<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>EU accuses Meta of WhatsApp AI antitrust violation</strong>: The EU is formally accusing Meta of antitrust violations for blocking third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot from WhatsApp. This 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. Meta, of course, disputes this, claiming AI assistants have plenty of other distribution channels. <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 starting March 2026, defaulting unverified accounts to “teen-by-default” settings that restrict access to sensitive content and direct messages from strangers. Verification methods include facial estimation or ID checks, with Discord claiming “privacy-forward age assurance.” This move follows lawsuits alleging minor exploitation on the platform and comes as Discord prepares for an IPO, but previous implementations in the UK and Australia faced security issues, including a data breach affecting 70,000 users’ ID photos. <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 addresses infrastructure costs and training</strong>: The Rust Foundation’s January 2026 update highlights 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 RustConf 2026 planning ahead of schedule. This indicates a focus on stabilizing core infrastructure and professionalizing the ecosystem, which is crucial for enterprise adoption and long-term sustainability. <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>Zscaler acquires SquareX for browser security</strong>: Zscaler acquired SquareX to integrate browser-native threat protection into its 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>Redshift enhances automatic optimizations with dedicated compute</strong>: Amazon Redshift now allows allocating dedicated compute resources for automatic optimization features like Automatic Table Optimization, Auto Vacuum, and Auto Analyze, preventing them from impacting user workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7o3DKKn6E" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic launches Claude co-work with industry 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>Toyota releases open-source game engine for cars</strong>: Toyota Connected North America announced Fluorite, an open-source game engine built with C++ and an ECS architecture, designed for automotive digital cockpits and optimized for low-end hardware. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FTwlzGL8G" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AMD openSIL project ported to AM5 motherboards</strong>: AMD’s openSIL open-source CPU silicon initialization project is being ported to a modern AM5 consumer motherboard by 3mdeb, aiming to replace AMD’s proprietary AGESA firmware with open alternatives. <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>
<li><strong>MIT develops stretchable material for thermal management</strong>: MIT researchers discovered an olefin block copolymer that can reversibly double its heat conduction capacity in 0.22 seconds when stretched, potentially enabling adaptive thermal management in electronics and clothing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=gjUxIUjHY&amp;id=pn7MCCqlT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>CrateDB 6.2 boosts PostgreSQL compatibility</strong>: CrateDB 6.2 enhances PostgreSQL compatibility with CREATE/DROP SCHEMA and native UUID support, alongside performance improvements for hyperloglog_distinct and faster view queries. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Bn0wMDANK" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>OpenAI pivots to ads, because money talks</strong>: OpenAI is reportedly introducing advertising to ChatGPT, a complete reversal of Sam Altman’s previous stance, because apparently, losing billions annually and needing to raise $100 billion by 2030 makes you reconsider your principles. They’ve even hired a former Facebook mobile advertising executive, so get ready for those “subtle” product placements in your AI-generated poetry. <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>AI coding agents: 90% code written, 100% hype</strong>: The claim that AI-generated code has improved from 25% to 90% of code written by frontier models in a year, as stated by an “unnamed author,” sounds suspiciously like the kind of metric you invent when you need to justify massive investments. While Claude Opus 4.6 might produce “better, more reliable code” than GPT-5.3 Codex, the real question is whether it produces code that actually works in a distributed system without causing a PagerDuty incident at 3 AM. <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>AI hype cycle: just marketing and data center economics</strong>: Richard Campbell at NDC London 2026 declared the current AI boom is driven by marketing and investment pressures, with tech giants creating “artificial urgency” to justify their data center spending. He even suggests we’re at the bottom of the AI hype cycle trough. So, all those “10x productivity” claims and “AI will change everything” pronouncements? Just a clever way to get you to buy more GPUs, apparently. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=tbBooOAn7&amp;id=zqQ2BUYJ3" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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