<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>India proposes strict smartphone security, industry pushes back</strong>: India is proposing 83 new security standards for smartphones, including source code access, pre-update notifications, and 12-month device log storage. Major players 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. This creates significant regulatory uncertainty for the smartphone ecosystem in India. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta secures nuclear energy for AI data centers</strong>: Meta has partnered with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to secure up to 6.6 GW of nuclear power by 2035 for its AI infrastructure and data centers. The plan includes extending the life of existing plants and developing advanced reactors. This move aims to provide clean, reliable baseload power, supporting Meta’s AI expansion and creating thousands of jobs, according to Meta’s announcement. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/elp6Y0W2r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>EU open source strategy targets big tech dependence</strong>: The European Commission is consulting on a new open source strategy to reduce reliance on U.S. tech giants, treating open source software as critical infrastructure. Recognizing that 70-90% of modern software uses open source, the EU aims to scale viable solutions in cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and industrial software, fostering competitive European alternatives, as detailed by the European Commission. <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 open-source project</strong>: Linus Torvalds released AudioNoise, an open-source digital guitar pedal emulator, using Google Antigravity for AI-assisted ‘vibe coding’ on the Python visualization component, showcasing practical AI integration in hobbyist projects. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fe8LDMARY" 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 commercial 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 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>Rust-based distributed data systems for SQLite</strong>: <a href="http://Fly.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Fly.io</a>’s Corrosion, built in Rust, replicates SQLite data globally with eventual consistency using CRDTs, achieving sub-second local and 1-2 second global replication for distributed applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/N0YUTi8Bm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Gentoo Linux 2025 review highlights technical progress</strong>: Gentoo Linux’s 2025 review shows 112,927 commits, four new developers, finalized EAPI 9, migration planning to Codeberg, and official support for RISC-V bootable images and WSL. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/19Mn2n5YA" 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>Telegraf v1.38.0 enhances security with strict environment variable handling</strong>: Telegraf v1.38.0 now defaults to strict environment variable handling to prevent malicious plugin injection, requiring users to review configurations that use variables outside string contexts. <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: 70-90% of production code, really?</strong>: A report claims AI code generation tools now create 70-90% of production code, urging developers to adapt or ‘fall behind.’ While AI is certainly changing workflows, this sounds like a classic case of overhyping adoption without concrete data or named examples. It’s almost as if the goal is to induce FOMO rather than provide verifiable insights into actual enterprise deployments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LeN1TdPNx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Prompt engineering won’t fix your architectural debt</strong>: Apparently, some folks think prompt engineering is the silver bullet for all their software woes. Newsflash: ‘Prompt Engineering Won’t Fix Your Architecture.’ When AI systems fail, it’s usually because they’re faithfully executing within broken abstractions, not because your prompt wasn’t poetic enough. Good architecture makes AI predictable; bad architecture just makes it look like magic until it inevitably blows up in production. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ioJPO54WS" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GenAI projects: 80% failure rate due to ‘infrastructure gaps’</strong>: An anonymous author claims 80% of GenAI projects fail, not because the models are bad, but due to ‘production-ready infrastructure gaps.’ They then list seven ‘essential production folders’ like config management and prompt versioning. So, the big secret to GenAI success is… basic software engineering? Who would’ve thought that building robust systems requires, you know, robust systems? Shocking. <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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