<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI assistant restrictions</strong>: The EU is formally accusing Meta of antitrust violations for blocking third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot from WhatsApp. This move comes after Meta AI became the sole AI assistant allowed on the platform, raising concerns about serious harm to the competitive AI assistant market. The European Commission is even considering emergency measures to force Meta to restore access, as reported by Brussels regulators. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/w9RLQf8YH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust Foundation addresses infrastructure costs and training</strong>: The Rust Foundation has outlined its strategic goals for 2026-2028, focusing on 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 are also prioritizing an accreditation program for Rust training providers, indicating a push towards professionalizing Rust education and ensuring quality in the ecosystem, according to their January 2026 Project Director Update. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Rvs7vPPfT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Zscaler acquires SquareX for browser-native zero trust security</strong>: Zscaler has acquired SquareX to integrate browser-native threat protection into its Zero Trust Exchange platform. This move aims to secure unmanaged BYOD devices against phishing, malicious extensions, and AI data leakage by operating as a browser extension, positioning the browser as a critical control point for Zero Trust architectures, as stated by Zscaler. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/cYMDggZgc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<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>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. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/J7jpcebnc" 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 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>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 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 project 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>
<li><strong>New GeoPandas tutorial on RealPython</strong>: A new GeoPandas tutorial on RealPython covers fundamental geospatial tasks, including creating maps, understanding projections, building interactive maps, and performing spatial joins. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0nZHWqg8R&amp;id=PuaaXOtow" 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, native UUID support, and improved performance for hyperloglog_distinct and 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 180 from Sam Altman’s previous stance. Apparently, losing billions annually and needing to raise $100 billion by 2030 will make you reconsider your principles. Who knew financial pressure could be such a powerful motivator for ‘ethical’ AI? <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>Australia calls out Roblox on child safety</strong>: The Australian government is demanding Roblox take action on child safety, citing reports of minors exposed to explicit content and predators. Meanwhile, gaming platforms like Roblox are exempt from age restrictions that apply to social media. It’s almost like they’re saying, ‘Come for the games, stay for the unregulated digital wild west!’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeKezdNaM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic’s plugins ‘wipe out’ tech stocks</strong>: Anthropic’s new Claude Co-work plugins supposedly ‘wiped out $400 billion in tech stocks.’ Because, you know, a few plugins are definitely the sole cause of market fluctuations. It’s not like the tech market is a complex beast influenced by a million factors; it’s just Claude, single-handedly bringing down empires. Sure, Jan. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QnkkrfiEd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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