<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Apple taps Google Gemini for Siri and AI features</strong>: Apple has partnered with Google to integrate Gemini AI models and cloud infrastructure into Siri and other AI features, a multi-year, non-exclusive deal reportedly costing Apple around $1 billion annually. This move follows Apple’s evaluation of models from OpenAI and Anthropic, ultimately choosing Gemini as the foundation for its own AI. A revamped, more personalized Siri is expected to launch later in 2026, with Apple emphasizing that its privacy standards will be maintained, as reported by multiple tech outlets. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/joVK7B34Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI data centers demand next-gen nuclear power</strong>: Hyperscale AI data centers, housing hundreds of thousands of GPUs, each demand over a gigawatt of electricity, currently sourced from over 50% fossil fuels. This massive energy consumption is driving significant interest in advanced nuclear options like small modular reactors (SMRs) using high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) and alternative coolants. These next-gen nuclear technologies aim to provide safer, faster, and cheaper power to meet the escalating AI demand, 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>
<li><strong>Anthropic restricts Claude access for third-party AI agents</strong>: Anthropic has restricted OAuth access for third-party AI agents like OpenCode to Claude Pro/Max subscriptions, forcing them to use higher-cost API access. This move is seen as an attempt by Anthropic to control its value chain and prevent its models from becoming a commodity. 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 competition in the LLM tool market, as noted by several tech and opinion articles. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8dtXe7P09&amp;id=eRi1VQ5SP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Kubernetes v1.35 brings workload-aware scheduling</strong>: Kubernetes v1.35 introduces workload-aware scheduling with gang scheduling to prevent partial resource usage and deadlocks, alongside opportunistic batching for faster pod scheduling and improved service account token handling. <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>Cloudflare scales IaC with shift-left security</strong>: Cloudflare has significantly scaled its Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment using Terraform, a custom CI/CD pipeline, and Open Policy Agent, processing 30 merge requests daily with 50 automated security policies to catch violations pre-deployment. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/zvwEY7IEt" 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 with Apache Iceberg-compatible access via S3 Tables. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Z4eMJMdxN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>MuddyWater APT deploys new Rust-based malware</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>GoBruteforcer botnet targets crypto projects</strong>: The GoBruteforcer botnet, written in Golang, is actively targeting Linux servers and cryptocurrency infrastructure, particularly the TRON blockchain, by brute-forcing services with 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><strong>Linux 6.19-rc5 released with driver and security fixes</strong>: Linux 6.19-rc5 is out, bringing fixes for NVIDIA GPUs in the Nouveau driver, addressing a RISC-V security vulnerability, resolving a Rust Binder bug, and adding 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>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 support costs by providing a seamless, end-to-end API lifecycle platform. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9UqlZV9z7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>India wants smartphone source code, denies it, but documents say otherwise</strong>: India’s proposed smartphone security rules include 83 standards, with government documents reportedly showing explicit demands for source code access from manufacturers like Apple and Samsung. The IT ministry publicly denies this, calling Reuters’ reporting inaccurate, while simultaneously stating consultations are ongoing. So, they’re not asking for it, but they are, and it’s definitely not a big deal, just a ‘consultation.’ Nothing to see here, folks, just a casual request for proprietary tech. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/C0BEamxdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents for non-coders: what could go wrong?</strong>: Anthropic just launched ‘Cowork,’ an agentic AI file management tool for macOS Claude Max subscribers, promising to let non-coders organize receipts, analyze data, and draft reports via chat. It’s a ‘research preview’ with ‘documented risks’ like prompt injection and accidental file deletion. So, for the low, low price of a top-tier subscription, you can let an experimental AI mess with your files. What a time to be alive! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/TLkxIySjV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI code generation: cheap code, expensive problems</strong>: LLM tools make code generation fast and accessible, even for non-developers, but apparently, building <em>reliable, maintainable, and scalable</em> 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 the automated systems couldn’t match human effectiveness. Turns out, ‘code is cheap’ doesn’t mean ‘good software is cheap.’ 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>
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