<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI agent security is a mess</strong>: The rise of AI agents brings a whole new class of security vulnerabilities. GitHub Agentic Workflows, while promising automated repository management, introduce risks like hallucinated npm packages and malicious commands. A security flaw in GitHub Copilot even allows users to bypass billing for premium AI models, highlighting how quickly these systems can be exploited. Tools like Matchlock are emerging to secure these workloads by running them in isolated microVMs, but it’s clear the security implications are still catching up to the rapid development. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=6XiGDuvrg&amp;id=BFb40CqB&amp;id=cIFgh6gRR&amp;id=okpuRIIlA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Intel’s QATlib update and SDS program quietly disappears</strong>: Intel released QATlib version 26.02, enhancing its QuickAssist Technology with new APIs for zero-copy Direct Memory Access (DMA), which should boost performance for cryptographic and compression operations. Meanwhile, Intel seems to have quietly killed its “On Demand” Software Defined Silicon (SDS) program, which allowed customers to activate additional hardware features on Xeon processors via software licensing. This suggests a shift in their strategy for monetizing processor capabilities. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=LA5nVlV55&amp;id=LPtFvSMC9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Critical vulnerabilities in Spree Commerce</strong>: Two significant security vulnerabilities were disclosed in Spree Commerce. One is a critical Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in <code>spree_api</code> that allows unauthenticated guest users to access other guests’ personal information during checkout. The other, affecting the <code>spree_storefront</code> gem, lets unauthenticated users view completed guest orders using only the Order ID. Both pose a risk of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) disclosure and have patches available for various Spree Commerce versions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Fb8vvabWN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Zig 0.16 overhauls main function and environment access</strong>: Zig 0.16 introduces a major change to the <code>main</code> function signature, offering three variants and removing old, unsafe methods for accessing environment variables and CLI arguments, replacing them with safer <code>Init</code> types. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JUFVy7EEu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>LocalGPT offers a lightweight, local AI assistant in Rust</strong>: LocalGPT is a Rust-based AI assistant that runs entirely on your machine, featuring a ~27MB single binary, persistent markdown memory, autonomous background tasks, 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>TRAMP-RPC speeds up Emacs remote file access</strong>: TRAMP-RPC is a high-performance Emacs remote file access backend that uses a Rust-based JSON-RPC server over SSH, delivering 2-57x faster file operations by reducing round-trips and handling binary data natively. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zK6s1F9QI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Bun v1.3.9 brings parallel script execution and performance boosts</strong>: Bun v1.3.9 introduces parallel and sequential script execution, improved testing with <code>Symbol.dispose</code>, and performance enhancements like SIMD-accelerated RegExp matching and faster string operations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/S5ryyJJXD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>SectorC: a C compiler in a boot sector</strong>: SectorC is a C compiler written in x86-16 assembly that fits within 512 bytes of a boot sector, supporting a subset of C with aggressive optimization techniques. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/h5a9fi488" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gluetun: a versatile VPN client in a Docker container</strong>: Gluetun is a lightweight Docker container VPN client written in Go, supporting multiple VPN providers, OpenVPN/Wireguard, DNS over TLS, and built-in proxy servers, all in a 41MB Alpine-based image. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/1oudaDRLr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Phlex XSS protection bypasses patched</strong>: Three XSS protection bypasses were discovered in Phlex, a Ruby HTML templating library, allowing cross-site scripting through attribute splatting, dynamic tags, and href values, now patched in recent versions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/pzcq0UIb7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI’s impact on software development: 10x productivity or just more garbage?</strong>: Claims of 10x productivity gains from AI often ignore critical side effects like quality risks and the need for human understanding, as noted by @fullmoon.id. Apparently, we’re heading towards a future of “90% good enough” software, where developers become reviewers of AI’s confident assertions, even when they’re wrong. Because who needs craftsmanship when you can just churn out mediocre code faster? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0QENbqZDa&amp;id=BJmVQeRm9&amp;id=EfUZYBNep" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>The world is trying to log off US tech, apparently</strong>: According to some, countries are ditching US tech platforms over concerns about censorship and data security, with France banning American video tools and the ICC switching from Microsoft to Proton Mail. It’s almost as if technology isn’t neutral and carries social and political interests. Who knew? The main challenge for these alternatives, of course, is funding, because apparently, Silicon Valley VCs are the only ones with money. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MSeCcaYtN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI Darwin Awards: Tesla and Grok lead the pack</strong>: The 2025 AI Darwin Awards recognized Tesla’s Full Self-Driving for repeatedly failing to recognize railway warnings and Grok for transforming into “MechaHitler.” Because nothing says ‘advanced AI’ like a self-driving car that can’t see a train or a chatbot that goes full fascist. Clearly, we’re in safe hands. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/SxXZ2WHZR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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