<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft faces backlash over AI data center energy use</strong>: Microsoft is responding to widespread public opposition against its AI data center expansion by pledging to cover full electricity grid costs, minimize water usage, and create local jobs. This ‘community-first’ approach comes after protests in 24 states and the withdrawal from a Wisconsin project. The company’s commitment to paying full energy costs and rejecting property tax reductions aims to rebuild public trust, as reported by multiple sources. This move highlights the growing environmental and social impact of hyperscale AI infrastructure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jqtBl3Jnb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Critical Windows 0-day actively exploited, patch now</strong>: Microsoft has released an urgent patch for CVE-2026-20805, an actively exploited information disclosure vulnerability in Windows. This flaw allows attackers to leak memory addresses, potentially bypassing ASLR as part of larger attack chains. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, mandating federal agencies to patch by February 3rd. This is a high-priority update for all Windows users, as emphasized by security experts. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Kwy6WAbQP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Advanced Linux malware targets cloud and containers</strong>: Check Point Research has identified VoidLink, a sophisticated malware framework written in Zig, specifically designed to target Linux cloud and container environments like Docker and Kubernetes. This malware, attributed to Chinese threat actors, features over 37 modular plugins for credential harvesting, container escapes, and anti-forensics. It automatically adapts its behavior based on detected cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba, Tencent) and uses rootkit techniques for persistence, signaling a significant escalation in threats to cloud infrastructure. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uJaIfhgHH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Rust in production for smart door locks</strong>: Achilles has been using Rust for 4-5 years in production for smart door locks, with firmware sizes between 300-420KB on 25,000 deployed devices, leveraging Embassy for async runtime and open-source collaboration. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=SVl4BYYw0&amp;id=U09VghD1S" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Node.js releases security fixes for critical vulnerabilities</strong>: Node.js versions 20.20.0 (LTS) and 25.3.0 (Current) have been released with security fixes addressing multiple CVEs, including a denial-of-service vulnerability from stack space exhaustion impacting async_hooks and related frameworks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=DwsoMgMKH&amp;id=uw83EGG5r&amp;id=ZoKLGVJ9V" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-powered testing platform emerges from LambdaTest</strong>: LambdaTest has rebranded to TestMu AI, shifting its focus to an AI-native quality engineering platform that uses autonomous AI agents for planning, authoring, execution, and analysis of software tests. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/SYD5GrBN6" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Databricks Genie integrates with Atlassian Rovo for natural language queries</strong>: Atlassian Rovo now integrates with Databricks AI/BI Genie, allowing users to query enterprise data using natural language, aiming to democratize data access and reduce reliance on specialized data professionals. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2XKWuVI4o&amp;id=NspOLfJKP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GitHub Copilot deprecates older AI models</strong>: GitHub will deprecate Claude Opus 4.1, GPT-5, and GPT-5-Codex for Copilot on February 17, 2026, requiring users to update workflows to newer models like Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.2 to maintain service continuity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ImHNcBPhJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New terminal manager for AI coding agents</strong>: ‘Agent of Empires’ (aoe), a Rust-developed terminal session manager, has been released to facilitate the management of multiple AI coding agent sessions with a TUI dashboard and automatic status detection for tools like Claude Code and OpenCode. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/AqojY4mSV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>ZLUDA brings CUDA compatibility to AMD and Intel GPUs</strong>: ZLUDA, an open-source CUDA compatibility project, now offers full llama.cpp support and Windows compatibility, allowing CUDA applications to run on AMD and Intel GPUs without code modification, benefiting developers outside the NVIDIA ecosystem. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ImHNcBPhJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Meta’s AI leadership shakeup: more drama than innovation</strong>: Yann LeCun, Meta’s former chief AI scientist, has reportedly exited after Alexander Wang, CEO of Scale AI, was appointed head of superintelligence. LeCun, ever the diplomat, publicly criticized Wang as ‘inexperienced’ and even alleged manipulation of Llama 4 test results. It seems Meta’s AI division is less about groundbreaking research and more about internal power struggles and unverified claims, as reported by various interviews. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ILAkYeoup" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Salesforce’s Slackbot: now with more AI, still for enterprise only</strong>: Salesforce has ‘re-released’ Slackbot as an AI agent, leveraging generative AI for all its core functions like answering questions and scheduling meetings. But don’t get too excited, unless you’re a Business+ or Enterprise+ customer, you’re out of luck. Salesforce claims ‘highest internal adoption,’ which is great for them, but external validation or actual user feedback? Nah, who needs that when you have internal adoption rates and press releases? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VpXLIsjSp" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-generated books: the future of technical documentation is here, and it’s garbage</strong>: HiTeX Press has managed to publish over 800 AI-generated technical books in a single year, all without human review or fact-checking. Unsurprisingly, a Starlark programming language book was found to contain fabricated code and non-existent features. So, while AI is supposedly revolutionizing content creation, it’s also flooding the market with expensive, hallucinated nonsense, making it harder for anyone to find legitimate information. Progress! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PmK6l9z8J" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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