<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>India’s proposed smartphone security rules spark global industry backlash</strong>: India is pushing for 83 new smartphone security standards, including demands for source code access, pre-update notifications, and 12-month device log storage. Major players like Apple, Samsung, and Google are strongly opposing these measures, calling them 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. This regulatory overreach could significantly impact the smartphone ecosystem in India. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta goes nuclear to power its AI ambitions</strong>: Meta is making massive investments in nuclear energy, partnering with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to secure up to 6.6 GW of capacity by 2035. This move aims to provide reliable baseload power for its expanding AI infrastructure and data centers, particularly the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio. The agreements include extending existing plant operations and developing new advanced reactors, positioning Meta as a leader in AI innovation through energy independence, according to their official announcement. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Quantum tech heats up with major acquisitions and public listings</strong>: The quantum computing landscape is seeing significant consolidation and public market interest. D-Wave is acquiring Quantum Circuits for $550 million to integrate gate-model technology with its annealing systems, targeting a commercial gate-model system by 2026. Meanwhile, Infleqtion is set to become the first publicly listed neutral-atom quantum company via a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp X, aiming for over $540 million in proceeds and expanding collaborations with NVIDIA and defense sectors. These moves signal a push towards commercialization and scalability in quantum hardware. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=rdMlkyvEb&amp;id=RMchWZxRf" 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 ‘vibe coding’ on new project</strong>: Linus Torvalds, the 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’ and noting it streamlines code-writing from intent. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fe8LDMARY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Instagram password reset chaos and data leak claims</strong>: Millions of Instagram users received unexpected password reset emails, while Malwarebytes alleged a 17.5 million account data leak, though Meta denies any breach, attributing the emails to an external technical exploit. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MEOecqk3z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>EU pushes open source to reduce reliance on US tech giants</strong>: The European Commission is consulting on a new open source strategy to classify open source as ‘critical infrastructure’ and reduce reliance on US ‘Big Tech,’ shifting support to large-scale, real-world deployments within the EU. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/nSTd14JQu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI code generation now dominates production, demands new developer skills</strong>: AI code generation tools reportedly create 70-90% of production code, requiring developers to adapt by focusing on AI orchestration, custom benchmarks, and treating AI as core infrastructure rather than experimental tools. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New Python 3.14 features and ecosystem tools on the horizon</strong>: Python 3.14, set for 2026, promises performance gains via lazy imports and official free-threading support, alongside new Rust-based type checkers and packaging tools like uv and Hatch streamlining dependency management. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/quf6PiAcD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Universal Commerce Protocol aims to standardize e-commerce</strong>: Google, Shopify, Walmart, Target, and Etsy launched the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open-source standard to unify product discovery and order management, enabling AI-driven commerce and direct checkout through platforms like Google Pay. <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>Window tiling goes mainstream across operating systems</strong>: Window tiling, once a niche feature for power users, is becoming standard, with Windows 11’s Snap Layouts, macOS Sequoia’s native edge tiling, and Ubuntu’s Tiling Assistant making it widely accessible. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/h6dG3PDas" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI coding tools: the new productivity hack or just a fancy distraction?</strong>: Apparently, those 5-30 second ‘dead zones’ while AI code generators do their thing are ‘fragmenting developer focus’ and ‘destroying deep work,’ according to some unnamed experts. The brilliant solution? An ‘AI Detox’ protocol, which involves physically removing your hands from the keyboard and closing distracting apps. Because clearly, the problem isn’t the tool, it’s our inability to stare blankly at a screen for half a minute without checking Slack. Maybe just use a faster AI, or, you know, actually think about the code yourself? <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 totally not the models’ fault!</strong>: An anonymous author, who apparently rejected 847 GenAI pull requests, claims 80% of GenAI projects fail due to ‘production-ready infrastructure gaps,’ not model capabilities. They list seven ‘essential production folders’ like prompt versioning and error handlers, implying that if you just had the right folder structure, your GenAI project wouldn’t be a dumpster fire. It’s almost as if building robust software requires more than just throwing an LLM at it and hoping for the best. Who knew? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=ExsMXw27a&amp;id=yocwu10Ql" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PostgreSQL is the new Redis, if you squint hard enough and ignore performance</strong>: A technical article boldly claims PostgreSQL can replace Redis for caching, pub/sub, and job queues, touting ‘overall’ performance gains by eliminating network hops. Sure, it’s 50-158% slower per operation, but hey, you save $100/month on infrastructure! This ‘solution’ is only for ‘small-to-medium scale apps’ and explicitly unsuitable for anything over 100k ops/sec. So, if your app is tiny, slow, and doesn’t need any of Redis’s actual features, then yes, PostgreSQL is totally the new Redis. What a groundbreaking insight. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/X7d3O8Vu2" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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