<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Google’s gemini AI faces extraction attempts and nation-state misuse</strong>: Google has reported that over 100,000 attempts were made to extract proprietary reasoning capabilities from its Gemini AI model using distillation techniques. They consider these coordinated efforts, some from nation-state actors like China and Russia, as intellectual property theft. Furthermore, Google’s threat report indicates these actors are integrating Gemini into attack operations, including social engineering and phishing, with new malware families like HONESTCUE embedding Gemini’s API to generate and execute malicious code that bypasses safety filters. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/OQLlwLpSw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic secures massive funding amidst AI code quality concerns</strong>: Anthropic recently closed 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 significant investment, led by GIC and Coatue, highlights investor confidence in enterprise-grade AI. However, some sources, like “Investors toss another $30B atop the Anthropic money furnace,” question the sustainability of this valuation and the actual quality of AI-generated code, citing instances where Claude Opus spent $20K to produce a partly functional C compiler. <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><strong>Odido data breach impacts 6.2 million customers</strong>: 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. While passwords and call records were not stolen, customers are warned about potential phishing and impersonation scams, highlighting a broader trend of attacks on telecom companies globally. <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><strong>JetBrains to host free jvm conference</strong>: JetBrains is hosting a free virtual conference for JVM developers on March 26-27, covering modern Java and Kotlin, JVM evolution, and real-world workflows. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/OCNfWceqP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Laravel-PDF v2 integrates cloudflare api</strong>: Spatie released Laravel-PDF v2, now featuring a Cloudflare API driver that allows PDF generation without local dependencies like Node.js or Docker. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/cK3euMd6K" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Minimax launches cost-effective m2.5 ai model</strong>: Minimax launched its M2.5 AI model, claiming it’s over 90% cheaper than competitors and excels in coding tasks, with a 230B parameter model and 10B active parameters. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VQt2ETdNG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Spring data releases maintenance updates</strong>: Spring Data released maintenance versions 2025.1.3 and 2025.0.9, likely including bug fixes and minor improvements for Java applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Uj6HLUXpu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Auth0 updates b2b plan flexibility</strong>: Auth0 updated its B2B plans, offering more flexibility with enterprise connections and M2M token add-ons for scaling service-to-service communication. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/UzL5CQ1eX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Docker compose handles 500k logs daily, questions kubernetes necessity</strong>: A team is running a production observability platform handling 500k logs/day on a single server using Docker Compose, arguing Kubernetes is overkill for most applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PNwYwcQ5e" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Orchestra offers open-source self-hosted paas</strong>: Orchestra is an open-source, self-hosted PaaS that automates server provisioning and application deployment on bare metal, offering an alternative to Vercel or Render. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0nUdXf1b9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Gartner predicts ai will shut down critical infrastructure</strong>: Gartner, in its infinite wisdom, predicts that by 2028, a misconfigured AI system could shut down critical infrastructure in a G20 nation. Because, you know, we’re just throwing AI at everything without bothering with basic security or configuration management. Apparently, the rapid deployment of AI in cyber-physical systems means we’re all just hoping for the best, which is a solid strategy for critical infrastructure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2Nhsskkxs&amp;id=7qf6CcnTl&amp;id=C2t5MyKnp&amp;id=EvW1FrjUS&amp;id=FyP2Wb8Vm&amp;id=IQCKAyNnH&amp;id=jvGGx2ulB&amp;id=lux1oBTdQ&amp;id=mcpWOltJw&amp;id=pTLCg9UIw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Copilot’s top use case is health advice, not coding</strong>: Microsoft’s Copilot usage data reveals that health advice is the top query category, with users cycling through daily philosophical musings and weekend gaming. This ‘Ralph Wiggum’ prompting strategy, where users give simple instructions and let the AI loop until success, apparently challenges traditional management. So, instead of actual work, we’re paying for employees to get health advice and game on company time, all while pretending AI is making them more productive. Brilliant. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ZJJH0MAGc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gartner predicts 40% of ai projects will fail</strong>: Gartner also predicts that 40% of AI projects will fail by 2027 due to ‘unsustainable velocity’ and ‘fragmented systems.’ Who would’ve thought that rushing into complex AI implementations without proper planning, governance, or integrated platforms would lead to failure? It’s almost as if throwing money and buzzwords at a problem doesn’t magically solve it. But hey, at least we’re generating ‘shadow AI’ and ‘eroding margins’ along the way. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0wFgrbFqP&amp;id=DcSKM9BQA&amp;id=GITxcoUi5&amp;id=GManH4sq3&amp;id=HHMxTl4yN&amp;id=RUKLi7SlQ&amp;id=ZY9MBJa3v&amp;id=buZd5qJnM&amp;id=cnjrcboRc&amp;id=i82gqqFnS" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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