<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Apple partners with Google for AI features</strong>: Apple has inked a multi-year, non-exclusive deal to integrate Google’s Gemini AI models and cloud infrastructure into Siri and other AI features, with a revamped Siri expected later in 2026. This move, reported by multiple sources, comes after Apple evaluated models from OpenAI and Anthropic, and is estimated to cost Apple around $1 billion annually. Despite the partnership, Apple emphasizes its commitment to privacy, leveraging Google’s models as a foundation for its own AI while maintaining the option for other AI collaborations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/joVK7B34Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic and OpenAI battle for developer mindshare</strong>: Anthropic recently restricted OAuth access for third-party coding agents like OpenCode to its Claude Pro/Max subscriptions, forcing them to use higher-cost API access. This move, seen by some as an attempt to control its value chain, has alienated some users. In response, OpenAI publicly announced official support for using ChatGPT subscriptions with OpenCode and other open-source tools, positioning itself as a more open alternative and intensifying the competition in the LLM tool market, as noted by various tech news sources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8dtXe7P09&amp;id=eRi1VQ5SP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft retires MDT, shifts Windows deployment to cloud</strong>: Microsoft has abruptly retired the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), ending support and updates for the 20-year-old tool. This sudden move, without a transition period, pushes users towards more complex, cloud-integrated solutions like Windows Autopilot or Configuration Manager OSD. The decision has sparked user frustration over increased cloud dependency and the loss of MDT’s independent, telemetry-free deployment capabilities, leaving many organizations exposed to potential security risks due to the lack of future updates, as reported by various tech outlets. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0sSu27x90&amp;id=8WMJpirC0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Laravel embraces AI with new documentation and tools</strong>: Laravel 12.x introduces official AI Assisted Development documentation and the Boost toolset, designed to help AI understand and manipulate Laravel applications, integrating with tools like Claude Code and Gemini. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=12lyQYsSm&amp;id=Y3JXeC4bN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic launches agentic AI for file management</strong>: Anthropic released Cowork, a research preview feature in the Claude Desktop app for macOS, allowing Claude Max subscribers to use agentic AI for autonomous file management, organization, and data analysis via a chat interface. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/TLkxIySjV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Postman acquires Fern for API documentation and SDK automation</strong>: Postman has acquired Fern, a startup specializing in automating API documentation and SDK generation in nine programming languages, aiming to reduce developer friction and enhance Postman’s end-to-end API lifecycle platform. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9UqlZV9z7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes v1.35 enhances scheduling and workload management</strong>: Kubernetes v1.35 introduces workload-aware scheduling, including gang scheduling for simultaneous pod starts and opportunistic batching for faster identical pod deployments, alongside improvements in service account token handling and persistent volume affinity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=R6fTuHjeX&amp;id=zTULpLxtX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AWS revamps CloudWatch for unified observability</strong>: AWS has transformed CloudWatch into a unified observability platform, consolidating operational, security, and compliance logs across accounts, supporting OCSF and OpenTelemetry, and offering natural language queries for easier analysis. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=Z4eMJMdxN&amp;id=zvwEY7IEt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel 6.19-rc5 released with driver and security fixes</strong>: Linux 6.19-rc5 includes fixes for NVIDIA GPUs in the Nouveau driver, addresses a RISC-V security vulnerability, resolves a Rust Binder bug, and adds support for the Logitech MX Anywhere 3S mouse. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MbuLWzK6Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New Java and Quarkus updates available</strong>: JDK 26 Build 30 and JDK 27 Build 4 early-access builds are out, Spring gRPC 1.0.1 adds Kotlin coroutine support, and Quarkus 3.30.6 fixes a Flight Recorder bug and updates its LZ4 Java fork. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/OyWQZb4mR" 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: cheap code, expensive problems</strong>: LLM tools like Claude Code make code generation fast and accessible, even for non-developers, but apparently, the real value has shifted from writing code to fixing the mess AI makes. Salesforce learned this the hard way, laying off 4,000 experienced staff to replace them with AI, only to reverse course three months later when the automated systems failed to deliver reliability. So, while code might be cheap, expertise and judgment are still priceless, especially when your AI is busy hallucinating dependencies and security flaws. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=BCKlippws&amp;id=aKgPqgLac" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Stack Overflow’s decline: AI’s fault or just bad vibes?</strong>: Stack Overflow is seeing a dramatic 78% drop in questions asked, with developers apparently flocking to AI tools for answers. Funny, considering many of those AI tools were trained on Stack Overflow’s data. Or maybe it’s just that developers are tired of the ‘hostile treatment’ from other users. Either way, it seems the platform is becoming a victim of its own success, or perhaps just a victim of its own community. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9NZ5cJyz4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>India’s smartphone security demands: source code or bust?</strong>: India is proposing 83 new security standards for smartphone manufacturers, including demands for source code access and 12-month device log retention. Manufacturers like Apple and Google are, predictably, resisting, citing proprietary tech and lack of international precedent. The Indian IT ministry publicly denies seeking source code, calling Reuters’ reporting ‘inaccurate,’ even as government documents reportedly show explicit requirements. It’s almost as if governments want to have their cake and eat it too, demanding transparency while being opaque about their own intentions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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