<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Linus Torvalds uses AI for Python, not C</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 programmed the core DSP in C himself, describing AI tools as streamlining the step between searching for code examples and manual coding. This highlights a practical adoption of AI coding by a major open-source leader, specifically for higher-level tooling rather than core algorithmic design, 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>India’s smartphone security demands face industry backlash</strong>: India is proposing 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 pushing back, calling the requirements unprecedented and invasive. While the Indian IT ministry publicly denies seeking source code, Reuters reports contradict this with 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>
<li><strong>Meta secures nuclear power for AI expansion</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 power Meta’s expanding AI infrastructure and data centers, particularly the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio. The agreements involve extending the life of existing nuclear plants and developing new advanced reactors, positioning nuclear power as a clean and reliable solution for the escalating demands of AI, according to Meta’s official announcement. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Developers building AI tools for workflow integration</strong>: The Hacker News community is actively developing AI chat tools for managing user sessions and context, including a Rust-based full-text search for Claude/Codex data and a Tmux-based CLI for AI agent interaction with terminal scripts. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/sxLN2tj0R" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding tools now generate most production code</strong>: A report suggests AI code generation tools now create 70-90% of production code, urging developers to adapt by challenging AI capabilities with real tasks, using custom benchmarks, and favoring typed languages for better error feedback. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" 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 National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act has been introduced to extend federal coordination of quantum research through 2034, establishing new NIST quantum centers, expanding 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>PostgreSQL as a Redis alternative for specific use cases</strong>: A technical article suggests PostgreSQL can replace Redis for caching, pub/sub, job queues, and session storage in small-to-medium apps by leveraging features like UNLOGGED tables and LISTEN/NOTIFY, potentially saving infrastructure costs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/X7d3O8Vu2" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gentoo Linux 2025 review highlights 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>Telegraf v1.38.0 enhances security with strict environment variable handling</strong>: Telegraf version 1.38.0 now defaults to strict environment variable handling to prevent malicious plugin injection, parsing configurations as TOML AST before variable replacement, with a compatibility flag for users to test. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VTcea1vlc" 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 tools: the focus fragmentation edition</strong>: Apparently, those fancy AI code generation tools are causing ‘dead zones’ of 5-30 seconds, leading to developers checking Slack and email. The solution? An ‘AI Detox’ protocol, which involves physically removing your hands from the keyboard and closing distracting apps. Because, you know, the problem isn’t the tool, it’s your inability to stare blankly at a screen while the AI thinks. Maybe just use a faster AI, or, you know, code it 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, blame the infrastructure, not the hype</strong>: An anonymous expert claims 80% of GenAI projects fail, not because the models are bad, but because developers can’t build proper production infrastructure. Apparently, missing things like config management, prompt versioning, and error handlers are the real culprits. So, it’s not the AI’s fault it’s hallucinating; it’s your fault for not building a robust enough cage for it. Classic blame-the-engineer move. <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>Instagram password reset chaos: breach or just ‘technical issue’?</strong>: Millions of Instagram users got unexpected password reset emails, and Malwarebytes claims to have found a 17.5 million account dataset on the dark web. Instagram (Meta) insists there’s no breach, just an ‘external party’ exploiting a ‘technical issue’ to trigger emails. So, either a massive data leak or just a really persistent prankster with a knack for ‘technical issues.’ Either way, enable 2FA and ignore those emails, because Meta says your data is totally secure, probably. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MEOecqk3z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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