<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft patch tuesday addresses zero-days and AI vulnerabilities</strong>: Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 59 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited zero-days. Notably, three of these zero-days were publicly disclosed with potential proof-of-concept exploits. The update also patched critical remote code execution flaws in GitHub Copilot and multiple IDEs (VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains) stemming from AI prompt injection vulnerabilities, posing significant risks to developers due to access to sensitive credentials. This highlights the growing attack surface introduced by AI tools, as reported by Krebs on Security. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zk4Rm0PBv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents are rapidly deploying, bringing security and policy challenges</strong>: AI agents capable of autonomous decision-making are rapidly deploying, with 40% of enterprise applications expected to feature them by 2026, promising 30-50% efficiency gains. However, this introduces significant security vulnerabilities, employment displacement, and accountability concerns. Researchers warn that competitive pressures are leading to rapid deployment without adequate safety frameworks, while companies like GitGuardian are raising significant funding to address the non-human identity crisis and AI agent security gaps. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0rQwEgnbB&amp;id=QRBfTNO1G&amp;id=ZVqULJLz3&amp;id=gUwIhEnZO&amp;id=l8YCDT7qf&amp;id=mmQEWnSC4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Generative AI increases tech worker workload and burnout</strong>: A Harvard Business Review study found that while generative AI initially boosts productivity and makes starting tasks easier, it ultimately leads to employees working longer hours, taking on more tasks, and reducing breaks. This results in workload creep, increased cognitive fatigue, and burnout, with work bleeding into personal time. Researchers recommend implementing intentional pauses and structured project phases to prevent unsustainable work intensity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mEvZkBSFL" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong><a href="http://Z.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Z.ai</a> releases open-source GLM-5 language model</strong>: <a href="http://Z.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Z.ai</a> released GLM-5, a new open-source large language model under an MIT License, claiming it matches proprietary models like Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT 5.3 Codex for long-horizon coding tasks, with 744B parameters and 40B active. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/bOspGaOnW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>ESLint 10.0.0 removes .eslintrc support</strong>: ESLint 10.0.0 will remove support for <code>.eslintrc</code> configuration files, making flat config the sole option, improving config resolution for monorepos, and eliminating legacy patterns like <code>.eslintignore</code> and <code>eslint-env</code> comments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/eQ0JUyyzE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Erlang/OTP 29.0-rc1 introduces native records and quantum-resistant SSH</strong>: Erlang/OTP 29.0-rc1 introduces native records, multi-valued comprehensions, and a new <code>is_integer/3</code> guard BIF, while SSH now defaults to quantum-resistant <code>mlkem768x25519-sha256</code> key exchange. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fTCktIrzF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Wine project progresses on photoshop 2025 linux compatibility</strong>: Wine developers are actively working on patches, including an XMLSerializer implementation for MSHTML, to enable Adobe Photoshop 2025 to run on Linux, with initial installer functionality already achieved. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zwEGOiEOu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Databricks launches new partner program for agentic AI era</strong>: Databricks launched the Brickbuilder Partner Network (BPN), a restructured global partner program with unified tiering, consumption-based incentives, and AI-driven partner matching, aiming to support partners in the ‘Agentic AI Era’. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/eHLDiGxOj" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Python 3.15.0 alpha 6 brings performance and typing improvements</strong>: Python 3.15.0 alpha 6 is available, featuring a new high-frequency statistical sampling profiler, unpacking in comprehensions, UTF-8 as default encoding, and significant JIT compiler upgrades delivering 3-8% performance improvements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/F85IqCQtk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GitGuardian raises $50M to secure AI agents and non-human identities</strong>: GitGuardian secured $50M in Series C funding to expand its non-human identity (NHI) security platform, addressing the crisis of secrets sprawl and the governance of machine identities driven by AI adoption. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=UhlBeqTGk&amp;id=MZmobK75f" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI will make you obsolete, unless you buy our tools</strong>: Apparently, AI models have reached an ‘inflection point’ where they can complete complex, multi-hour tasks autonomously, eliminating the need for human oversight. Industry leaders are predicting 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs will vanish in 1-5 years, across law, finance, medicine, and, of course, software engineering. So, better immediately adopt paid AI tools and experiment daily, because the ‘window for competitive advantage’ is closing. Or, you know, maybe it’s just another vendor trying to scare you into buying their stuff. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/lGyFb7XTB" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents are the new microservices, but with more trust issues</strong>: AI agents are being touted as the next big thing, with Google Cloud launching a GEAR program and Microsoft Foundry evolving into an ‘end-to-end enterprise AI agent platform.’ They’re supposed to automate everything from dependency updates to incident response, reducing operational costs and enabling smaller teams to build higher-valuation companies. But don’t worry, human-in-the-loop workflows are still ‘important’ for critical operations. Because, you know, trust layers and governance are totally going to prevent hallucinations and maintain business logic integrity in these ‘distributed microservices.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=9C4SjPZli&amp;id=gwxHevbDX&amp;id=o13HbD6JR&amp;id=r88T1MoRe&amp;id=vS730ONZY&amp;id=dz3njIXXE&amp;id=it7NMfnEb&amp;id=laJOXndNn&amp;id=tEzN0YnW4&amp;id=wbweznlAO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>WebMCP: the end of ‘AI agents clicking buttons’ (for now)</strong>: Chrome is proposing a new WebMCP standard to let websites expose structured tools directly to in-browser AI agents, supposedly ending the era of ‘AI agents clicking buttons.’ Because, apparently, brittle DOM scraping and UI automation were just too much work for our AI overlords. Now, websites can imperatively or declaratively register tools, and the browser translates them into schemas for agents to discover. It’s available in Chrome 146 Canary, so get ready for a slightly less clumsy AI browsing experience, until the next paradigm shift, of course. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=Ib422mkez&amp;id=NpNZ22j1b&amp;id=R0k8YNGTx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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