<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Linus Torvalds adopts AI coding tools for AudioNoise 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, an open-source guitar pedal simulator. He calls this ‘vibe coding,’ streamlining the process between searching for code examples and manual coding. While he coded the core DSP in C himself, this marks a significant adoption of AI-assisted coding by a major open-source leader, as reported across multiple tech blogs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fe8LDMARY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta secures nuclear power for AI infrastructure</strong>: Meta has partnered with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to secure up to 6.6 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2035. This massive investment aims to provide reliable baseload power for Meta’s expanding AI infrastructure and data centers, particularly supporting the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio. The move highlights the immense energy demands of advanced AI and Meta’s strategy to ensure clean, reliable power, according to Meta’s official announcement. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>India proposes strict smartphone security standards, faces industry backlash</strong>: India is pushing for 83 new smartphone security standards, including 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. While the Indian IT ministry publicly denies seeking source code, Reuters reports contradict this, citing leaked government documents, creating significant regulatory uncertainty in a key market. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Universal Commerce Protocol aims to standardize AI shopping</strong>: Google, Shopify, Walmart, Target, and Etsy have launched the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open-source standard to unify e-commerce from discovery to order management, designed to scale AI-driven commerce and integrate with AI search results and Gemini apps. <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>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, aiming for a commercially available gate-model system by 2026. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rdMlkyvEb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>US reauthorizes National Quantum Initiative</strong>: The U.S. has introduced the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to extend federal coordination of quantum research through 2034, establishing new NIST quantum centers, NSF hubs, 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>Motional reboots robotaxi service with AI-first approach</strong>: Motional is relaunching its robotaxi service, shifting from rules-based systems to a foundation model-based AI architecture, with employee testing in Las Vegas and a target for public ride-hailing by mid-2026, backed by a $1 billion Hyundai investment. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JFLFFu1SK" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Alphabet’s Wing expands Walmart drone delivery</strong>: Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery subsidiary, is expanding its partnership with Walmart to include 150 additional stores by 2027, aiming to cover 10% of the U.S. population and building on successful pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3ejbcGBv5" 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 reports 112,927 commits, four new developers, finalized EAPI 9, migration planning to Codeberg, and official support for RISC-V bootable images and Windows Subsystem for Linux. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/19Mn2n5YA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>European Commission consults on open source strategy</strong>: The European Commission has launched a consultation on open source software strategy to reduce reliance on US-based 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, or just more hype?</strong>: Apparently, AI code generation tools now create 70-90% of production code, according to some unnamed report. This article, suspiciously devoid of actual data or named companies, suggests developers must adapt or ‘fall behind.’ It’s almost as if the goal is to induce FOMO rather than provide verifiable facts, pushing the narrative that AI is already doing all the heavy lifting. Sure, just give your AI agents full access to everything, what could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI bubble: hype vs. reality, or just another cycle?</strong>: Dr. Mike Pound claims the AI hype exceeds reality, stating that while LLMs are impressive, scaling has plateaued and traditional machine learning is often more appropriate. He advises learning fundamental computer science and Python, suggesting programming skills are still essential despite AI coding assistants. So, after all the talk of AI replacing developers, it turns out we still need to know how to code? Shocking. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/E9CRe3kku" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GenAI project failure rate: 80% due to ‘infrastructure gaps,’ not model capability</strong>: An anonymous author claims 80% of GenAI projects fail because of ‘production-ready infrastructure gaps,’ not the models themselves. Apparently, the problem isn’t the shiny new AI, but the boring old engineering practices. The author, who ‘mass-rejected 847 GenAI pull requests,’ conveniently offers a list of ‘essential production folders’ as the solution. It’s almost like they’re selling a framework, not just reporting a problem. <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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