<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Pentagon demands military access to AI models</strong>: The Pentagon is strong-arming AI companies, including Anthropic, to allow military use of their technology for “all lawful purposes,” which apparently includes autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Anthropic is pushing back, risking a $200 million contract. Meanwhile, OpenAI, Google, and xAI are also facing similar demands, with varying levels of compliance. This isn’t just about contracts; it’s about the ethical lines AI companies are willing to cross for government dollars. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=VtyOOEppn&amp;id=2BTVSGYkh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI snags OpenClaw creator for agentic AI push</strong>: OpenAI just hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, to lead their next-gen personal agent development. OpenClaw, a personal AI agent that automates tasks, will remain open source under a foundation with OpenAI’s backing. This move signals a major push into agentic AI, where autonomous agents handle multi-step goals, but also raises concerns about security, privacy, and centralization of control. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2BTVSGYkh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux 7.0 and Ubuntu firmware updates</strong>: Linux 7.0 is out, bringing some notable updates. It introduces a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors, allowing Device Tree platforms to manage M.2 interfaces, and adds dynamic thread pool sizing for NFS servers to optimize resource utilization. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is also splitting its massive <code>linux-firmware</code> package into 17 vendor-specific sub-packages, which should make updates smaller and more targeted. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2zVNOvhqh&amp;id=8Lxd8Rnjy&amp;id=fP2szhpJX&amp;id=319goy50e&amp;id=szGxppNbh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI coding models get speed boosts</strong>: Anthropic and OpenAI rolled out “fast modes” for their coding models, with Anthropic reducing batch sizes for 2.5x speed at 6x cost, and OpenAI using Cerebras chips for 15x speed with a smaller model. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/e1zDCJ67S" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Windows Notepad RCE vulnerability patched</strong>: A new RCE vulnerability (CVE-2026-20841) was found in Windows Notepad, allowing code execution via malicious Markdown links, which Microsoft has since patched. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=AAuuxbltu&amp;id=CtW0rQUoT&amp;id=N5siIFPEw&amp;id=fSewiiKKS&amp;id=jk8Zg0MX3&amp;id=nvKgzmU4A" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Small team achieves breakthrough in conversational AI latency</strong>: Gradium, a small team from Kyutai, developed Moshi, the first full-duplex conversational AI model to achieve 160ms latency with only 7 billion parameters, outperforming larger labs in audio AI. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iRysiiuhz" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New HTML archival format Gwtar released</strong>: A new HTML archival format called Gwtar was introduced, aiming to create static, single-file, and efficient archives of web pages by combining HTML+JavaScript with an embedded tarball of assets. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/t2oeOs48x" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google Search Console integrates with Claude Code for SEO</strong>: A Python MCP server, <code>mcp-gsc</code>, integrates Google Search Console with Claude Code, allowing SEO analysis and fixes directly within a conversational interface. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rHujhRHLJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Combating architectural decay in software</strong>: Software systems tend to drift from their original design, leading to “collective amnesia,” which can be combated by designing systems where the correct architectural path is the easiest to follow. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8ksTqV5kA&amp;id=SbkVDoSXT&amp;id=YhsHrjBDf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust’s boring nature is its superpower</strong>: Rust’s “boring” nature is highlighted as its strength, as its compiler catches critical errors at compile time, leading to predictable and reliable code and fewer late-night debugging sessions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CrbhK2GEI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Alibaba’s Quinn Image 2.0 struggles with basic tasks</strong>: Alibaba released Quinn Image 2.0, an AI image generation model, claiming improved typography and 2K resolution. However, one user’s attempt to generate a YouTube thumbnail suggests it might not be as intuitive or effective as advertised, leading to issues with aspect ratio and output quality. So much for AI understanding the assignment. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zRxAENzbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-generated security reports are DDoSing open source</strong>: Daniel Stenberg, the creator of cURL, says AI-generated security reports are “DDoSing” open source projects, with only 1 in 20-30 reports being accurate. This has led cURL to shut down its bug bounty program. Apparently, AI is great at generating noise, not so much at actual security insights. Thanks for the spam, bots! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2BTVSGYkh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Developers fear AI is coming for their jobs</strong>: Developers are apparently experiencing “Deep Blue” anxiety, fearing AI will devalue their skills, especially with coding agents now autonomously producing working software. The article tries to reassure them that experience still matters. Because, you know, humans are still needed to clean up the mess AI makes, or at least to pretend they’re still in charge. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=DwIZWcSFk&amp;id=qtVi65Njq" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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