<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Pentagon demands military access to AI models</strong>: The Pentagon is demanding AI companies, including Anthropic, allow military use of their technology for “all lawful purposes,” which includes autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Anthropic is resisting these demands, particularly concerning autonomous weapons, risking the cancellation of its $200 million contract. This dispute highlights the ethical tightrope AI developers walk when their technology intersects with national security interests, as reported by sources like Ars Technica. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2BTVSGYkh&amp;id=VtyOOEppn" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>LocalStack drops open-source community edition</strong>: LocalStack is discontinuing its open-source Community Edition, consolidating into a single Docker image that requires user registration. While a limited free tier remains, CI credits are removed, and full access now requires a paid subscription starting at $39/month. This move has sparked concerns among developers about the project’s open-source commitment and is leading many to explore alternatives like Moto and Vera AWS, as noted by InfoQ. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fsky5EERm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Windows Notepad RCE vulnerability discovered</strong>: A critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2026-20841, was discovered in Windows Notepad’s modern version. This flaw, stemming from improper sanitization of <code>file://</code> URIs in Markdown links, allows local binary execution or network resource access with user interaction. Microsoft has patched this in the Store version (11.2510+), but it underscores the persistent challenge of securing even basic applications against sophisticated exploits. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=AAuuxbltu&amp;id=CtW0rQUoT&amp;id=fSewiiKKS&amp;id=jk8Zg0MX3&amp;id=nvKgzmU4A" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Linux 7.0 enhances M.2 and NFS performance</strong>: Linux 7.0 introduces a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors and dynamic thread pool sizing for NFS servers, optimizing resource utilization. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2zVNOvhqh&amp;id=8Lxd8Rnjy&amp;id=fP2szhpJX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding models get speed boosts</strong>: Anthropic and OpenAI have released “fast modes” for their coding models, with Anthropic achieving 2.5x speed at 6x cost by reducing batch sizes, and OpenAI reaching 15x speed using specialized Cerebras chips with a smaller model. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/e1zDCJ67S" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Small team achieves low-latency conversational AI</strong>: Gradium’s Moshi model, developed by a small team, achieved 160ms latency for full-duplex conversational AI with only 7 billion parameters, showcasing efficiency in audio AI. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iRysiiuhz" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gwtar introduces new HTML archival format</strong>: A new HTML archival format, Gwtar, combines an HTML+JavaScript header with a tarball of assets into a single polyglot file, enabling efficient, lazy-loaded archiving of large web pages without special server software. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/t2oeOs48x" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Symfony 8.1 development progresses with new features</strong>: Symfony 8.1 development saw 120 pull requests merged, including bug fixes for Redis authentication and new features like tag decoration in DependencyInjection and cURL copy/paste in WebProfiler. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/tiyCa1O2y" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Global tech policy shifts on China and AI</strong>: The US is considering reversing some tech restrictions on Chinese companies, potentially removing Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD from military-linked lists, while India mandates social media platforms remove AI deepfakes within two hours. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/d9SXCk8xt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Palantir faces backlash over data contracts</strong>: Palantir is facing scrutiny over its data contracts with NYC hospitals and the UK’s NHS, with activists demanding termination due to concerns over patient data security and its work with ICE. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=i5hXbkiCe&amp;id=uL7dyR24I" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI is “DDoSing” open source with fake bug reports</strong>: Apparently, AI is now “DDoSing” open source projects with security reports, according to cURL creator Daniel Stenberg. He claims only 1 in 20-30 AI-generated reports are accurate, forcing cURL to shut down its bug bounty program. So, AI is so smart it can’t even tell a real bug from a phantom, but it’s great at wasting human time. Progress! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2BTVSGYkh&amp;id=7e4x0vONT&amp;id=KdUKcvk8L&amp;id=UMatWajxo&amp;id=vb6x1hImO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Alibaba’s AI image generator struggles with basic tasks</strong>: Alibaba’s Quinn Image 2.0, an AI image generation model, promises improved typography and 2K resolution. However, one user’s attempt to generate a YouTube thumbnail resulted in aspect ratio issues and poor quality. It seems even with all the hype, these models still struggle with basic “assignments.” Maybe it’s not the AI, it’s just the user, right? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zRxAENzbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI turns GitHub repos into podcasts</strong>: A new project, GitTalks, uses AI to convert GitHub repos into podcast playlists, with Google’s Gemini 2.0 analyzing structure and Kokoro TTS synthesizing audio. The creators claim GitHub Copilot CLI generated 80% of the frontend code. Because what developers really need is more AI-generated content, now in audio form, to explain code they probably didn’t write themselves. The circle of life, or something. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/p6iMMSAYk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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