<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Meta goes nuclear for AI data centers</strong>: Meta has secured over six gigawatts of nuclear power through agreements with Vistra, Oklo, and TerraPower to fuel its rapidly expanding AI data centers. Vistra will provide 2.1 GW immediately from existing Ohio plants, with an additional 433 MW by the early 2030s. Oklo and TerraPower, both advanced nuclear startups, are slated to deliver 1.2 GW and 2.8 GW respectively, targeting operational dates between 2030-2032. This move signals a major shift in the tech industry towards long-term, large-scale nuclear energy procurement to meet the insatiable demands of AI workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/1sXfoaLc2" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Snowflake acquires Observe for AIops and observability</strong>: Snowflake is acquiring Observe, an AI-based Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) platform, to enhance its observability offerings. The goal is to unify monitoring and management of production AI systems, data pipelines, and infrastructure health within a single platform. This acquisition aims to address challenges in diagnosing performance and data anomalies in AI applications, leveraging Snowflake’s Data Cloud to manage telemetry data more cost-effectively than traditional vendors like Datadog and Splunk. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XlAd95QPv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>North Korean hackers exploit QR codes for credential theft</strong>: The FBI has attributed malicious QR code spear-phishing campaigns to North Korean state-sponsored hackers, Kimsuky/APT43. These attacks target U.S. think tanks, academic institutions, and government entities, using fake login pages for Microsoft 365, Okta, and VPNs to harvest credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication via session token theft. The use of QR codes, or “quishing,” allows attackers to bypass traditional enterprise detection tools, as victims often scan them on unmanaged mobile devices. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XmPhFlPf5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Google overhauls Gmail with new AI features</strong>: Google is integrating new AI features into Gmail, including AI Overviews to summarize email threads, natural language inbox queries, and an enhanced “Help Me Write” tool, all powered by Gemini 3, with advanced features requiring a paid AI Pro or Ultra subscription. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/8lOS5k1vH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>China investigates Meta’s acquisition of Manus AI</strong>: Chinese authorities are investigating Meta’s acquisition of Manus, an AI platform that relocated from China to Singapore, for potential violations of export controls and foreign investment laws, signaling tightening regulatory scrutiny on Chinese-founded tech firms operating internationally. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Z4bL3wwsW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Non-human identity security becomes critical with AI growth</strong>: The rapid adoption of AI agents is increasing the volume and complexity of non-human identities (NHIs), exposing unmanaged credentials and broad permissions, making NHI security a top priority for finance, healthcare, and DevOps industries. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0XmbFmo97&amp;id=43f4JcvZ9&amp;id=8827svTqM&amp;id=Jc3Gb3RMH&amp;id=kl0LpaKDU&amp;id=lqqfnNpcw&amp;id=xc8AsvvNa" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Canonical releases ARM64 Steam Snap with x86 emulation</strong>: Canonical has released a Steam Snap for Ubuntu ARM64, bundling the x86 Steam client with the FEX emulator, allowing users to run x86 Steam games on ARM64 Ubuntu systems, though it’s experimental and performance depends heavily on high-end hardware. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Z9Oa5uBqK" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Vinted builds global event-driven platform</strong>: Vinted’s engineering team detailed their journey from a monolith to a global, event-driven platform handling over 300k requests per second, using a single-writer, multi-reader architecture with replicated read projections and a shift to distributed systems thinking. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=lUNh7QXHC&amp;id=yEYp1crv1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust for AI and deep learning frameworks</strong>: Nathaniel Simard, creator of the Burn deep learning framework in Rust, advocates for Rust’s strengths in complex systems like AI and high-performance computing, citing its type system and ownership rules for reliability and maintainability. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=JPj2yTBJd&amp;id=PsAbhn9Cz&amp;id=inqrenkKY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Runtime security and foundational strategy in software development</strong>: New articles emphasize integrating security throughout the SDLC, from development to operations, and using runtime context to prioritize vulnerabilities, advocating for hardened container images and secure defaults to improve developer experience and reduce attack surfaces. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0OjWN72eu&amp;id=BWASwCzrQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI disruption: the new scapegoat for layoffs</strong>: Apparently, AI is now disrupting certain tech markets, specifically learning content and documentation sites, leading to layoffs. The solution, according to some, is for software engineers to “embrace AI” and “master AI tools.” Because, you know, it’s not like companies are just using AI as a convenient excuse to cut costs and blame a shiny new technology for their own strategic missteps. Just adapt, sheeple! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/eugOrAHSX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding agents need managers, because we can’t just let them run wild</strong>: Now that AI coding agents are a thing, apparently the “highest-leverage developers” will be those who can manage them like “async-first managers.” So, instead of writing code, we’ll be delegating tasks to our digital minions and then, presumably, fixing all the merge conflicts they create. Because nothing says “developer productivity” like adding another layer of management, even if it’s for robots. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/tmcYDkbnT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GameStop’s grand exit strategy: close everything</strong>: GameStop is closing 390 stores in the US, exiting four European countries, and trying to sell off operations in France and Canada. Meanwhile, CEO Ryan Cohen got a $35 million performance incentive, contingent on raising the company’s market cap to $100 billion. Because when sales are down 27.5% and you’re shutting down stores globally, the best strategy is clearly to reward the guy who’s overseeing the slow-motion collapse with a bonus tied to a fantasy valuation. Solid business acumen right there. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/t6Y3Ssj5q" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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