<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft’s AI strategy faces quality and user backlash</strong>: Microsoft is struggling with quality control, evidenced by an increase in out-of-band emergency patches for Windows, coinciding with claims that over 30% of its code is AI-generated. This trend forces system administrators to choose between critical security and system stability. Furthermore, Microsoft is scaling back aggressive AI integration in Windows 11, reviewing or potentially removing Copilot features from apps like Notepad and Paint due to significant user backlash, as reported by News-in-Brief. This suggests a re-evaluation of their ‘AI-first’ approach in user-facing products. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=H1aWwdchu&amp;id=1ESLU5xBs&amp;id=JtPRqmAkm&amp;id=mR53bImT0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Supply chain attacks target Notepad++ and eScan antivirus</strong>: Notepad++'s update infrastructure was compromised by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers from June to December 2025, delivering backdoored versions to specific targets. The incident, reminiscent of the SolarWinds attack, led to Notepad++ releasing hardened versions and migrating hosting. Separately, eScan antivirus experienced a supply-chain compromise, and a critical WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) is actively exploited by state-backed actors, according to a February 2026 cyber threat intelligence update. These events underscore the escalating risk of supply chain attacks. <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>PostgreSQL backup tool Barman 3.17 released</strong>: Barman 3.17.0, an open-source backup and recovery tool for PostgreSQL, introduces operational flexibility for disabled servers, allowing read and recovery operations even when servers are inactive. The release also adds S3 Object Lock support to prevent accidental deletion of protected objects and custom SSH port configuration for remote restores. This update enhances data integrity and management for PostgreSQL users. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/qB30Z4Jdj" 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 released 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>Linux From Scratch drops SysVinit support for systemd-only future</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. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ohWaYbFxO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New developer tools for AI integration and UI development</strong>: New tools like <a href="http://ui.sh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">ui.sh</a> for AI-assisted UI development, Vibe for lightweight Linux VMs on ARM Macs for LLM agents, and Reposit.bot for sharing AI conversation solutions are emerging to streamline developer workflows. <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>Git 2.53 released with Rust support, 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 the end of 2026. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/st4SfbY5r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes begins work on pod checkpoint/restore</strong>: A new Kubernetes working group is developing checkpoint/restore functionality for pods, aiming to improve resource efficiency by allowing workloads to be saved and resumed, particularly beneficial for long-running AI tasks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/niqdXWlmi" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Yelp builds back-testing engine for ad budget allocation</strong>: Yelp developed a back-testing engine to simulate changes to its ad budget allocation system using historical data, ML models, and Bayesian optimization, allowing safer and faster iteration before production deployment. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/v8CgpJvzN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Firefox 148 introduces granular AI controls</strong>: Firefox 148, set for release in late February 2026, will introduce a new ‘AI Controls’ panel, allowing users to disable AI features at a granular level or block them entirely with a single toggle, addressing previous user backlash. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/K3PNUlsQj" 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 ‘production-grade’ matrix homeserver was just AI-generated vaporware</strong>: Cloudflare proudly announced a ‘production-grade’ Matrix homeserver built on Workers, only for Matrix’s co-founder to point out it lacked basic features like federation, authentication, and encryption. 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.’ So much for AI revolutionizing infrastructure, eh? <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>AI-related layoffs: just ‘AI-washing’ for financial woes?</strong>: Over 50,000 layoffs in 2025 were blamed on AI, but a Forrester report suggests many companies are just ‘AI-washing’ their financial troubles. Apparently, most companies announcing AI-related job cuts don’t even have mature AI applications ready to replace roles. It seems ‘AI’ is the new ‘synergy’ – a convenient, investor-friendly excuse for when the numbers aren’t adding up. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yXHHUa4yo" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Oracle’s 26ai database: new features, same old skepticism</strong>: Oracle just dropped Database 26ai for on-premises Linux, packed with shiny new features like AI Vector Search and Apache Iceberg support. But industry experts are already rolling their eyes, citing Oracle’s extended 19c support until 2032 and concerns about AI vendor lock-in. It’s almost like they’re saying, ‘Nice try, Oracle, but we’ve seen this movie before.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Ppu6C3s7w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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