<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>OpenAI hits 730 billion valuation with circular investment</strong>: OpenAI secured $110 billion from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, but the deal structure is raising eyebrows among industry analysts. Amazon’s $50 billion and Nvidia’s $30 billion are largely compute commitments for Trainium and Vera Rubin systems, effectively guaranteeing returns for the investors while inflating OpenAI’s valuation. Despite reporting $20 billion in annualized revenue and 50 million subscribers, the company is not expected to reach profitability until 2029. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8imM4YubL&amp;id=2MnggU5aN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Block cuts 40 percent of staff citing AI efficiency</strong>: Jack Dorsey’s fintech firm, Block, laid off approximately 4,000 employees, reducing its headcount to under 6,000. Dorsey attributed the move to AI tools performing roles more effectively and predicted most tech companies would undergo similar structural shifts within a year. While the stock jumped 24% following the news, critics argue the move may be more about financial optics than genuine AI-driven productivity gains. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=yB8j5HQ6b&amp;id=eacyfq01e" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Agentic Ops and the rise of self healing Kubernetes</strong>: A shift toward ‘Agentic Ops’ is replacing traditional SRE workflows by combining eBPF kernel data with LLM reasoning to autonomously remediate infrastructure incidents. According to Cloud Native Now, these systems use Kubernetes Operators and policy-as-code tools like Kyverno to handle routine issues like memory leaks and crash loops without human intervention. This evolution moves the SRE role from a hands-on operator to an architect of autonomous, predictive scaling agents. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rIKV5hbrF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Alibaba Qwen 3.5 VLM integrates with Nvidia Blackwell</strong>: The new 400B parameter multimodal model supports UI navigation and visual reasoning with a 256K context window. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6VdFiRBoH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes Ingress NGINX shutdown set for March 2026</strong>: The project is being retired in favor of the Gateway API, requiring immediate migration planning for cluster operators. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/oOViN9Ta5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Perplexity pivots to 200 dollar monthly enterprise tool</strong>: The new ‘Perplexity Computer’ orchestrates 19 different models for complex workflows, abandoning the ad-supported growth model. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JYBUJ8DSb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Red Hat AI Enterprise launches with Nvidia AI Factory</strong>: The full-stack platform integrates RHEL and OpenShift with vLLM and NIM microservices for industrial-scale production. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/It2aRA6ec" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon hits final snapshot</strong>: The LTS release is scheduled for April 23, featuring the Linux 6.19 kernel and GNOME 50 beta components. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QvM4ZBs0d" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Confluent Kafka Clients 2.13 adds Python asyncio GA</strong>: The release improves lifecycle management via context managers and introduces deterministic partitioners for Python developers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XxtrJwDiH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Tailwind CSS 4.2 introduces expanded color palettes</strong>: The latest update focuses on enhancing styling options and developer workflow efficiency within the React ecosystem. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jHrxBDFP6" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>The Pentagon wants a lobotomized Claude for war</strong>: Defense Secretary Hegseth is reportedly pressuring Anthropic to strip ethical guardrails from Claude so it can be used for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. It’s a classic case of ‘safety-first’ marketing meeting the reality of a $200 million defense contract. Apparently, ‘responsible scaling’ only applies until the Department of War threatens to invoke the Defense Production Act. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=DOq4pZFPp&amp;id=XR0JM9qQf&amp;id=IQbfSgesl" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>RoguePilot proves AI agents are just fancy exploit kits</strong>: Researchers found that a simple hidden HTML comment in a GitHub Issue could trick Copilot into hijacking an entire repository via symlink bypass. We’re being told AI agents are the future of productivity, but right now they’re mostly just automated ways to exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN secrets to anyone who can write a ‘hidden’ prompt. It turns out giving an LLM write access to your terminal is exactly as dangerous as it sounds. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=LAZy65aYK&amp;id=b4uxbpEV5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>The 730 billion dollar circular economy</strong>: OpenAI’s latest funding round is a masterclass in accounting gymnastics, where Nvidia and Amazon ‘invest’ billions that OpenAI immediately hands back to them for chips and cloud credits. It’s a closed-loop valuation pump that makes the dot-com bubble look transparent. We’re valuing a company at nearly a trillion dollars based on its ability to spend its investors’ own gift cards. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8imM4YubL&amp;id=2MnggU5aN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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