<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>EU accuses Meta of WhatsApp AI antitrust violation</strong>: Meta is facing antitrust accusations from the European Commission for allegedly blocking third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot from WhatsApp. The EU regulator is considering emergency measures to force Meta to restore access, arguing that Meta’s policy changes, which made Meta AI the sole assistant on WhatsApp, could seriously harm the AI assistant market. Meta, however, disputes these claims, stating that AI assistants have multiple distribution channels and that the WhatsApp Business API is not a key one, 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>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, particularly 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, while not focusing on individual certifications. Additionally, GitLab support for Trusted Publishing is entering public beta, and planning for RustConf 2026 is ahead of schedule, as detailed in 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 its browser-native threat protection into Zscaler’s 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 within Chrome and Edge. Zscaler views the browser as a critical control point for Zero Trust architectures, continuing its acquisition spree to enhance its security offerings, according to Zscaler’s announcement. <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>Toyota releases open-source game engine for automotive cockpits</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 integrating with Flutter. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FTwlzGL8G" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Discord implements global age verification</strong>: Discord is rolling out global age verification settings, defaulting unverified accounts to “teen-by-default” restrictions, which limit 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>Amazon 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’s 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/posts/O7AGCFgNw" 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>MIT develops stretchable material with switchable thermal conductivity</strong>: MIT researchers discovered an olefin block copolymer that can reversibly double its thermal conductivity in 0.22 seconds when stretched, aligning its carbon chains for efficient heat transfer. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/gjUxIUjHY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Remedy Entertainment appoints new CEO</strong>: Remedy Entertainment appointed Jean-Charles Gaudechon, with over 20 years of gaming industry experience, as its new CEO, effective March 1, 2026, to drive profitable growth and strengthen independence. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zhJTn9d3d" 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 plugins allegedly wipe out $400 billion in tech stocks</strong>: Anthropic introduced Claude Co-work with industry-specific plugins, and some sources are claiming this “wiped out $400 billion in tech stocks.” While it might have triggered “market concerns,” the leap to a definitive, massive market wipeout seems a tad dramatic for a plugin release. Perhaps the market just needed an excuse to be concerned, and Claude provided it. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QnkkrfiEd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI pivots to ads, because money talks louder than principles</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 “privacy-forward” ads that definitely won’t have any “hidden influence” on your AI responses. Because nothing says “ethical AI” like monetized recommendations. <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>Australian government challenges Roblox on child safety</strong>: The Australian government is challenging Roblox on child safety, citing reports of minors exposed to explicit content and predators. Meanwhile, Roblox has implemented safety features like age verification for chat. It’s almost as if a platform where 73% of age-verified users are under 18 might need more than just a PG rating and some basic filters. Who knew that letting kids run wild on a digital playground could lead to issues? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeKezdNaM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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