<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>xAI co-founders and senior engineers are leaving</strong>: Nine engineers, including two co-founders, have publicly departed xAI in the past week, meaning over half of the founding team is now gone. These exits coincide with regulatory scrutiny over Grok’s generation of nonconsensual explicit deepfakes and the company’s upcoming IPO. The rapid departures raise questions about xAI’s stability and governance, especially as engineers cite desires for more autonomy to build frontier AI technology. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Am4GYAifG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>North Korean hackers are targeting crypto with new macOS backdoors</strong>: A North Korean threat actor, UNC1069, is executing a sophisticated social engineering campaign against cryptocurrency organizations. They’re using tactics like compromised Telegram accounts and fake Zoom meetings with AI-generated video to trick victims into executing malicious terminal commands. This deploys a multi-stage malware stack, including previously undocumented macOS backdoors like WAVESHAPER, HYPERCALL, and DEEPBREATH, designed to bypass security and steal sensitive data. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/WHtUJSDcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI is increasing tech worker workloads and burnout</strong>: A Harvard Business Review study found that generative AI is leading tech workers to put in longer hours and take on more tasks, often voluntarily. While AI initially boosts productivity and makes starting tasks easier, the long-term effect is workload creep, increased cognitive fatigue, and burnout. Researchers recommend 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>VS Code 1.109 brings new AI features and expanded model support</strong>: VS Code 1.109 introduces AI-powered features like agent clarifying questions, default agent skills, parallel sub-agent execution, and expanded AI model options (Claude, Codex) through GitHub Copilot subscription. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QJP16aVAU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GitHub Copilot memory feature now in preview</strong>: GitHub Copilot Memory, a new preview feature, allows the AI assistant to remember coding preferences, team conventions, and project guidelines across sessions, automatically detecting and storing important context. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Ppujf8q6c" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Leptos web framework shows strong performance against other frameworks</strong>: Leptos, a Rust-based web framework, demonstrates performance comparable to Solid and is faster than React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte in rendering-intensive tasks, attributed to its architectural decisions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/OB0PmskmR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>ESLint 10.0.0 removes support for old config files</strong>: ESLint 10.0.0 has removed support for <code>.eslintrc</code> configuration files, making flat config the sole option, which improves config resolution for monorepos and adds built-in TypeScript types. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/eQ0JUyyzE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PyTorch foundation expands to a multi-project ecosystem</strong>: The PyTorch Foundation has evolved into a multi-project ecosystem, now hosting PyTorch, vLLM, DeepSpeed, and Ray, with new leadership and governance structures to scale operations and business execution. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2JQZDZ3HD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust ecosystem continues to grow with increased professional adoption</strong>: JetBrains’ 2025 survey shows Rust’s continued growth, with 30% of users being newcomers and 26% using it professionally, primarily for systems programming, CLI tools, and backend development, often integrating with JavaScript/TypeScript. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LYg98DMrO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Vercel flags now in public beta for feature management</strong>: Vercel Flags is now in public beta, offering native feature flag management directly in the Vercel Dashboard with targeting rules, user segments, and SDK support for Next.js and SvelteKit. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/IfJOyXyyM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI skill scanners for agent marketplaces are ‘false security’</strong>: An opinion piece claims community-built AI skill scanners for agent marketplaces are inadequate and provide ‘false security,’ primarily relying on regex pattern matching that’s easily bypassed by sophisticated attacks. Apparently, some of these scanners are even malware themselves. So, you’re either getting a useless tool or a Trojan horse. Pick your poison. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/REdcjExfJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI will transform open source by making libraries obsolete</strong>: GitHub co-founder Scott Chacon predicts AI will fundamentally transform open source by enabling developers to generate custom code snippets instead of importing ‘bloated libraries.’ Apparently, we’ll all be writing bespoke code for everything, making those pesky open-source communities and their ‘bloated’ contributions a thing of the past. Who needs collaboration when you have AI? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ICfMchozE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-assisted coding is breaking game development</strong>: A parent reported their child’s frustration with ‘vibe coding’ using ChatGPT for game development, where small AI-generated code changes unexpectedly broke entire game systems. It seems AI is great for simple tasks, but when it comes to complex, interconnected software like games, it’s still a wrecking ball. Maybe stick to human developers for now, unless you enjoy debugging AI’s ‘creative’ solutions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/bMxG6ez54" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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