<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>APT28 exploits Microsoft Office zero-day</strong>: The Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting a Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-21509), targeting Ukrainian government agencies and EU organizations. Attacks began within days of Microsoft’s disclosure, using weaponized documents to deploy the COVENANT framework and route traffic through legitimate cloud storage to evade detection. CERT-UA warns that slow update cycles will lead to increased attacks, emphasizing the urgency of applying available patches. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7E37fbDrv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Notepad++ update infrastructure compromised</strong>: Notepad++'s update infrastructure was compromised by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers from June to December 2025, delivering backdoored versions to select targets. The attackers exploited a shared hosting server vulnerability, intercepting update traffic and maintaining credential access even after the vulnerability was patched. Notepad++ has since released hardened versions (8.8.8.8, 8.8.9, 8.9) with stronger signature verification and migrated to a new hosting provider, urging users to update and remove previously installed self-signed root certificates. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/diIJMavHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft’s AI spending and quality control under scrutiny</strong>: Microsoft’s stock dropped 10% due to investor concerns over $37.5 billion in AI-related capital expenditure, despite strong revenue. The core issue is whether AI demand will materialize fast enough to justify this massive infrastructure spending, especially as Satya Nadella’s strategy to embed Copilot AI into every product is perceived as forced. This comes as Microsoft also faces a troubling trend of increased emergency patches for Windows, coinciding with workforce reductions and claims of over 30% AI-contributed code, raising questions about quality control. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0PRBbgRZc&amp;id=5t4lXdjSt&amp;id=Vh4SzEb3w&amp;id=H1aWwdchu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>OpenAI launches macOS app for Codex AI agent</strong>: OpenAI launched a macOS desktop app for Codex, its AI coding agent, shifting focus to managing multiple parallel AI agents for complex, long-running tasks, integrating with GitHub and supporting Git worktrees. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/c2BjVZb6r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Firefox 148 to include granular AI controls</strong>: Firefox 148, set for release in late February, will introduce granular AI controls, allowing users to disable AI features entirely or individually, addressing past user backlash and Mozilla’s shift towards optional AI features. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/K3PNUlsQj" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Snowflake and OpenAI partner for enterprise AI solutions</strong>: Snowflake and OpenAI announced a $200 million partnership to integrate OpenAI models and ChatGPT Enterprise directly into Snowflake Cortex AI, enabling natural language querying and processing of enterprise data. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QNlzvTu0k" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux from scratch drops SysVinit support</strong>: Linux From Scratch (LFS) will become systemd-only starting with version 13.0, dropping SysVinit support due to overwhelming volunteer workload and increasing upstream dependencies on systemd from major desktop environments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ohWaYbFxO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Adobe Animate discontinued amidst AI shift</strong>: Adobe will discontinue its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, on March 1, 2026, as part of a strategic shift towards AI-powered products, causing backlash from users who rely on the 25-year-old software. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RXXAE7z4E" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Git 2.53 released with Rust support</strong>: Git 2.53 was released with performance optimizations and bug fixes, notably default-enabling Rust support in its build systems, which will become mandatory in Git 3.0 by the end of 2026. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/st4SfbY5r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PicoIDE brings modern storage to vintage computers</strong>: PicoIDE, an open-source IDE/ATAPI emulator, was announced, converting microSD cards into hard drives and CD-ROMs for vintage computers, powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=aKGrk7LwR&amp;id=cY5iNKtcH&amp;id=va93OYRCa" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Cloudflare’s AI-generated Matrix server: more proof of concept than production</strong>: Cloudflare published a blog post claiming a production-grade Matrix homeserver built on Workers, which Matrix co-founder Matthew Hodgson quickly debunked as lacking critical features like federation and proper authentication. Turns out, their codebase showed signs of unreviewed AI-generated code and contained TODO comments in critical sections. Cloudflare later added a disclaimer, reclassifying it as a proof of concept. So much for AI-assisted technical blogging. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=Iq2RG6GgT&amp;id=YUSdAM3D6&amp;id=d76FYhLFT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Norwegian municipality’s AI billing error: saving time by creating more work</strong>: A Norwegian municipality, in its infinite wisdom, used AI to correct billing errors for water and sewage fees, but rushed the implementation without proper quality assurance. The result? Approximately 1,000 residents, including children, received incorrect bills. Five staff members were then required to handle the ensuing complaints, proving that sometimes, trying to save time with AI just creates more work and a public relations nightmare. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FlMxMsjGN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-washing: the new corporate excuse for layoffs</strong>: A Forrester report suggests that over 50,000 layoffs in 2025, attributed to AI by companies, are actually ‘AI-washing’—blaming AI for job cuts driven by financial pressures or pandemic over-hiring. Apparently, most companies announcing these AI-related layoffs lack mature AI applications ready to replace roles. So, next time a company blames AI for job cuts, remember it might just be a convenient, investor-friendly excuse for their own business struggles. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yXHHUa4yo" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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