<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li>Gemini AI model faces extraction attempts and nation-state misuse: Google has reported that over 100,000 attempts were made to extract proprietary reasoning capabilities from its Gemini AI model using distillation techniques. These coordinated efforts, which Google considers intellectual property theft, involved nation-state actors from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, integrating Gemini into attack operations like social engineering and phishing. Furthermore, new malware families, such as HONESTCUE, are now embedding Gemini’s API to generate and execute malicious code that bypasses safety filters, as detailed in Google’s threat report. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/OQLlwLpSw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Anthropic raises $30 billion amid AI investment boom: Anthropic secured a massive $30 billion Series G funding round, doubling its valuation to $380 billion, driven by a reported $14 billion revenue run rate from enterprise adoption of its Claude AI models. This investment, led by GIC and Coatue, highlights investor confidence in enterprise-grade AI, with plans to expand research and infrastructure. However, questions linger about the sustainability of such valuations and the actual quality of AI-generated code, as noted by some critics. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0dRrHpMfv&amp;id=2KG0fxG7Z&amp;id=KBiI9wOrx&amp;id=MPMZLgvp3&amp;id=PryOnuBPQ&amp;id=Qmgd9m7GA&amp;id=s5BDVI2HR&amp;id=vELqgGbwK&amp;id=vz4jhHvn8&amp;id=xNryU16Jc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Odido data breach impacts 6.2 million customers: The Dutch mobile operator Odido disclosed a data breach affecting 6.2 million customers, roughly one-third of the Netherlands’ population. Attackers accessed their customer contact system, compromising names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, bank account numbers, and ID document details. Odido detected and shut down access quickly, reporting the incident to authorities and warning customers about potential phishing, highlighting a broader trend of attacks on telecom companies. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3j2lBB9LH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li>Laravel-PDF v2 adds Cloudflare driver: Spatie released Laravel-PDF v2, now supporting a Cloudflare API driver for PDF generation without local dependencies, alongside new features like queued PDF generation and metadata support. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/cK3euMd6K" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Minimax launches cost-effective M2.5 AI model: Minimax launched its M2.5 AI model, claiming it’s over 90% cheaper than competitors and excels in coding tasks, with OpenHands benchmarking it as a top open model for software engineering. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VQt2ETdNG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Auth0 updates B2B plans for flexibility: Auth0 updated its B2B plans, offering more flexible enterprise connections and M2M token add-ons to enhance scalability for business customers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/UzL5CQ1eX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>FrankenPHP v1.11.2 boosts performance and security: FrankenPHP v1.11.2 was released, bringing critical security fixes, 30% faster CGO calls, and 40% faster garbage collection due to an upgrade to Go 1.26. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/T7AGr1PoJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Heroku is officially in maintenance mode: Heroku is effectively dead, entering maintenance mode after Salesforce layoffs and a halt on new enterprise customers, pushing Django developers to alternatives like Vercel, Railway, or Render. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8hW9KxOYQ&amp;id=O46mujbgp" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Docker Compose handles 500k logs/day, Kubernetes overkill: A team runs a production observability platform handling 500k logs/day on a single server using Docker Compose, arguing Kubernetes is overkill for most applications due to its complexity and cost. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PNwYwcQ5e" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>VillageSQL brings extensibility to MySQL: VillageSQL, a new open-source MySQL fork, introduces a comprehensive extension framework for custom data types, functions, and indexes, aiming to bring PostgreSQL-style extensibility to MySQL. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/WTP9AqFIZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li>Gartner predicts 40% of AI projects will fail: Gartner predicts 40% of AI projects will fail by 2027 due to “unsustainable velocity” and “fragmented systems.” So, after all the hype, it turns out throwing AI at everything without a coherent strategy might not be a silver bullet. Who would’ve thought? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ZY9MBJa3v" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Anthropic's AI-built C compiler is mostly hype: Anthropic’s AI-built C compiler, created by 16 Claude Opus agents, is being called “marketing hype” because it reportedly fails basic tests without manual configuration and relies on GCC for assembly. Apparently, even AI needs a human to hold its hand when it comes to actual, you know, compiling. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mZHhw9XzP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>YouWare promises production-ready apps from vibes: YouWare is a “vibe coding” platform that promises to convert natural language, voice, and screen recordings into “production-ready web and mobile applications.” Because what every non-technical entrepreneur needs is a platform that lets them vibe their way to a scalable business, completely bypassing the messy reality of actual development. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JCxhs7Ipe" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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