<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Apple partners with Google for AI, sidelining OpenAI</strong>: 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 move, reported by multiple sources, comes after Apple evaluated models from OpenAI and Anthropic, and is expected to cost Apple around $1 billion annually. The partnership aims to integrate Gemini as the foundation for Apple’s own AI models, with a new Siri expected later in 2026, while both companies retain the flexibility for other AI collaborations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/joVK7B34Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>India proposes strict smartphone security rules, including source code access</strong>: India has proposed 83 new security standards for smartphone manufacturers like Apple, Samsung, and Google, which include requirements for source code sharing, prior notification of software updates, and 12-month device log retention. While the IT ministry publicly denies seeking source code access, government documents reportedly contradict these statements. Manufacturers are resisting, citing concerns over proprietary technology exposure and excessive compliance burdens, as reported by Reuters. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Hyperscale AI data centers drive demand for next-gen nuclear power</strong>: The rapid expansion 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 surge is accelerating interest in advanced nuclear options like small modular reactors (SMRs) that promise safer, faster, and cheaper deployment. These SMRs, using advanced fuels and alternative coolants, aim to meet the escalating energy needs of AI while addressing climate goals, according to industry reports. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=bf0xB32y7&amp;id=qk040xtMi" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Linux kernel 6.19-rc5 released with NVIDIA and RISC-V fixes</strong>: Linux 6.19-rc5 is out, bringing fixes for newer NVIDIA GPUs in the Nouveau driver, addressing a RISC-V security vulnerability, and resolving a Rust Binder bug, alongside numerous other driver and filesystem updates. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MbuLWzK6Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Budgie desktop moves to Wayland and Qt6, IceWM sticks to X11</strong>: The Budgie 10.10 desktop environment has fully transitioned to native Wayland support and will re-architect Budgie 11 with Qt6, while the IceWM 4.0 window manager continues active development for X11. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/peCpqhbhc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>MuddyWater APT deploys new Rust-based malware in Middle East</strong>: The Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group is now using a new Rust-based malware, RustyWater, in espionage campaigns targeting diplomatic, maritime, financial, and telecom organizations primarily in the Middle East, marking a shift from their traditional PowerShell tools. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xFuCzijpN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Postman acquires Fern for enhanced 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 provide a more seamless, end-to-end API lifecycle platform for developers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9UqlZV9z7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes v1.35 introduces workload-aware scheduling</strong>: Kubernetes v1.35 is released, featuring workload-aware scheduling with gang scheduling to ensure all pods in a workload start simultaneously, preventing resource deadlocks and improving efficiency. <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>Anthropic launches Cowork for agentic AI file management</strong>: Anthropic has introduced Cowork, a research preview feature in the Claude Desktop app for macOS, allowing Claude Max subscribers to use AI to autonomously read, edit, and create files in specified folders via a chat interface. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/TLkxIySjV" 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 multiple AWS accounts with Apache Iceberg-compatible access and natural language queries, positioning it as a Splunk and Datadog alternative. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=Z4eMJMdxN&amp;id=zvwEY7IEt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Anthropic restricts Claude access, OpenAI swoops in</strong>: Anthropic, in a brilliant move to ‘control the value chain,’ decided to restrict OAuth access for third-party coding agents like OpenCode, forcing them into higher-cost API access. Naturally, OpenAI, ever the benevolent competitor, immediately announced official support for using ChatGPT subscriptions in OpenCode. It’s almost like Anthropic is trying to alienate its users and hand them over to the competition, proving once again that ‘ecosystem lock-in’ is just a fancy term for ‘making your product worse for everyone else.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8dtXe7P09&amp;id=eRi1VQ7SP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft’s ‘generous’ Copilot admin controls</strong>: Microsoft, after abruptly killing off its 20-year-old, cloud-independent Deployment Toolkit (MDT) without a transition period, has now blessed admins with the ‘privilege’ of removing the Copilot app. But only if both Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot are installed, it wasn’t user-installed, and hasn’t been run in 28 days. And even then, users can just reinstall it. It’s a masterclass in giving control while simultaneously ensuring you have none, all while pushing everyone further into their cloud-dependent ecosystem. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0sSu27x90&amp;id=8WMJpirC0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI code generation: cheap code, expensive problems</strong>: LLM tools like Claude Code are making code generation ‘fast and accessible,’ even for non-developers. Great! Now everyone can churn out ‘one-off, disposable tools.’ But apparently, 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 because AI systems ‘failed to match the reliability and effectiveness of human expertise.’ Who knew that ‘vibe coding’ wouldn’t solve all your enterprise-grade software demands? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=BCKlippws&amp;id=aKgPqgLac" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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