<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI funding frenzy continues with Anthropic and OpenAI</strong>: Anthropic is reportedly finalizing a massive $20 billion funding round, doubling its initial target, with major investments from Nvidia and Microsoft. This comes as OpenAI is also rumored to be raising $100 billion, with both companies eyeing IPOs this summer, highlighting the intense financial pressures and competition in the AI space. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=a2pgFNMBq&amp;id=eZUPHAL5M&amp;id=qaBVuoDcD&amp;id=u5uOG63K2&amp;id=y6DBbSxBc&amp;id=5kN0YzGRy&amp;id=BoDPkFq8Y&amp;id=cX7pVnhKE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI assistant restrictions</strong>: The EU is accusing Meta of antitrust violations for blocking third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot from WhatsApp, following policy changes that made Meta AI the sole assistant. Regulators are considering emergency measures, arguing Meta’s restrictions could severely harm the AI assistant market, though Meta disputes these claims. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/w9RLQf8YH" 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 browser-native threat protection into its Zero Trust Exchange platform, aiming to secure unmanaged BYOD devices against phishing and AI data leakage. This move positions the browser as a critical control point for Zero Trust architectures, expanding Zscaler’s recent acquisition spree. <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>AI coding agents reach 90% code generation capability</strong>: AI coding agents are rapidly improving, with frontier models now capable of writing 90% of code, though developer productivity gains are debated due to new overheads like review and prompting. <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>North Korean hackers leverage AI deepfakes in crypto attacks</strong>: North Korean threat actors are using AI-generated deepfake videos and compromised accounts in sophisticated social engineering attacks targeting the cryptocurrency sector, deploying new malware families to steal credentials and crypto wallet information. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=wgv654vDT&amp;id=3qL5mblsY&amp;id=4NFnRjHAX&amp;id=7hFHkMPwg&amp;id=8wZDCxvNp&amp;id=9ObJeT7O1&amp;id=A8iF37C5E&amp;id=AaCpDyacF&amp;id=ByPKunTEa&amp;id=CZgK5a0B2" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Discord rolls out global age verification</strong>: Discord is implementing global age verification, defaulting unverified accounts to “teen-by-default” settings that restrict access to sensitive content and direct messages, following lawsuits alleging minor exploitation. <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 for car cockpits</strong>: Toyota Connected North America announced Fluorite, an open-source game engine built with C++ and Flutter, 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>Redshift enhances automatic optimizations with dedicated compute</strong>: Amazon Redshift now allows allocating dedicated compute resources for automatic optimization features like table optimization and auto vacuum, ensuring these processes don’t impact user workloads during high activity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7o3DKKn6E" 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, offering potential for 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>AMD’s openSIL project coming to consumer motherboards</strong>: AMD’s openSIL project, aiming to replace proprietary AGESA firmware with open alternatives, is being ported to modern AM5 consumer motherboards, 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>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Anthropic’s new plugins apparently wiped out $400 billion in tech stocks</strong>: Anthropic just dropped Claude Co-work with “industry-specific plugins” for sales, finance, and legal. The title of the article claims this “Wiped Out $400 Billion In Tech Stocks.” Because, you know, a new plugin system for an LLM is definitely the sole cause of market fluctuations. It’s not like there are other factors at play, or that the body text only mentions “triggering market concerns.” <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QnkkrfiEd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Australian government discovers children on Roblox</strong>: Australia’s government is demanding Roblox take action on child safety, citing reports of minors exposed to explicit content. They’re reviewing Roblox’s PG classification and considering extending the Online Safety Act. Because apparently, a platform where 73% of age-verified users are under 18 needs a stern talking-to about, you know, kids. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeKezdNaM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI chatbots are just as good as search engines for medical advice, which is to say, not great</strong>: A new study from Oxford found that AI chatbots 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 search bar that sometimes makes things up. Who would’ve thought? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=KxYxbzZtb&amp;id=1kwDX3PnJ&amp;id=1mNE3s7VJ&amp;id=DLtzBsMsI&amp;id=L6vqc64qy&amp;id=PmuBwjJNz&amp;id=QTyq32sGV&amp;id=eu7ShA5er&amp;id=kYVouXXxj&amp;id=lk77RUHW7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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