<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>India proposes strict smartphone security, industry pushes back</strong>: India is proposing 83 new smartphone security standards, including demands for source code access, pre-update notifications, and 12-month device log storage. Major tech companies like Apple, Samsung, and Google are opposing these requirements, calling them unprecedented and invasive, according to Reuters. The Indian IT ministry publicly denies seeking source code, contradicting leaked government documents, creating significant regulatory uncertainty. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta secures nuclear power for AI infrastructure</strong>: Meta announced partnerships with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to secure up to 6.6 GW of nuclear energy by 2035. This move aims to provide reliable baseload power for Meta’s expanding AI infrastructure and data centers, particularly the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio. The agreements involve extending the life of existing plants and developing new advanced reactors, as stated by Meta. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>D-Wave acquires Quantum Circuits for gate-model expansion</strong>: D-Wave Quantum is acquiring Quantum Circuits Inc. for $550 million to integrate annealing quantum computing with error-corrected gate-model technology. This acquisition aims to accelerate the delivery of commercially available gate-model quantum computing systems, with a target release in 2026. The combined entity will leverage Quantum Circuits’ R&amp;D center and expertise, according to D-Wave. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rdMlkyvEb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Linus Torvalds uses AI for new audio project</strong>: Linus Torvalds released AudioNoise, an open-source guitar pedal simulator, using Google’s Antigravity AI-assist IDE for its Python visualization tool, showcasing his adoption of AI coding for specific tasks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fe8LDMARY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft open-sources XAML Studio</strong>: Microsoft has open-sourced XAML Studio, a visual development tool for Windows application interfaces, under the MIT license, joining the .NET Foundation after 8 years. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vjdoGssdB" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose gain traction</strong>: Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Compose Multiplatform (CMP) are enabling developers to share business logic and UI code across Android, iOS, web, and desktop, offering native performance and reducing code duplication. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yGW5twYAa" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gentoo Linux 2025 review highlights technical progress</strong>: Gentoo Linux’s 2025 year-in-review reported 112,927 commits, four new developers, finalized EAPI 9, and migration planning to Codeberg, alongside new RISC-V and WSL support. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/19Mn2n5YA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Python 3.14 to bring performance and threading improvements</strong>: Python 3.14, scheduled for 2026, will introduce lazy imports and official free-threading support, aiming for significant performance gains, especially for parallel workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/quf6PiAcD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Monarch Quantum unveils integrated photonics for quantum hardware</strong>: Monarch Quantum launched with Quantum Light Engines, integrated photonics systems that consolidate optical components for quantum computing, sensing, and communications, using robotic assembly and machine learning. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VcJjUEDTv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI tools now generating most production code</strong>: A report suggests AI code generation tools now create 70-90% of production code, urging developers to adapt by focusing on new automation opportunities and treating AI as core infrastructure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Instagram password reset incident: breach or just a Tuesday?</strong>: Millions of Instagram users received unexpected password reset emails, leading Malwarebytes to claim a 17.5 million account data leak. Meta, however, insists there was no breach, just an ‘external party exploiting a technical issue.’ So, either Malwarebytes is crying wolf, or Meta’s definition of ‘secure’ is getting a bit… flexible. Users are advised to ignore the emails, which is always reassuring when your data might be floating around the dark web. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MEOecqk3z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI code generation: the new focus killer</strong>: Apparently, AI code generation tools are causing ‘dead zones’ of 5-30 seconds, fragmenting developer focus and leading to context switching. The proposed solution? An ‘AI Detox’ protocol, which includes physically removing your hands from the keyboard and closing distracting apps. Because nothing says ‘cutting-edge productivity’ like needing a meditation ritual just to use your AI assistant without getting distracted by Slack. Maybe the AI should just write the Slack messages too. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=eC9HsHF69&amp;id=infazu71Y&amp;id=uTQFFroPQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GenAI projects: 80% failure rate, but it’s not the AI’s fault</strong>: An anonymous author claims 80% of GenAI projects fail due to a lack of production-ready infrastructure, not the models themselves. They then list seven ‘essential production folders’ like config management and prompt versioning. So, the AI is brilliant, but we’re just too incompetent to build a proper folder structure? Sounds like a convenient way to shift blame from the shiny new tech to the boring old engineering practices. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=ExsMXw27a&amp;id=yocwu10Ql" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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