<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI restrictions</strong>: The EU is accusing Meta of antitrust violations for blocking third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot from WhatsApp. This move follows Meta’s policy changes in October 2025, making Meta AI the sole AI assistant on the platform. The European Commission is even considering emergency measures to force Meta to restore competitor access, arguing that these restrictions could seriously harm the AI assistant market, according to sources like the European Commission. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/w9RLQf8YH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Discord implements global age verification</strong>: Discord is rolling out global age verification, defaulting unverified accounts to “teen-by-default” settings that restrict access to sensitive content and direct messages from strangers. This initiative, starting March 2026, uses facial estimation or ID verification, with Discord claiming “privacy-forward age assurance.” This follows lawsuits alleging minor exploitation on the platform and mirrors similar moves by Roblox, as reported by TechLinked. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=J7jpcebnc&amp;id=6MbBZDNwm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust Foundation sets strategic goals</strong>: The Rust Foundation has outlined its strategic goals for 2026-2028, addressing infrastructure challenges like higher-than-expected AWS costs for <a href="http://crates.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">crates.io</a> CloudFront traffic. They’re also prioritizing an accreditation program for Rust training providers, with GitLab support for Trusted Publishing entering public beta. RustConf 2026 planning is ahead of schedule, with the Call for Proposals and sponsorship prospectus already live. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Rvs7vPPfT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI coding assistants reach 90% code generation</strong>: AI coding assistants like Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex are now capable of writing up to 90% of code, significantly boosting developer productivity but also raising concerns about cognitive atrophy and the need for human oversight. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=DwLEeopez&amp;id=FTpnNlc2S&amp;id=FX1ggxaUN&amp;id=GfBuGFYT2&amp;id=KExlc4RU1&amp;id=QdPD1orhu&amp;id=ZkpPhHe3M&amp;id=aSRhxb4Ut&amp;id=acBBuIfYQ&amp;id=doxSL4jOM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic launches Claude co-work plugins</strong>: Anthropic introduced Claude Co-work with industry-specific plugins for sales, finance, data, marketing, and legal work, supporting both pre-built and custom integrations, including GitHub connections. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QnkkrfiEd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta builds gigawatt-scale AI clusters</strong>: Meta is building gigawatt-scale AI clusters named Prometheus, using a Backend Aggregation (BAG) layer to interconnect tens of thousands of GPUs with petabit-range bandwidth across data centers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/L6vqc64qy" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Zscaler acquires SquareX for browser security</strong>: Zscaler acquired SquareX to integrate its browser-native threat protection into Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform, aiming to secure unmanaged BYOD devices against phishing and AI data leakage. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/cYMDggZgc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Toyota releases open-source game engine Fluorite</strong>: Toyota Connected North America announced Fluorite, an open-source game engine built with C++ and Flutter for automotive digital cockpits, optimized for low-end hardware and Blender workflows. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FTwlzGL8G" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Redshift enhances automatic optimizations</strong>: Amazon Redshift now allows allocating dedicated compute resources for automatic optimization features like Automatic Table Optimization, Auto Vacuum, and Auto Analyze, preventing impact on user workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7o3DKKn6E" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AMD openSIL ported to AM5 motherboards</strong>: AMD’s openSIL open-source CPU silicon initialization project is being ported to modern AM5 consumer motherboards by 3mdeb, aiming to replace proprietary AGESA firmware with Coreboot. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=O7AGCFgNw&amp;id=OOnsUM9LF&amp;id=UpuIdhpif" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>OpenAI to introduce ads to ChatGPT</strong>: OpenAI is reportedly introducing advertising to ChatGPT, a complete reversal of Sam Altman’s previous stance. Apparently, losing billions annually and needing to raise $50-300 billion by 2030 will make you reconsider your principles. Who knew that a company built on “AI for humanity” would eventually just become another ad platform? Shocking. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=5kN0YzGRy&amp;id=BoDPkFq8Y&amp;id=cX7pVnhKE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Ring’s AI surveillance network for lost dogs</strong>: Ring unveiled an AI-powered surveillance network during the Super Bowl, marketing it as a “Search Party” tool for lost dogs. Because nothing says “community safety” like a nationwide surveillance system with facial recognition and license plate readers, all while partnering with law enforcement for warrantless footage access. It’s definitely about Fido, not about turning every neighborhood into a panopticon. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=a2pgFNMBq&amp;id=ap9pJ67OM&amp;id=eZUPHAL5M&amp;id=qaBVuoDcD&amp;id=y6DBbSxBc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI chatbots fail to improve medical advice</strong>: A new study from the University of Oxford found that AI chatbots like GPT-4o and Llama 3 don’t actually improve medical advice compared to search engines, often giving inconsistent recommendations. So, all that hype about AI revolutionizing healthcare? Turns out, it’s still just a fancy autocomplete that can’t even agree with itself. Maybe stick to WebMD for now. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KxYxbzZtb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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