<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft’s AI code and zero-day exploits raise quality concerns</strong>: Microsoft is facing scrutiny over its quality control, with two out-of-band emergency patches released in early 2026 continuing a trend of frequent fixes after Patch Tuesday. This coincides with Microsoft’s claims that over 30% of its code now comes from AI contributions, raising questions about the impact of AI on software reliability. Meanwhile, the Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting a Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-21509), targeting Ukrainian government agencies and EU organizations, deploying malware through weaponized documents. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=H1aWwdchu&amp;id=7E37fbDrv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI launches macOS app for Codex AI agent</strong>: OpenAI launched a macOS app for Codex, its AI coding agent, shifting focus to orchestrating multiple parallel AI agents for complex tasks, integrating with GitHub and supporting Git worktrees. This move aims to enable developers to build sophisticated software in hours, leveraging GPT-5.2-Codex, which leads TerminalBench but shows no clear advantage over competitors like Claude Opus and Gemini 3 on SWE-bench. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/c2BjVZb6r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Notepad++ update infrastructure compromised by state-sponsored hackers</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 vulnerability in the shared hosting server, mirroring the SolarWinds supply chain attack. Notepad++ has since released hardened versions 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>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Firefox to offer granular AI controls</strong>: Firefox 148 will introduce granular AI controls, allowing users to disable AI features entirely or individually, 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>Snowflake partners with OpenAI for enterprise AI solutions</strong>: Snowflake and OpenAI announced a $200 million partnership to integrate OpenAI models directly into Snowflake Cortex AI, enabling natural language querying of enterprise data. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QNlzvTu0k" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI reshapes software engineering careers</strong>: AI-assisted development is fundamentally changing software engineering careers, eliminating traditional junior developer roles and making deep technical fundamentals and practical judgment more valuable. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Y4dhwmtrH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gradio team releases Daggr for AI workflow debugging</strong>: The Gradio team released Daggr, an open-source Python library for building and debugging multi-step AI workflows, offering a code-first approach with automatic visual interface generation. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/w5uxAjhHS" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux from scratch drops SysVinit support</strong>: Linux From Scratch will drop SysVinit support, becoming systemd-only starting with version 13.0 due to overwhelming volunteer workload and increasing upstream dependencies on systemd. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ohWaYbFxO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Searlsbrew releases open-source AI coding tools</strong>: Searlsbrew released two open-source projects, <code>prove_it</code> for AI coding agent verification and <code>scrapple</code> for scraping and indexing Apple’s SDK documentation to support coding agents. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KgWNMvcv0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Oracle database 26ai on-premise release met with skepticism</strong>: Oracle released Database 26ai Enterprise Edition for on-premises Linux x86-64, but industry experts express skepticism about upgrading due to extended support for 19c and concerns about AI vendor lock-in. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Ppu6C3s7w" 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 was just a proof of concept</strong>: Cloudflare published a blog post claiming a production-grade Matrix homeserver built on Workers, but Matrix co-founder Matthew Hodgson quickly pointed out it lacked critical features like federation and proper authentication. Turns out, their codebase had signs of unreviewed AI-generated code and ‘TODO’ comments in critical sections. Cloudflare later added a disclaimer, reclassifying it as a proof of concept. So much for AI-assisted infrastructure, eh? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Iq2RG6GgT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Adobe axes animate for ‘AI-powered’ future</strong>: Adobe is discontinuing its 25-year-old 2D animation software, Animate, by March 2026, citing a strategic shift towards AI-powered products. They can’t even recommend a full replacement, suggesting partial alternatives like After Effects. Users are, predictably, upset and asking Adobe to open source it. Because apparently, AI is so good it can replace decades of specialized software, just not, you know, actually replace it. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RXXAE7z4E" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Norwegian municipality’s AI billing error creates more work</strong>: A Norwegian municipality used AI to correct billing errors for water and sewage fees, but the rushed implementation sent incorrect bills to approximately 1,000 residents, including children. Five staff members were then required to handle the complaints, proving that sometimes, trying to save time with AI just creates more work. Who needs quality assurance when you have AI, right? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FlMxMsjGN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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