<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Critical security flaws in spree commerce expose user data</strong>: Two critical security vulnerabilities were found in Spree Commerce, an open-source e-commerce platform. One allows unauthenticated guest users to access other guests’ personal information during checkout due to an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR). The other lets unauthenticated users view completed guest orders by bypassing token validation. Both flaws, discovered by GitHub Security Lab, could lead to significant PII disclosure and have patches available for recent versions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Fb8vvabWN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Intel scraps software defined silicon, updates QATlib</strong>: Intel has quietly discontinued its “On Demand” Software Defined Silicon (SDS) program, which allowed customers to activate additional hardware features on Xeon processors via software licensing. This program, introduced in 2021, enabled pay-per-use or one-time activation for physically present but software-locked processor capabilities. Meanwhile, Intel released QATlib version 26.02, enhancing its QuickAssist Technology (QAT) with new APIs for zero-copy Direct Memory Access (DMA) to boost cryptographic and compression operations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=LA5nVlV55&amp;id=LPtFvSMC9&amp;id=lJuyIXZKX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agent security risks escalate with new vulnerabilities</strong>: The rapid evolution of AI agents introduces significant security risks, with GitHub Agentic Workflows enabling automated repository management but also creating new attack vectors. A security vulnerability in GitHub Copilot allows users to bypass billing for premium AI models, and marketplaces for AI coding assistant “skills” are riddled with issues like hallucinated npm packages and hidden malicious commands. Tools like Matchlock are emerging to secure AI agent workloads by running them in isolated microVMs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=4JIVYKasE&amp;id=6XiGDuvrg&amp;id=99RvVncrQ&amp;id=BFb40CqB&amp;id=DVlnW0oAE&amp;id=IR7qapWFD&amp;id=JHFI7hjNP&amp;id=SVJSQF1SS&amp;id=cFuqqwpeZ&amp;id=cIFgh6gRR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>LocalGPT: a lightweight, local AI assistant in rust</strong>: LocalGPT, a lightweight AI assistant written in Rust, runs entirely on your local machine with a ~27MB binary, offering persistent markdown-based memory and support for multiple LLM providers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/WndaKmd4O" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Vite needs a new bundler, says evan you</strong>: Evan You, creator of Vite, explained that the popular build tool needs a new bundler because its current dual-bundler approach (esbuild for dev, Rollup for prod) creates inefficiencies, particularly with chunk splitting. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7qQp3YbEQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>A 2026 full-stack developer’s toolkit</strong>: A developer shares their 2026 full-stack toolkit, centering on Next.js 15, NestJS, Prisma, and PostgreSQL, emphasizing type safety and containerization while explaining why Redux, GraphQL, and microservices were excluded. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MJZbYtfjx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GeForce now on linux review</strong>: GeForce NOW’s beta Linux app allows cloud gaming on modest hardware, streaming games from remote servers, though the reviewer noted frequent syncing issues with Steam library integration. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Oz3JtNXYD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Don’t chase every new AI tool</strong>: The rapid pace of AI tool releases creates pressure to constantly update workflows, but finding a stable, effective workflow and sticking with it is more productive than chasing every new model. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KdyaFPF3t" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Core ideas in software performance engineering</strong>: Performance engineering focuses on understanding system-wide issues like allocation, caching, and concurrency, recognizing that memory is often the primary bottleneck, and that abstractions can hide significant costs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dw2G6HaWL" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Global shift away from US tech platforms</strong>: Countries worldwide are moving away from U.S. tech platforms due to concerns about censorship, data security, and political influence, leading to increased adoption of homegrown and privacy-focused alternatives. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MSeCcaYtN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI coding: the new ‘vibe coding’ where nobody understands anything</strong>: AI-assisted coding, or “vibe coding,” is apparently creating a problematic dynamic where open-source contributors use AI without understanding their code, shifting the burden of understanding to maintainers. Because, you know, it’s totally AI’s fault that developers are shipping code they don’t understand, not a fundamental lack of rigor. Claims of 10x productivity gains often ignore critical side effects like quality risks and AI’s tendency to confidently assert false information, which is just a fancy way of saying it hallucinates. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0QENbqZDa&amp;id=3r8OIPgQ1&amp;id=4N9fLJzRG&amp;id=9kAZfg0YQ&amp;id=BJmVQeRm9&amp;id=BjOY0aFh9&amp;id=EfUZYBNep&amp;id=HRdstiR7N&amp;id=SxXZ2WHZR&amp;id=UzDlrij56" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Autonomous AI hacker claims 96% success rate</strong>: Shannon, an “autonomous AI hacker,” claims a 96.15% success rate on a benchmark for finding exploits in web apps. It uses a multi-agent architecture to combine white-box and black-box testing, even executing actual exploits via browser automation. Because what could possibly go wrong with an AI that autonomously hacks things and proves vulnerabilities are exploitable? Nothing, I’m sure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3D8UEk4xc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI blamed for layoffs, but it’s mostly just good old-fashioned cost cutting</strong>: Tech layoffs in 2025 affected over 1 million U.S. workers, and while nearly 55,000 were attributed to AI, economic research suggests most job losses stemmed from other factors like pandemic overhiring and rising costs. Apparently, AI is the convenient scapegoat for companies to justify workforce reductions, even as CEO surveys show limited returns on AI investments. It’s almost like companies are using AI as a shiny distraction while they just cut costs like they always do. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/BETrrdWq1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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