<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>PostgreSQL 19 enhances logging control</strong>: PostgreSQL 19 is introducing a granular logging feature, allowing <code>log_min_messages</code> to be configured per process type. This means you can now target verbose debug logging for specific backend processes like autovacuum or the archiver without flooding your entire log with unnecessary noise, as reported by depesz. This is a significant improvement for debugging and operational efficiency in complex PostgreSQL environments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jFpuJ6YrS" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare R2 launches local uploads for faster writes</strong>: Cloudflare has rolled out “Local Uploads” for its R2 object storage, currently in open beta. This feature significantly reduces cross-region write latency by allowing data to be written to the nearest Cloudflare PoP and then asynchronously replicated to the bucket’s home region. This is a game-changer for geographically distributed applications needing fast upload performance, offering immediate object accessibility post-write. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XbGrpoJDs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI introduces AI-driven harness engineering</strong>: OpenAI has unveiled “Harness Engineering,” an internal methodology leveraging Codex agents for large-scale software development, including code generation, testing, and CI workflows. A five-month internal experiment reportedly shipped a beta product with a million lines of code, all generated without manual source code. This shifts the engineering role to designing environments and specifying intent, with declarative prompts guiding the AI agents. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dPCNsAxds" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Java 25 targets performance myths with major improvements</strong>: Java 25 is set to tackle long-standing performance issues with Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) caching, generational garbage collector enhancements for Shenandoah and ZGC, and Compact Object Headers to reduce heap size, as detailed by <a href="http://Foojay.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Foojay.io</a>. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5Gmq7wbhe" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AWS enables event-driven architectures for RDS SQL server</strong>: AWS now allows Lambda functions to be triggered directly from RDS for SQL Server database events, enabling event-driven architectures without traditional in-database triggers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KzhIuYzeh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Sandkasten offers self-hosted sandbox for AI agents</strong>: Sandkasten provides a self-hosted, stateful Linux sandbox for AI agents, offering persistent shell sessions and file operations using native Linux primitives for isolation, without Docker. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kdJWfknAe" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>.NET 11 preview 1 brings async improvements and C# 15</strong>: .NET 11 Preview 1 introduces runtime-level async improvements, Zstandard compression support, and new C# 15 language features, signaling the direction for the next major .NET release. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=QBAQQNpLN&amp;id=xPZZ4nMO0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI data centers explore high-temperature superconductors</strong>: Hyperscalers are investigating high-temperature superconductors (HTS) to replace copper wiring in AI data centers, aiming to reduce power constraints and heat generation, with Microsoft investing in HTS startup Veir. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jbBqj45d9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare outage impacts BYOIP service</strong>: Cloudflare experienced a 6-hour outage affecting its Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) service due to a software bug that unintentionally withdrew BGP prefixes from the network. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/hy3FNhBxD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kotlin community diversifies beyond Android</strong>: The Kotlin community is seeing a significant shift, with Android developers now representing only 25-30% of the user base, down from 75% in 2017, indicating broader adoption across different platforms. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/82WpaCPRf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>EFF cracks the AI slop problem by making humans accountable</strong>: The EFF updated its open-source policy, requiring contributors to understand AI-assisted code and ensure human-authored comments. Apparently, their brilliant solution to the “AI slop problem” is to just make humans responsible for the AI’s output. Who knew accountability was the secret sauce? It’s almost like they’re saying AI isn’t magic after all. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/W3yzAhjLd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google VP warns about AI startup survival, conveniently ignoring Google’s own AI offerings</strong>: A Google Cloud VP is out here warning that AI startups relying on LLM wrappers or aggregation without deep differentiation are doomed. He’s bullish on ‘vibe coding platforms’ and biotech, which is great, but it sounds suspiciously like a thinly veiled pitch for why you should just use Google’s foundational models and services instead of building on top of someone else’s. Classic FUD from the big players. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/djwfpUzVm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Unity CEO claims AI will make entire games, because why not?</strong>: Unity’s CEO is now claiming that AI will soon be able to generate ‘entire games’ from natural language prompts. While rapid prototyping for simple casual games is plausible, the idea that AI will replace professional game developers for anything beyond a Flappy Bird clone is pure fantasy. It’s a great way to generate buzz, but let’s not pretend AI is about to churn out the next Elden Ring. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VkFal2xDM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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