professionally formatted errors. It’s the ultimate nightmare for researchers: a tool that produces logically flawed mortality sequences that look so good you’ll confidently publish complete nonsense. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wIlZtu6iX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Orbital data centers and space IPOs</strong>: IBM Technology is discussing SpaceX IPO rumors alongside the idea of ‘orbital data centers’ to solve AI’s power hunger. Because nothing says ‘sustainable engineering’ like launching thousands of tons of silicon into orbit just to avoid building a more efficient cooling system on the ground. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mknC7zcPM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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