<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Musk’s companies explore major mergers</strong>: SpaceX, xAI, and potentially Tesla are in early merger discussions to form a trillion-dollar super-company under Elon Musk. Scenarios include SpaceX merging with Tesla, or SpaceX combining with xAI before SpaceX’s IPO, aiming to consolidate rockets, satellites, AI, and electric vehicles. A key driver is the plan for space-based AI data centers to reduce training costs, though building data centers in space is noted as a risky proposition given AI’s rapid evolution, according to various financial news outlets. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta’s AI infrastructure investment escalates</strong>: Meta plans to invest $115-135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly doubling its 2025 investment, to support Superintelligence Labs and integrate large language models with recommendation systems across its platforms. This massive expenditure, comparable to Kenya’s GDP, aims to boost revenue and develop “personal superintelligence” agents, as reported by Meta’s official statements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JHGPGk0MW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes RCE flaw identified, fix delayed</strong>: Edera Advisory discovered a critical design flaw in Kubernetes that allows remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node via commonly used <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions. 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 are urged to scan for RCE attempts and implement fine-grained authorization controls, as reported by Edera Advisory. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Google DeepMind launches Project Genie AI world generator</strong>: Google DeepMind launched Project Genie, an experimental web prototype powered by the Genie 3 world model, capable of generating infinite, interactive environments in real-time for Google AI Ultra subscribers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iit38VC43" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division reports significant declines</strong>: Microsoft’s gaming division is the sole underperforming segment in the company’s Q2 FY26 results, with Xbox console sales declining 32% year-over-year and overall gaming revenue dropping 9%. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uKbAAElcM" 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>NVIDIA GeForce NOW launches native Linux support</strong>: NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW cloud gaming service launched native Linux PC support in beta, officially supporting Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and later, offering RTX performance streaming up to 5K resolution at 120fps. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RB8XUehQ7" 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, integrating its whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement tech into Apple’s AI hardware, particularly for AirPods and Vision Pro. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PknWg8Xks" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft’s hybrid AI chip strategy</strong>: Microsoft deployed its Maia 200 AI inference chip in data centers, claiming superior performance over competitors, but confirmed it 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>Google Cloud launches conversational analytics in BigQuery</strong>: Google Cloud launched Conversational Analytics in BigQuery (preview), an AI-powered agent integrated into BigQuery Studio that enables natural language data analysis, eliminating the need for SQL expertise. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2YKMeABdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Container security: Developers prefer convenience over actual security</strong>: A BellSoft survey found that nearly a quarter of developers experienced container-related security incidents, with human error being the top cause. Yet, 86% prioritize performance over security when choosing base images, and only 29% consider security. It seems developers would rather have pre-hardened images than, you know, actually harden them themselves, because who has time for security when there’s a deadline to miss? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/I55IVTrKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GDC organizers: ‘Attendance is fine’ (while everyone else says it’s not)</strong>: GDC organizers are optimistically claiming attendance is ‘tracking in line with expectations’ and they ‘haven’t seen cancellations reflected in ticket sales yet.’ This, despite many international developers citing US immigration concerns and violence for their reluctance to attend, and confirmed non-attendance from UK and European publishers. It’s almost as if ‘expectations’ are now set so low they’re practically subterranean, or perhaps they’re just hoping no one notices the empty seats. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dX5Rur1jC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding agents: More code, more problems, who knew?</strong>: Apiiro launched ‘Guardian Agent’ to prevent AI coding agents from generating vulnerable code, because apparently, adopting AI coding agents leads to 4x more code and a 6x expansion of attack surfaces. Who could have predicted that letting an AI churn out code without proper oversight might introduce more vulnerabilities? It’s a classic case of ‘solve a problem, create three more,’ and now we need an AI to babysit the AI. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5AaMXyHJd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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