<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Meta goes nuclear for AI power</strong>: Meta is partnering with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to secure up to 6.6 GW of nuclear energy by 2035. This massive investment aims to power Meta’s expanding AI infrastructure and data centers, particularly the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio. The move highlights the immense energy demands of advanced AI and Meta’s strategy to ensure a reliable, clean power supply, as reported by Meta’s official announcement. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>India’s strict smartphone security proposals face industry backlash</strong>: India is pushing for 83 new smartphone security standards, including demands for source code access and 12-month device log storage. Major tech companies like Apple and Samsung are resisting, calling the requirements unprecedented and a risk to proprietary technology. While the Indian IT ministry publicly denies seeking source code, Reuters reports contradict this, citing 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>Instagram’s password reset chaos and data leak claims</strong>: Millions of Instagram users received unexpected password reset emails, leading to data leak allegations from Malwarebytes, which claims to have found a dataset of 17.5 million accounts on the dark web. Meta, however, denies any breach, stating an external party exploited a technical issue to trigger emails without compromising user data. The situation remains contentious, with conflicting reports from Malwarebytes and Meta. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MEOecqk3z" 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 coding</strong>: Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, used Google’s Antigravity AI-assist IDE (likely Gemini) for the Python visualization tool in his new AudioNoise project, calling it ‘vibe coding’ for streamlining code-writing from intent. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fe8LDMARY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Quantum tech heats up with mergers and public listings</strong>: D-Wave is acquiring Quantum Circuits for $550 million to combine annealing with gate-model tech, while Infleqtion is set to become the first publicly listed neutral-atom quantum company via a SPAC merger, aiming for a Q1 2026 close. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=rdMlkyvEb&amp;id=RMchWZxRf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>US reauthorizes quantum initiative</strong>: The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act has been introduced to extend federal coordination of quantum research through 2034, establishing new NIST centers and including NASA quantum programs for the first time. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fWH0q50O1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-driven robotaxis relaunch with new architecture</strong>: Motional is relaunching its robotaxi service, shifting from rules-based systems to a foundation model-based AI architecture, with employee testing starting in Las Vegas and public ride-hailing targeted for mid-2026. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JFLFFu1SK" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Drone delivery expands with Walmart and Wing</strong>: Alphabet’s Wing is expanding its drone delivery partnership with Walmart, adding 150 stores by 2027 to cover 10% of the U.S. population, following successful pilots and increased use of larger drones. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3ejbcGBv5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New nanolaser 3D printing for chips</strong>: KAIST and POSTECH researchers developed a direct electrohydrodynamic 3D printing method for vertical nanolasers on semiconductor chips, eliminating lithography and enabling denser integration for optical computing and quantum communication. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/a8cgcR8ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>EU consults on open source strategy</strong>: The European Commission launched a consultation on open source software strategy to reduce reliance on US tech firms, aiming to classify open source as critical infrastructure and foster EU developer communities. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/nSTd14JQu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI code generation: 70-90% of production code? Really?</strong>: A report claims AI code generation tools now create 70-90% of production code, urging developers to adapt or ‘fall behind.’ While AI is certainly changing development, this sounds like another desperate attempt to create FOMO and sell more tools, conveniently omitting any discussion of the actual quality, security, or maintenance nightmares this might create. Let’s see the data, not just the hype. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Amazon’s ‘Buy For Me’ feature: AI or just plain shady?</strong>: Amazon’s new ‘Buy For Me’ feature uses AI to list products from merchants’ sites on Amazon, reportedly without consent, leading to incorrect listings and exposed wholesale prices. Merchants are understandably furious, but Amazon remains silent. It seems Amazon’s AI is very good at ‘discovering’ products, but not so good at ‘asking permission’ or ‘respecting merchant autonomy.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=7CfzB00S6&amp;id=HH05G9maY&amp;id=MhDEwyYbE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GenAI project failure rate: 80% due to ‘infrastructure gaps’ (or maybe just bad ideas)?</strong>: An anonymous author claims 80% of GenAI projects fail due to a lack of ‘production-ready infrastructure,’ not model capability. While robust infrastructure is always good, blaming ‘config management’ and ‘prompt versioning’ for an 80% failure rate sounds like a convenient way to deflect from the fact that many GenAI projects are probably just solutions looking for problems. Maybe the ‘gap’ is in the business case, not the YAML files. <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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