<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Rust Foundation sets strategic goals and tackles infrastructure costs</strong>: The Rust Foundation has outlined its strategic goals for 2026-2028, focusing on infrastructure challenges like unexpected AWS costs for <code>crates.io</code> CloudFront traffic. They are also prioritizing an accreditation program for Rust training providers, indicating a push for standardized education in the ecosystem. This comes as GitLab support for Trusted Publishing enters public beta, enhancing security for Rust packages. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Rvs7vPPfT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Modern CSS is a platform, not just a styling language</strong>: Modern CSS has evolved into a declarative UI runtime, offering features like container queries, <code>:has()</code>, and view transitions that eliminate the need for JavaScript in many responsive behaviors and state-driven styling. This shift reduces runtime costs and cognitive load, allowing developers to build more resilient UI systems by moving logic into the optimized browser style engine. The latest CSS usage statistics show high adoption of these advanced features across the web. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=F72fOvEL9&amp;id=fNBKCjv9o" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gusto engineering drops react.fc for stronger typescript</strong>: Gusto Engineering removed <code>React.FC</code> from their codebase after discovering it silently weakened TypeScript’s type checking, allowing invalid default props and breaking generic type inference. They migrated over 5,000 files to explicit prop typing, uncovering dozens of hidden bugs and improving type safety. This highlights the importance of rigorous type enforcement, especially in large codebases, and the potential pitfalls of convenience types. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/YklCQQeYZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<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 move likely driven by recent lawsuits and an upcoming IPO. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/J7jpcebnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Toyota connected north america unveils fluorite game engine</strong>: Toyota Connected North America announced Fluorite, an open-source game engine built with C++ and Flutter, specifically designed for automotive digital cockpits and optimized for low-end hardware, avoiding licensing costs of existing engines. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FTwlzGL8G" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Zscaler acquires squarex for browser-native zero trust 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 without dedicated browsers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/cYMDggZgc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Amazon redshift enhances automatic optimizations</strong>: Amazon Redshift now allows allocating dedicated compute resources for automatic optimization features like Automatic Table Optimization and Auto Vacuum, ensuring they run without impacting user workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7o3DKKn6E" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AMD’s opensil project targets open-source firmware for am5</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 open alternatives, though production readiness isn’t expected until Zen 6 platforms. <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>Remedy entertainment appoints new ceo</strong>: Remedy Entertainment appointed Jean-Charles Gaudechon, formerly of EA, as its new CEO, tasked with scaling operations, driving profitable growth, and strengthening the studio’s independence through self-publishing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zhJTn9d3d" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Heroku shifts to maintenance mode</strong>: Heroku is entering maintenance mode with no new features or enterprise contracts, prompting users to consider alternatives like DigitalOcean App Platform for smooth transitions or Railway for fast deploys. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/smfFrov84" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Anthropic’s new claude co-work plugin: market destroyer or just another tool?</strong>: Anthropic just dropped Claude Co-work with “industry-specific plugins” and the title of the article claims this “Wiped Out $400 Billion In Tech Stocks.” Apparently, the market is so fragile that a new AI assistant with GitHub connections can cause a half-trillion-dollar market correction. Or maybe, just maybe, the title is a tad hyperbolic and the market has other things going on. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QnkkrfiEd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Openai embraces ads, because principles are expensive</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. Now, instead of just hallucinating answers, ChatGPT can also hallucinate ads, potentially with “hidden influence” and “monetized recommendations.” What could possibly go wrong? <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>Roblox under fire for child safety, suddenly cares about age verification</strong>: The Australian government is demanding Roblox take action on child safety, citing reports of minors exposed to explicit content and predators. Meanwhile, Roblox has implemented “safety features” like age verification for chat access. It’s almost like they’re trying to fix a problem that’s been festering for years, but only when regulators start breathing down their necks. Good thing they’re reviewing that PG rating, because nothing says “kid-friendly” like a platform rife with predators. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeKezdNaM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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