<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft’s AI code and Notepad++ hack raise quality and security concerns</strong>: Microsoft is facing increased scrutiny over its software quality, with a troubling trend of frequent out-of-band emergency patches for Windows. This coincides with significant workforce reductions and claims that over 30% of its code is now AI-generated. The situation raises questions about Microsoft’s quality control, especially as system administrators are forced to choose between delaying critical security updates or risking productivity losses from broken patches. Meanwhile, Notepad++'s update infrastructure was compromised by suspected state-sponsored hackers, delivering backdoored versions to select targets, highlighting broader supply chain security risks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=H1aWwdchu&amp;id=diIJMavHg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Raspberry Pi prices jump due to AI-driven memory demand</strong>: Raspberry Pi announced price increases of up to $60 on some single-board computers due to rising LPDDR4 memory costs, driven by demand from AI infrastructure. This marks a second consecutive year of price adjustments for the same reason, indicating ongoing supply chain pressures. Models with 2GB or more of memory are affected, while 1GB RAM versions remain unchanged. This highlights how the booming AI industry’s demand for components is impacting other tech sectors. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Rk4TtZc2A" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<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 from terminal interaction to managing multiple parallel AI agents for complex tasks. The app integrates with GitHub and supports Git worktrees, leveraging GPT-5.2-Codex. This move aims to enable developers to orchestrate sophisticated software development in hours, extending beyond coding with ‘Agent Skills’ for various workflows. <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>Firefox 148 to offer granular AI controls</strong>: Firefox 148 will introduce granular AI controls, allowing users to disable AI features entirely or individually, a response to previous user backlash and Mozilla’s commitment to optional AI features. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/K3PNUlsQj" 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 for on-premises Linux x86-64, but industry experts are skeptical about upgrades 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>
<li><strong>Adobe Animate discontinued amidst AI shift</strong>: Adobe will discontinue its 2D animation software, Animate, on March 1, 2026, as part of a strategic shift towards AI-powered products, causing backlash from its user community. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RXXAE7z4E" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Git 2.53 embraces Rust, mandatory in Git 3.0</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 late 2026. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/st4SfbY5r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux From Scratch drops SysVinit support</strong>: Linux From Scratch will become systemd-only starting with version 13.0, dropping SysVinit support 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>PicoIDE brings modern storage to vintage computers</strong>: PicoIDE, an open-source IDE/ATAPI emulator, converts microSD cards into hard drives and CD-ROMs for vintage computers, powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/aKGrk7LwR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Mizzle: type-safe ORM for DynamoDB</strong>: Mizzle, a type-safe TypeScript ORM for DynamoDB, offers a Drizzle-like developer experience, simplifying interactions and handling Single-Table Design complexities. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KZMqa9VA2" 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 mostly hot air</strong>: Cloudflare published a blog post touting a “production-grade Matrix homeserver” built on Workers, which Matrix co-founder Matthew Hodgson promptly debunked as lacking critical features like federation and proper authentication. Turns out, their codebase had unreviewed AI-generated code and ‘TODO’ comments in critical sections. So much for AI-assisted technical blogging, eh? Maybe next time, they’ll actually build something before claiming it’s revolutionary. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Iq2RG6GgT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Norwegian municipality’s AI billing error sends bills to children</strong>: A Norwegian municipality used AI to correct billing errors, which, predictably, resulted in 1,000 residents, including children, receiving incorrect water and sewage bills. The municipality admitted they should have manually reviewed the AI’s output. It’s almost as if deploying AI without proper oversight and testing is a bad idea. Who knew that rushing AI to save time would actually create more work and complaints? <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 claiming AI-related layoffs don’t even have mature AI applications ready to replace roles. So, AI is the new scapegoat for bad business decisions. Classic. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yXHHUa4yo" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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