<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>India’s proposed smartphone security standards face 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 players like Apple, Samsung, and Google are strongly opposing these requirements, calling them unprecedented and invasive, according to Reuters. The industry warns that compliance could expose trade secrets and create new vulnerabilities, directly contradicting the IT ministry’s public denials of seeking source code. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta secures nuclear power deals for AI infrastructure expansion</strong>: Meta announced partnerships with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to secure up to 6.6 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2035. This move aims to provide reliable baseload power for Meta’s expanding AI infrastructure and data centers, particularly supporting the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio. The agreements involve extending the operational life of existing plants and developing new advanced reactors, as per Meta’s official announcement. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>European Commission launches open source strategy consultation</strong>: The European Commission has initiated a formal consultation on its open source software strategy, aiming to reduce the EU’s reliance on US-based ‘Big Tech’ firms. The plan involves classifying open source as ‘critical infrastructure’ and shifting support towards large-scale, real-world deployments in areas like cloud, AI, and cybersecurity. This strategic pivot prioritizes digital autonomy and fostering EU developer communities, according to official EU communications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/nSTd14JQu" 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 open-source project</strong>: Linus Torvalds released AudioNoise, an open-source digital guitar pedal emulator, using AI-assisted ‘vibe coding’ with Google’s Antigravity AI-assist IDE for its Python visualization component, showcasing practical AI integration in hobbyist development. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fe8LDMARY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>D-Wave to acquire 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 reintroduces National Quantum Initiative Act</strong>: U.S. lawmakers have introduced the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to extend federal coordination of quantum research through 2034, establishing new NIST and NSF 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>Instagram password reset incident and data leak allegations</strong>: Millions of Instagram users received unexpected password reset emails, with Malwarebytes alleging a 17.5 million account data leak, though Meta denies any breach, attributing the emails to an external technical issue. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MEOecqk3z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI code generation tools fragment developer focus</strong>: AI code generation tools introduce 5-30 second ‘dead zones’ that fragment developer focus, leading to context switching and reduced deep work, with an ‘AI Detox’ protocol proposed to mitigate these effects. <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>Shandong University discovers iris recognition vulnerability</strong>: Researchers at Shandong University discovered EMIRIS, an electromagnetic side-channel method that can reconstruct iris templates from EM emissions during sensor data transfer, achieving a 53.47% spoofing success rate on commercial systems. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/crEIZ8f1u" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Alphabet’s Wing expands Walmart drone delivery network</strong>: Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery subsidiary, is expanding its partnership with Walmart to add 150 stores by 2027, aiming to cover 10% of the U.S. population and leveraging larger drones with a five-pound payload capacity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3ejbcGBv5" 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: now generating ‘most’ production code, apparently</strong>: A report claims AI code generation tools now create 70-90% of production code, urging developers to adapt or ‘fall behind.’ It suggests treating AI as core infrastructure and giving agents full tooling access, conveniently sidestepping any discussion of security risks, quality control, or the actual cost of debugging AI’s inevitable hallucinations. Sounds like a great way to scale your technical debt. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI analyzes faces to measure pain levels, because why not?</strong>: IEEE Spectrum reports that AI is now being used to analyze faces to measure pain levels. Because apparently, asking someone if they’re in pain is too low-tech. I’m sure this will be perfectly accurate and won’t lead to any biased or misdiagnosed pain assessments, especially for diverse populations. What could possibly go wrong with an AI judging your suffering? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yftIeCbuU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GenAI project failures: it’s not the models, it’s your ‘infrastructure gaps’</strong>: A ‘senior’ voice claims 80% of GenAI projects fail, not because the models are flaky, but due to ‘inadequate production infrastructure.’ Apparently, you just need seven specific project folders, provider abstraction layers, rate limiting, caching, and version-controlled prompts. It’s almost like building robust software is hard, and slapping ‘AI’ on it doesn’t magically fix your engineering discipline. 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>
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