<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Intel archives open-source projects and sunsets software defined silicon</strong>: Intel has quietly archived about two dozen open-source projects on GitHub and appears to have discontinued its “On Demand” Software Defined Silicon (SDSi) program. SDSi, introduced in 2021, allowed activation of hardware features on Xeon processors via software licensing. This move signals a broader shift in Intel’s open-source strategy and product focus, as reported by sources like Phoronix. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=9KgokQznt&amp;id=LPtFvSMC9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New AI model Pony Alpha challenges Claude Opus, agentic workflows on the rise</strong>: A new free stealth model called Pony Alpha is making waves on Open Router, reportedly matching or exceeding Claude Opus 4.5 performance. It boasts a 200K token context window and advanced reasoning capabilities. This comes as AI agentic workflows, like OpenClaw and GitHub Agentic Workflows, are emerging to automate project management and task execution, shifting developers towards a more managerial role. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=4JIVYKasE&amp;id=4N9fLJzRG&amp;id=6XiGDuvrg&amp;id=6hWtu9dKo&amp;id=7JJvm8UWH&amp;id=BJmVQeRm9&amp;id=DfROAIL1H&amp;id=HRdstiR7N&amp;id=MeoqSzB8a&amp;id=OTko9hG2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Global tech landscape shifts away from US platforms</strong>: Countries are increasingly moving away from U.S. tech platforms due to concerns over censorship, data security, and political influence. France banned American video tools for officials, and the International Criminal Court switched from Microsoft to Proton Mail after sanctions threats. This global shift highlights that technology is not neutral and carries significant social and political interests, as noted by various reports. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=MSeCcaYtN&amp;id=VZx92Fbib&amp;id=ZECoz6nEI&amp;id=nTkvD3DKT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Bun v1.3.9 boosts script execution and performance</strong>: Bun v1.3.9 introduces parallel and sequential script execution, improved testing with <code>Symbol.dispose</code> support, and performance enhancements like SIMD-accelerated RegExp matching. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/S5ryyJJXD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Drizzle and Prisma ORMs continue to evolve</strong>: Drizzle and Prisma ORMs continue to evolve, with Prisma 7’s rewrite significantly reducing bundle size and improving query latency, while Drizzle maintains its minimal footprint for serverless environments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/AivQiKqkV" 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 arsenal, centering on Next.js 15, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/UI, NestJS, Prisma, and PostgreSQL, prioritizing type safety and practical reasoning. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MJZbYtfjx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Mapcn offers new map components for React and Next.js</strong>: Mapcn is a new map component library built on MapLibre GL that integrates seamlessly with shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS, offering accessible and customizable map components for React and Next.js. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/irh8tjP93" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>LY Corporation builds unified private cloud platform</strong>: LY Corporation is building Flava, a unified private cloud platform to merge Yahoo! JAPAN and LINE infrastructure, focusing on developer experience, usable security, and multimedia data storage with AI integration. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vWpa6XmqR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel jumps to version 7.0</strong>: Linus Torvalds announced that the next kernel version will be Linux 7.0, with the merge window opening soon and a stable release expected in mid-April. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kfdS62Kgt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Software performance engineering principles</strong>: Performance engineering emphasizes understanding systemic issues like allocation, caching, and concurrency, recognizing that memory is often the primary bottleneck, and that performance degrades gradually through accumulated complexity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dw2G8HaWL" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>The software house claims massive productivity gains with new AI framework</strong>: The Software House launched “copilot-collections,” an open-source AI development framework claiming a 30-40% productivity increase across 220+ engineers. It standardizes GitHub Copilot usage through a 4-phase workflow and includes 6 specialized AI agents. Because, you know, self-reported productivity gains from the creators of the tool are always 100% accurate and totally unbiased. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=9kAZfg0YQ&amp;id=tZA0R168h" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Netlify introduces “agent experience” for non-technical users</strong>: Dana Lawson, CTO at Netlify, is pushing “agent experience” as the new paradigm, alongside developer and user experience, with Netlify’s Agent Runners feature. This supposedly allows non-technical users to make changes via AI prompts. Because what could possibly go wrong when non-technical users are making changes to production systems with AI? Sounds like a recipe for “agent-induced chaos” to me. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3BxyRjmYn" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Developers distrust AI code but don’t verify it</strong>: A survey of 1,149 engineers found that 96% don’t trust AI-generated code, yet only 48% bother to verify it. Meanwhile, 61% believe AI produces code that looks correct but is unreliable. So, we don’t trust it, we think it’s wrong, but half of us just ship it anyway. What could go wrong? This is less “AI-powered development” and more “AI-powered Russian roulette.” <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=4JIVYKasE&amp;id=4N9fLJzRG&amp;id=6XiGDuvrg&amp;id=6hWtu9dKo&amp;id=7JJvm8UWH&amp;id=BJmVQeRm9&amp;id=DfROAIL1H&amp;id=HRdstiR7N&amp;id=MeoqSzB8a&amp;id=OTko9hG2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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