<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft’s AI code and quality control issues</strong>: Microsoft is facing increased scrutiny over the quality of its software, with a noticeable rise in out-of-band emergency patches for Windows. This trend coincides with significant workforce reductions and Microsoft’s claims that over 30% of its code is now AI-generated. The situation raises serious questions about the effectiveness of AI in maintaining code quality and the impact of these changes on system administrators and users, as Microsoft remains silent on the matter. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/H1aWwdchu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Supply chain attacks target Notepad++ and eScan</strong>: The update infrastructure for Notepad++ was compromised by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers from June to December 2025, delivering backdoored versions to specific targets. This incident, reminiscent of the SolarWinds attack, highlights critical supply chain vulnerabilities. Separately, eScan antivirus also experienced a supply-chain compromise, and a critical WinRAR vulnerability is actively being exploited by state-backed actors, underscoring the escalating threat landscape. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=diIJMavHg&amp;id=HoGCUtbn9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI launches macOS app for Codex AI agent</strong>: OpenAI has released a macOS desktop app for Codex, its AI coding agent, shifting from terminal-based interaction to managing multiple parallel AI agents. The app integrates with GitHub and supports Git worktrees, focusing on supervising autonomous agents for complex, long-running tasks rather than direct code editing. This move aims to streamline developer workflows and leverage the new GPT-5.2-Codex model, which shows strong performance in benchmarks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/c2BjVZb6r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI’s impact on software engineering careers</strong>: AI-assisted development is fundamentally changing software engineering, eliminating traditional junior developer roles and making deep technical fundamentals and practical judgment more valuable than ever. Internships are becoming critical for developing judgment skills, replacing the bootcamp-to-junior-developer pipeline. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Y4dhwmtrH" 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, due to overwhelming volunteer workload and increasing upstream dependencies on systemd from major desktop environments. SysVinit books for version 12.4 will remain available but won’t be actively maintained. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ohWaYbFxO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Raspberry Pi prices increase due to memory costs</strong>: Raspberry Pi announced price increases up to $60 on single-board computers with 2GB or more memory, driven by increased LPDDR4 memory demand from AI infrastructure. Models with 1GB RAM remain unaffected. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Rk4TtZc2A" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New developer tools for AI integration and UI</strong>: New tools like <a href="http://ui.sh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">ui.sh</a> enhance UI development for AI coding assistants, Vibe creates zero-configuration Linux VMs on ARM Macs for sandboxing LLM agents, and Reposit.bot is an open-source knowledge hub for sharing AI conversation solutions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=FBZjjQkX5&amp;id=XJySsKWNc&amp;id=YD299xQxI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Firefox 148 introduces granular AI controls</strong>: Firefox 148, releasing in late February, will include a new ‘AI Controls’ panel allowing users to disable AI features at a granular level or block them entirely, following user backlash against previous AI implementations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/K3PNUlsQj" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AWS enhances services with new features</strong>: AWS HealthImaging now supports JPEG XL for medical images, Amazon Connect introduced new APIs for automated contact center testing, and AWS Network Firewall offers flexible cost allocation via Transit Gateway attachments in GovCloud. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=AlDvfa64l&amp;id=IXQflAT6d&amp;id=LWsmZj1tc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenTelemetry appoints new community managers</strong>: Adriana Villela (Dynatrace) and Reese Lee (New Relic) have been appointed OpenTelemetry community managers, tasked with organizing events, managing social media, and growing the community, recognizing their sustained contributions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xafQ1cS0K" 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 matrix homeserver: A triumph of marketing over reality</strong>: Cloudflare proudly announced a ‘production-grade Matrix homeserver’ built on Workers, only for Matrix’s co-founder to point out it lacked federation, proper authentication, and encryption verification. Turns out, it was mostly unreviewed AI-generated code with ‘TODO’ comments in critical sections. They later added a disclaimer, reclassifying it as a ‘proof of concept.’ Because nothing says ‘production-grade’ like a proof of concept that doesn’t actually work. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Iq2RG6GgT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-generated content: The truth crisis that won’t die</strong>: Apparently, AI-generated and manipulated content continues to influence beliefs even after being exposed as fake. Researchers say people remain ‘emotionally swayed’ by deepfakes even when explicitly told they are fake. So, all those transparency tools like Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative? Utterly useless. It’s not about preventing initial confusion; it’s about combating persistent influence. Because once you see it, you can’t unsee it, even if it’s a lie. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/savTmPDZC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Oracle’s 26ai: The AI database nobody asked for</strong>: Oracle just dropped Database 26ai for on-premises Linux, packed with AI Vector Search and other goodies. But industry experts and users are already skeptical, largely because Oracle extended support for 19c until 2032, making an upgrade less urgent. Concerns about AI vendor lock-in and unclear release schedules are also rampant. It seems Oracle is pushing AI features into a database that many aren’t ready to adopt, especially when it means more costs and resource requirements for ‘AI optimization.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Ppu6C3s7w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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