<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Kubernetes RCE flaw identified, patch delayed</strong>: Edera Advisory has uncovered a critical design flaw in Kubernetes that allows remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node via <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions. These permissions are widely used by monitoring tools, making the risk significant if compromised. While a fix is slated for Kubernetes 1.36, expected in April 2025, many production clusters will take months or years to update, leaving them vulnerable. Organizations should implement fine-grained authorization controls and regularly scan for RCE attempts, as reported by Edera Advisory. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Musk’s companies exploring trillion-dollar merger</strong>: Elon Musk’s SpaceX, xAI, and potentially Tesla are in early discussions to merge, aiming to create a trillion-dollar super-company. The proposed consolidation would combine rockets, satellites, AI, and electric vehicles, with a key rationale being the development of space-based AI data centers to reduce model training costs. This move could also strengthen Pentagon contracts and military AI integration, according to various reports, though building data centers in space is noted as a risky proposition given AI’s rapid evolution. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta escalates AI infrastructure investment to $135 billion</strong>: Meta plans to invest an astounding $115-135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly doubling its 2025 investment. This massive expenditure supports Meta’s Superintelligence Labs and the development of ‘personal superintelligence’ agents, with Mark Zuckerberg aiming to integrate large language models with recommendation systems across Facebook, Instagram, and ad platforms to boost revenue. The company is also signing nuclear energy agreements to power its future infrastructure, as detailed in Meta’s official reports. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JHGPGk0MW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>From naive Go to thread pools: a concurrency lesson</strong>: A developer’s journey building a CLI tool in Go highlights the challenges of concurrency, from unbounded goroutines to implementing semaphore-based thread pools for optimal performance and resource management. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/F24dk3N82" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft Xbox gaming division reports significant declines</strong>: Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division reported significant declines in Q2 FY26, with console sales down 32% and overall gaming revenue dropping 9%, marking the sixth consecutive year of declining console sales despite growth in other Microsoft segments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uKbAAElcM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Apiiro launches AI code security agent</strong>: Apiiro launched Guardian Agent, an AI security tool that prevents AI coding agents from generating vulnerable code by rewriting developer prompts into secure ones in real-time, operating within IDEs and CLIs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5AaMXyHJd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft deploys in-house AI chip, still buys from Nvidia and AMD</strong>: Microsoft has deployed its Maia 200 AI inference chip in data centers, claiming superior performance over competitors, but CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the company will continue purchasing AI chips from Nvidia and AMD, indicating a diversified supply chain strategy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kN85HgrLU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Formae IaC platform adds multi-cloud support and plugin SDK</strong>: Platform Engineering Labs announced beta multi-cloud support for its open-source IaC platform, formae, now including Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and OVHcloud, alongside a Plugin SDK for custom extensions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/bqzmDPKsL" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google Cloud BigQuery gets conversational analytics</strong>: Google Cloud has launched Conversational Analytics in BigQuery (preview), an AI-powered agent integrated into BigQuery Studio that enables natural language data analysis without requiring SQL knowledge, leveraging Gemini models to generate, execute, and visualize SQL queries. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2YKMeABdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a></strong>: Apple acquired Israeli audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a> for an estimated $1.6 to $2 billion, strengthening its AI hardware capabilities with <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a>’s expertise in whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement for products like AirPods and Vision Pro. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PknWg8Xks" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Google DeepMind’s Project Genie: infinite worlds, limited reality</strong>: Google DeepMind launched Project Genie, an ‘experimental web prototype’ that generates ‘infinite, interactive environments’ using its Genie 3 world model. Sounds impressive, right? Except it’s limited to 60-second generations, struggles with photorealism, and can’t accurately simulate real locations. Google frames this as a step toward AGI, while game developers are just worried about layoffs. Apparently, ‘infinite’ has a very specific definition at DeepMind. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iit38VC43" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Container security: still blaming humans for systemic failures</strong>: A BellSoft survey found 23% of respondents had container security incidents, with 62% blaming ‘human error.’ Yet, 49% cited time constraints and 36% lack of organizational prioritization. So, it’s not that developers are incompetent, it’s that companies prioritize performance over security (86% vs 29%) and barely use basic tools like vulnerability scanning (43%) or trusted registries (45%). Maybe the ‘human error’ is actually management’s error in setting priorities and providing resources? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/I55IVTrKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta Reality Labs: peak losses, peak delusion</strong>: Meta’s Reality Labs reported $19.2 billion in losses for FY25, bringing its total losses to $83.6 billion since 2020. Mark Zuckerberg, ever the optimist, declared FY25 to be ‘peak losses’ and announced a strategic shift to ‘glasses and wearables’ with AI integration. Because clearly, throwing more money at a failing strategy, after closing three VR studios and cutting 10% of staff, is the path to success. We’ve heard this one before, Mark. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ALCffHVkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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