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<li><strong>AI agents are taking over software development, for better or worse</strong>: AI agents are rapidly moving from coding assistants to autonomous systems that can write, test, and validate code, fundamentally reshaping software development. Companies like StrongDM are building ‘Software Factories’ where AI agents autonomously generate and validate code, while GitHub is launching ‘Agentic Workflows’ to automate repository management. This shift means developers are moving from writing code to defining intent and orchestrating AI agents, with tools like Entire emerging to manage AI-generated code and its context. However, this also raises concerns about code quality, security, and the future of traditional developer roles. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=pXH2kAFYs&amp;id=cEl2FB3ng&amp;id=hDN0CJdoX&amp;id=hVpbLWCfJ&amp;id=sH5JqveVi&amp;id=5TbloOAVZ&amp;id=T3WPt9UvY&amp;id=TQc8FjFe3&amp;id=WTAoTV4Rw&amp;id=XQcHpt8vL" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI’s insatiable demand for hardware is causing shortages and driving up prices</strong>: The AI boom is creating a massive demand for specialized hardware, leading to significant component shortages and rising prices across the tech industry. Western Digital has already sold out its entire 2026 hard drive capacity to AI companies, and gaming hardware like Valve’s Steam Deck OLED and Sony’s PlayStation 6 are facing delays and potential price increases due to memory and storage scarcity. This shift is also driving cloud providers to hoard GPUs, forcing businesses to rent resources from the same providers causing the shortage, and raising concerns about vendor lock-in and the long-term cost of AI infrastructure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=ttFo5ZiRW&amp;id=w4htkmXsV&amp;id=j9QS83E6P&amp;id=UnsXEj0zo&amp;id=26XUA8lbK&amp;id=3CcXKuvOW&amp;id=X1zVEwts3&amp;id=YsANp3PCD&amp;id=aAvHNcO4S&amp;id=bYavSTao6" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cybersecurity threats are escalating, with AI playing a dual role</strong>: The cybersecurity landscape is becoming increasingly complex, with AI both enabling new threats and offering potential solutions. Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday addressed six actively exploited zero-days, including prompt injection vulnerabilities in GitHub Copilot. North Korean APT groups are using AI-generated video in social engineering attacks, while LLM-generated malware is exploiting vulnerabilities like React2Shell. The EU Parliament has banned cloud-based AI on corporate devices due to data security concerns. However, AI is also being leveraged for defense, with tools like GitGuardian securing $50M to combat non-human identity risks and Cisco unveiling AI-centric security initiatives. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=zk4Rm0PBv&amp;id=WHtUJSDcB&amp;id=KMbOTa0n2&amp;id=sdAjAU2JA&amp;id=Ejt4aG1en&amp;id=NW6nIRqB9&amp;id=hzvvYMQze&amp;id=6Gbu8zodz&amp;id=qES7KNblP&amp;id=ZxyPtzJpI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Go 1.26 released with Green Tea GC and language improvements</strong>: Go 1.26 introduces the Green Tea garbage collector by default, reducing GC overhead by 10-40% and cgo overhead by 30%, alongside new language features like expression operands for <code>new()</code> and self-referential generic types. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=sMkALrq8q&amp;id=ulooYh1Tw&amp;id=mInrXYefK&amp;id=tPB38TkbQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PostgreSQL and other database updates focus on performance and AI integration</strong>: PostgreSQL is getting new diagnostic tools and Neon launched a Cursor plugin for database branching, while Manticore Search now supports inline tokenization dictionaries and TiDB is positioning itself as an AI-native database for agent-first workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=4n5SIRDeE&amp;id=6MZLfQIuE&amp;id=6dgAlz6XB&amp;id=IJ3IkELxa&amp;id=Sl0JunN03&amp;id=vogjlOYtz&amp;id=qdJwQqPdG&amp;id=vkFxQXGK8&amp;id=0kwoW8zg5&amp;id=0QBTpoQPy" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel 7.0 brings significant performance and security enhancements</strong>: Linux kernel 7.0 is set to include multi-lane SPI support, Sheaves for kernel caches, RISC-V security enhancements, improved NTFS3 driver, and AMD server optimizations, alongside VFS and I/O improvements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=hjIvhisV2&amp;id=m5L4rWAXQ&amp;id=RL4bMHXJh&amp;id=RaeTCnPo0&amp;id=Vay0ocYOF&amp;id=Vh5TboDqs&amp;id=IReKhPaVU&amp;id=KRzP2elQI&amp;id=Lh7hAqISa&amp;id=8HdxC0TiT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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