<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Meta goes nuclear for AI infrastructure</strong>: Meta is partnering with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to secure up to 6.6 GW of nuclear energy by 2035, extending the life of existing plants and developing new advanced reactors. This massive investment aims to power Meta’s expanding AI infrastructure and data centers, particularly the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio, as reported by Meta. It’s a bold move to ensure reliable baseload power for their AI ambitions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>India’s smartphone security demands spark industry outcry</strong>: India is proposing 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 pushing back, calling the requirements unprecedented and invasive. Reuters reports contradict the Indian IT ministry’s public denials of seeking source code, highlighting a significant clash over proprietary technology and data privacy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linus Torvalds embraces AI for ‘vibe coding’</strong>: Even Linus Torvalds, the Linux kernel creator, is now using AI coding tools for his new AudioNoise project, specifically Google’s Antigravity AI-assist IDE for Python visualization. While he still writes core DSP in C, he describes AI as streamlining the process between searching for code examples and manual coding. This marks a notable shift in AI adoption by a major open-source leader, as widely reported across tech blogs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fe8LDMARY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<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, aiming for a commercial gate-model system by 2026, while Infleqtion is set to become the first publicly listed neutral-atom quantum company via a SPAC merger, targeting over $540 million in proceeds. <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 pushes for quantum leadership and supply chain security</strong>: The US is reauthorizing the National Quantum Initiative through 2034, expanding NIST and NSF quantum centers, and including NASA for the first time, while the Bloch Quantum coalition in the Midwest is a finalist for an EDA Tech Hub to bolster the quantum supply chain. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=fWH0q50O1&amp;id=JZBeWpdNu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-powered commerce sparks merchant backlash</strong>: Google, Shopify, and others launched Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI-driven shopping, but Amazon’s ‘Buy For Me’ feature is drawing fire from merchants who claim it scrapes their sites without consent, leading to incorrect listings and exposing wholesale prices. <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>Developers building AI tools for workflow integration</strong>: Hacker News developers are creating AI chat tools for session management, a Rust-based full-text search for Claude/Codex sessions, and a Tmux-based CLI for AI agents to execute terminal scripts, all aimed at enhancing developer productivity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/sxLN2tj0R" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel 6.19-rc5 fixes Rust Binder deadlock</strong>: The latest Linux kernel release candidate, 6.19-rc5, includes a critical fix for a recursive locking deadlock in the Rust Binder driver, which caused system crashes, and also adds support for Intel Nova Lake Point S. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=MbuLWzK6Y&amp;id=njv07kgwC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Python 3.14 to bring performance and ecosystem changes</strong>: Python 3.14, slated for 2026, promises performance gains through lazy imports and official free-threading support, alongside new Rust-based type checkers and packaging tools like uv and Hatch, and a revamped PEP process. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/quf6PiAcD" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gentoo Linux 2025 review highlights technical milestones</strong>: Gentoo’s 2025 year-in-review showcases 112,927 commits, four new developers, finalized EAPI 9, migration planning to Codeberg, official RISC-V and WSL support, and improved Rust package bootstrapping. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/19Mn2n5YA" 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 wishful thinking?</strong>: Apparently, AI code generation tools are now responsible for 70-90% of production code, according to some unnamed report. The article then goes on to tell developers they ‘must adapt’ and ‘challenge AI capabilities’ with ‘real tasks’ instead of ‘synthetic tests.’ So, is it 70-90% or are we still in the ‘challenge AI’ phase? Sounds like a classic case of ‘we’re almost there, just trust us’ to avoid falling behind, as the article subtly warns. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GenAI project failure rate: 80% due to ‘infrastructure gaps,’ not the AI itself</strong>: A seasoned practitioner claims 80% of GenAI projects fail, not because the models are bad, but because developers can’t build proper production infrastructure. The solution? Seven ‘essential production folders’ and ‘graceful degradation patterns.’ It’s almost as if the hype around ‘AI will solve everything’ conveniently forgot about, you know, actual software engineering. Who knew that throwing a fancy model at a problem without a solid foundation would lead to failure? Shocking. <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>AI detox: the latest productivity hack for your AI-induced micro-pauses</strong>: Turns out, those AI code generation tools that were supposed to make us hyper-productive are actually causing ‘dead zones’ of 5-30 seconds, fragmenting our focus and leading to Slack-checking. The brilliant solution? An ‘AI Detox’ protocol, which involves physically removing your hands from the keyboard and closing distracting apps. So, we’re now actively managing the distractions created by the tools meant to eliminate distractions. Peak efficiency, folks. <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>
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