<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>New AI models and agentic workflows emerge amid trust issues</strong>: A new free model, Pony Alpha, is reportedly matching or exceeding Claude Opus 4.5 performance with a 200K token context window and reasoning capabilities. This comes as AI agentic workflows are emerging, with tools like OpenClaw and GitHub Agentic Workflows enabling autonomous project management and task execution, shifting developers towards a management role. Meanwhile, a survey reveals 96% of engineers distrust AI-generated code, yet only 48% verify it, highlighting a significant gap between perceived risk and actual practice. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=4JIVYKasE&amp;id=6XiGDuvrg&amp;id=QxTS3kJG9&amp;id=cFuqqwpeZ&amp;id=MeoqSzB8a&amp;id=wEVz8B5rw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Intel archives open-source projects and sunsets SDSi</strong>: Intel has archived about two dozen open-source projects on GitHub and quietly discontinued its “On Demand” Software Defined Silicon (SDSi) program. SDSi, introduced in 2021, allowed activation of hardware features on Xeon processors via software licensing, a move that was met with controversy. These actions signal a broader shift in Intel’s open-source strategy and product offerings. <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>GitHub Copilot billing bypass vulnerability discovered</strong>: A security vulnerability in GitHub Copilot allows users to bypass billing for premium AI models by exploiting how subagents and tool calls are metered. By initiating tasks with a free model and then escalating to premium models like Claude Opus 4.5 via subagents, users can access expensive services without incurring charges. This issue, reported to Microsoft, highlights a critical flaw in AI service metering and potential for abuse. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/99RvVncrQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Matchlock secures AI agent workloads with Linux-based sandbox</strong>: Matchlock is a new CLI tool and SDK that secures AI agent workloads by running them in isolated microVMs with security-first defaults, including network allowlisting and secret injection. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DVlnW0oAE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Autonomous AI hacker Shannon finds exploits in web apps</strong>: Shannon, an open-source autonomous AI penetration testing tool, finds and exploits vulnerabilities in web apps with a 96.15% success rate on the XBOW Benchmark, combining white-box analysis with black-box dynamic testing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3D8UEk4xc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>LocalGPT: a local AI assistant written in Rust</strong>: LocalGPT is a lightweight, Rust-written AI assistant that runs entirely on your local machine, featuring a ~27MB binary, persistent markdown 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>Netlify introduces agent runners for AI-powered deployments</strong>: Netlify’s CTO discusses “agent experience” and their Agent Runners feature, integrating coding agents directly into deployment workflows to allow non-technical users to make changes via AI prompts. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3BxyRjmYn" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>LY Corporation builds Flava, a unified private cloud with AI integration</strong>: LY Corporation is building Flava, a unified private cloud platform focusing on developer experience, usable security, and managing multimedia data, with AI integration central to its roadmap for AIOps and intelligent cloud automation. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vWpa6XmqR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linus Torvalds announces Linux 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, to be included in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kfdS62Kgt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New framework assesses AI fluency levels</strong>: A 7-level framework for AI fluency assesses knowledge workers from basic prompt usage to system architecture and platform development, emphasizing the shift from prompt-based to deterministic code for managing AI’s probabilistic nature. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/v08kf9liC" 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. Because, naturally, the creators of a tool are the most unbiased source for its performance metrics. No independent verification needed when you’re this confident in your own hype. <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>LLM ranking platforms are unreliable, MIT study finds</strong>: MIT researchers found that popular LLM ranking platforms are unreliable, with results easily skewed by a handful of user votes. Apparently, the wisdom of the crowd isn’t so wise when it comes to AI models, and a couple of mis-clicks can crown a new king. Who knew that relying on anonymous internet votes for critical tech decisions might be a bad idea? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/aJQIbOeGq" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI to create specialized ChatGPT for UAE government</strong>: OpenAI is partnering with Abu Dhabi’s G42 to create a specialized ChatGPT for the UAE government, fine-tuned for local dialects and aligned with the country’s political outlook and speech restrictions. Because nothing says “open AI” like custom-made censorship and content compliance for specific regimes. I’m sure this won’t lead to any interesting ethical dilemmas down the line. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/eOJpI2xsI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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