<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Databricks launches Lakebase for AI workloads</strong>: Databricks just dropped Lakebase, a new PostgreSQL-compatible database specifically for AI workloads. It’s designed to merge operational database capabilities with their lakehouse architecture, offering serverless OLTP, instant data branching, and unified access controls. Currently GA on AWS, with Azure in public preview and GCP coming later this year, it aims to simplify real-time ML feature serving and AI agent memory. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/56RHAShlB" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel 7.0 rc1 released, Rust support cemented</strong>: The Linux kernel 7.0 rc1 is out, and Linus Torvalds bumped the major version just because he gets confused by big numbers, not for any groundbreaking features. Still, it cements Rust support, brings faster cache clearing, non-disruptive kernel updates, and updated AMD/Intel silicon support. Plus, there’s a new succession plan for maintainers, which is always a fun topic. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=cYP8biu57&amp;id=8ssuMcdSU&amp;id=JXfUDc5F4&amp;id=QdVE1yqfx&amp;id=TcabAvodN&amp;id=cQun6gD6y&amp;id=zaDpYuaxU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Uber and OpenAI reveal infrastructure traffic control platforms</strong>: Uber and OpenAI have unveiled their infrastructure-level traffic control platforms: Uber’s “Global Rate Limiter” handles 80 million requests per second with “probabilistic shedding,” while OpenAI’s “Access Engine” uses a “credit waterfall” to ensure fair access. InfoQ reported these, but as usual, the devil’s in the details they didn’t provide. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/OVoWP2oNj" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Intel’s OpenVINO 2026 improves NPU and LLM support</strong>: Intel’s OpenVINO 2026 is out, bringing better NPU handling and expanded LLM support, which is good news for anyone trying to squeeze more performance out of their AI inference. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/IGizSZZmf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Elastic Cloud now supports AWS Graviton4 ARM</strong>: AWS Graviton4 ARM hardware profiles are now available on Elastic Cloud, offering up to 40% better price-performance for CPU-bound and data-intensive workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0oyHKk4h1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI’s Codex team leverages AI for internal workflows</strong>: OpenAI’s Codex team, a lean 40-person squad, uses AI extensively for onboarding, PR reviews, testing, and refactoring, operating with minimal hierarchy and a focus on generalists or unconventional deep domain experts. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/8TOu6Vf1U" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New VS Code extension for recent files</strong>: A new VS Code extension, ‘Fresh File Explorer,’ replaces the standard file explorer to show recently modified files, integrating Git history and offering features like a recency heatmap and one-click restore for deleted files. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/pQedWHBRB" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gusto builds universal document processing platform</strong>: Gusto replaced its fragile, one-off document parsers with a Universal Document Processing (UDP) platform, using AI as a model-agnostic abstraction layer with confidence scores and fallback routing for robust document processing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CDG9JvVKQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>FreeBSD to get stable Rust kernel support this year</strong>: FreeBSD’s Rust kernel programming interfaces are expected to be stable enough for developers to start experimenting with new kernel code by early 2026, aiming for compatibility with existing drivers and Apple driver parity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/H5Wur3zjw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust RwLock can be slower than Mutex for read-heavy workloads</strong>: A developer found that <code>RwLock</code> performed 5x worse than <code>Mutex</code> for a read-heavy LRU tensor cache in Rust due to cache-line ping-pong, suggesting <code>Mutex</code> might be better for very short critical sections. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rFMs5918e" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Anthropic’s Claude compiler video: marketing fluff or real deal?</strong>: Anthropic released a marketing video showing Claude building a C compiler capable of compiling Linux, SQLite, Lua, and Doom. Critics are calling it “dishonest framing,” suggesting the real goal was a stress test of Claude’s autonomy, not a straightforward compiler-building demo. Because, you know, AI building a compiler is totally believable without any human intervention. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vGYk0DbTO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta patents AI to simulate dead users</strong>: Meta was granted a patent for an AI system that simulates deceased users’ social media activity, including posting and chatting, using an LLM trained on their past data. Because nothing says ‘grief counseling’ like your dead grandma’s AI bot liking your vacation photos. What could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/AeW0pHCcd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Neiry tests bio-drones: pigeons with neural implants</strong>: Neiry, a deeptech company, is testing ‘bio-drones’—pigeons with neural implants, solar panels, and cameras—to guide them along preset routes for infrastructure inspection and search-and-rescue. They claim “privacy compliance” by filtering identifiable details. Because strapping a camera and brain stimulator to a bird is definitely the most ethical and efficient way to inspect power lines, and I’m sure the pigeons are thrilled about their new careers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/m7v8MA0Dh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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