<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li>Apple partners with Google for AI, but privacy concerns linger: Apple has chosen Google’s Gemini AI models and cloud infrastructure for its AI features, including a revamped Siri, in a multi-year, non-exclusive partnership. This deal, reportedly costing Apple $1 billion annually, follows testing of OpenAI and Anthropic models. While Apple emphasizes maintaining its privacy standards, the move raises questions about data handling given Google’s extensive data collection, especially as consumer enthusiasm for AI phone features remains low, according to TechCrunch. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/joVK7B34Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Hyperscale AI data centers demand next-gen nuclear power: The explosion of hyperscale AI data centers, housing hundreds of thousands of GPUs, is creating an unprecedented demand for electricity, with each facility requiring over a gigawatt. This massive energy consumption, currently over 50% fossil-fuel based, is driving major tech companies like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta to invest hundreds of billions in infrastructure and explore advanced nuclear options. The push for small modular reactors (SMRs) and other next-gen nuclear technologies aims to provide safer, faster, and cheaper power to meet AI’s insatiable appetite, as reported by MIT Technology Review. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=bf0xB32y7&amp;id=qk040xtMi" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>MuddyWater APT shifts to Rust-based malware for Middle East espionage: The Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group is now deploying a new Rust-based malware, RustyWater, in espionage campaigns targeting diplomatic, maritime, financial, and telecom organizations, primarily in the Middle East, with a focus on Israel. This marks a significant shift from their previous PowerShell and VBS-based tools to more sophisticated Rust development, incorporating anti-debugging and multi-stage payload delivery. The use of Hebrew-language decoy documents and infrastructure mimicking legitimate services highlights their targeted approach, according to security researchers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xFuCzijpN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li>Kubernetes v1.35 enhances scheduling and workload management: Kubernetes v1.35 introduces workload-aware scheduling, gang scheduling for efficient resource allocation, and improved service account token handling, alongside ongoing developments in OpenTelemetry and Istio. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=R6fTuHjeX&amp;id=zTULpLxtX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Linux kernel 6.19-rc5 brings NVIDIA and RISC-V fixes: Linux 6.19-rc5 includes critical fixes for newer NVIDIA GPUs via the Nouveau driver, addresses a RISC-V security vulnerability, and resolves a Rust Binder bug, alongside numerous driver updates. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MbuLWzK6Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Anthropic’s Cowork brings agentic AI file management to macOS: Anthropic launched Cowork, a research preview for Claude Max subscribers on macOS, enabling Claude to autonomously read, edit, and create files in specified folders via a chat interface, streamlining routine digital tasks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/TLkxIySjV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>GoBruteforcer botnet targets crypto projects via weak credentials: The GoBruteforcer malware, written in Golang, is actively targeting Linux servers and cryptocurrency infrastructure, exploiting weak or default credentials often found in LLM-generated code and public tutorials. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/nO4oxH8nA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Budgie desktop moves to Wayland and Qt6, IceWM sticks with X11: The Budgie 10.10 desktop environment has transitioned to native Wayland support and will re-architect Budgie 11 with Qt6, while the lightweight IceWM 4.0 continues active development for X11. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/peCpqhbhc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Microsoft retires MDT, pushes cloud-dependent deployment: Microsoft abruptly retired the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) after 20 years, ending support and pushing users towards more complex, cloud-integrated solutions like Windows Autopilot, leaving many organizations without a simple, independent deployment option. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0sSu27x90&amp;id=8WMJpirC0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Auto-CPUFreq 3.0 for Linux offers enhanced battery controls: Auto-CPUFreq 3.0 for Linux laptops introduces user-controlled CPU turbo mode override, improved multi-battery handling, and ASUS laptop battery charge threshold support, allowing users to balance performance and battery life. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/umWMqgJxW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li>India wants smartphone source code, denies it publicly: India’s government is reportedly demanding smartphone manufacturers like Apple and Samsung provide source code access and 12-month device logs, citing national security. Yet, the IT ministry publicly denies these claims, calling Reuters reporting ‘inaccurate.’ It’s a classic ‘trust us, not your lying eyes’ scenario, where industry documents contradict official statements. Because nothing says ‘global best practices’ like a government wanting to peek under the hood of everyone’s proprietary tech while simultaneously pretending it isn’t. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>AI code generation: cheap code, expensive problems: LLM tools like Claude Code make generating code fast and accessible, even for ‘non-developers.’ Great! Except, building reliable, maintainable, and scalable software still requires actual expertise. 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. Turns out, ‘vibe coding’ doesn’t quite cut it for enterprise-grade software. Who knew? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=BCKlippws&amp;id=aKgPqgLac" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Google’s ‘open’ commerce protocol: open for Google, that is: Google just launched UCP, the ‘Universal Commerce Protocol,’ with big names like Shopify and Walmart, claiming it’ll let AI agents buy stuff across platforms. It’s ‘open,’ they say, but the first implementations are, surprise, in Google’s own AI search and Gemini app. And while it’s supposed to remove the need for custom integrations, there’s zero mention of governance or how anyone else gets to participate. Sounds less like ‘open’ and more like ‘open for Google to dominate your shopping experience.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xOjrayt7r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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