<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Sudo maintainer seeks funding as Rust alternative gains ground</strong>: The sole maintainer of <code>sudo</code> for over 30 years, Todd C. Miller, is seeking sponsorship after Quest Software ended its support. This highlights the precarious state of critical open-source infrastructure, especially as <code>sudo-rs</code>, a Rust reimplementation, gains traction with Ubuntu 25.10 adopting it as default. It’s a stark reminder that foundational tools often rely on underfunded individual efforts. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/E670NHqPD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Khronos group pushes 3D gaussian splatting for glTF</strong>: The Khronos Group released a candidate specification for KHR_gaussian_splatting, a glTF 2.0 extension to store 3D Gaussian splats. This tech converts 2D images into photorealistic 3D assets using optimized point clouds, which is a big deal for geospatial capture, digital twins, and real-time rendering. It allows these splats to coexist with traditional mesh-based assets within glTF, with contributions from major players like Cesium, Esri, and NVIDIA. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/D31GmYqi1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Databricks launches Lakebase for unified data workloads</strong>: Databricks Lakebase is now generally available on AWS, offering a new operational database architecture that separates compute from storage. It provides a serverless Postgres service that scales automatically and supports instant data branching, running directly on data lakes. This aims to unify operational, analytical, and AI workloads without data movement, simplifying architectures and speeding up delivery. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/qtDOznoeU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>KDE Plasma 6.6 to require systemd</strong>: KDE Plasma 6.6 will mandate systemd for its new login manager, signaling deeper integration and potentially impacting systemd-free Linux distributions and BSD users. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6wVj1Ek2Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Deno Deploy goes GA, introduces sandbox for untrusted code</strong>: Deno Deploy is now generally available with new features like Node.js framework support and integrated serverless PostgreSQL, while Deno Sandbox offers instant Linux microVMs for running untrusted code. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Jmdw76tdu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AWS IAM identity center gets multi-region replication</strong>: AWS IAM Identity Center now supports multi-Region replication for workforce identities and permission sets, enhancing resiliency and data residency compliance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wVGc4PkCH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare R2 local uploads enters open beta</strong>: Cloudflare R2 Local Uploads entered open beta, aiming to improve global upload performance by writing object data to storage near the client first, then asynchronously replicating it. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/bb4C5Q89S" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PowerToys considers command palette dock</strong>: Microsoft PowerToys is proposing a Command Palette Dock, an optional, persistent interface element for one-click access to pinned extensions, customizable and positionable on any screen edge. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/oLV0MsDPD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Pigsty v4.0 released with PostgreSQL 18 support</strong>: Pigsty v4.0, a PostgreSQL distribution, was released with support for PostgreSQL 18, 444 extensions, a switch to Apache 2.0 license, and a new VIBE module for AI coding environments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mUujkXZJa" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust coreutils 0.6 released</strong>: Rust Coreutils 0.6 was released, a Rust reimplementation of GNU Coreutils, focusing on increased compatibility, removal of unsafe code, and performance improvements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iBkEhbYAD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI-only social network implodes in 72 hours</strong>: Apparently, Moltbook, an ‘AI-only social network,’ collapsed within 72 hours of launch due to ‘catastrophic security failures,’ including completely open database access. They claimed 1.4 million AI users, but critics suggest closer to 17,000 real users. Who could have predicted that building a social network entirely with AI-generated code and no authentication might be a bad idea? Shocking. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8XBbHzIL3&amp;id=yCqSQa4jM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Nvidia-OpenAI investment uncertainty causes stock dip</strong>: Nvidia’s stock dropped after reports of ‘uncertainty’ regarding its planned $100 billion investment in OpenAI. Jensen Huang, who previously criticized OpenAI’s strategy, now denies being unhappy but clarified the investment won’t exceed $100 billion. So, the market’s just now realizing that maybe throwing unlimited money at a competitor isn’t a bulletproof strategy? Groundbreaking analysis. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/isSX8DfZa" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Self-replicating AI prompts: The next big ‘threat’</strong>: A new report suggests that ‘self-replicating prompts’ could become the next big AI security threat, comparing them to the Morris worm. This ‘threat’ involves AI agents sharing instructions and exploiting their core function. So, we’re now hyping up AI agents talking to each other as a novel security risk, rather than, you know, just bad programming and lack of proper sandboxing. Next up: AI agents might <em>gasp</em> learn from each other! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ycPDVy6OP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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