<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft faces backlash over AI data center expansion</strong>: Microsoft is responding to widespread community opposition across 24 states regarding its AI data center projects. The company has pledged a “community-first” approach, promising to pay full electricity grid costs, minimize water usage, and create local jobs, as reported by multiple sources. This initiative comes after Microsoft withdrew from a Wisconsin project and faces ongoing resistance in Michigan and Ohio, highlighting the growing environmental and social concerns around 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, CISA mandates patch</strong>: Microsoft has released an urgent patch for CVE-2026-20805, an information disclosure vulnerability in Windows that is already being actively exploited in the wild. This flaw could allow attackers to leak memory addresses, potentially bypassing ASLR as part of larger attack chains, according to high-reliability technical sources. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, requiring federal agencies to patch by February 3. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Kwy6WAbQP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Italy fines Cloudflare, company threatens server withdrawal</strong>: Italy’s communications regulator AGCOM has fined Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block pirate sites via its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver, citing the country’s Piracy Shield law. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is escalating the dispute to U.S. government officials and the International Olympic Committee, threatening to withdraw servers from Italy. This move could impact cybersecurity for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, framing the dispute as a national regulatory issue with international implications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Q0IbcQd4P" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Node.js releases security fixes for multiple versions</strong>: Node.js versions 20.20.0 (LTS), 25.3.0 (Current), 22.22.0 (LTS), and 24.13.0 (LTS) have been released with security patches addressing several CVEs, including fixes for stack overflow exceptions in async_hooks and stricter permission requirements for symlink APIs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=DwsoMgMKH&amp;id=Zr0Dv9dwZ&amp;id=37PkHkE8t&amp;id=uw83EGG5r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic commits $1.5 million to Python open source security</strong>: Anthropic is investing $1.5 million over two years into the Python Software Foundation (PSF) to enhance security across the Python ecosystem, focusing on CPython and PyPI with automated malware detection and a new malware dataset. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yCHi0TB7q" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New York pushes quantum tech and robotaxi legislation</strong>: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing legislation to legalize commercial robotaxi operations statewide, excluding New York City, and plans to expand quantum technology commercialization hubs, integrating R&amp;D with semiconductor chip design. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=HMVvWNGfO&amp;id=f8i188R5R" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” released with GUI upgrades</strong>: Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is out, featuring a redesigned application menu, an on-screen keyboard, enhanced Wayland support, and new system information and administration tools, all built on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ecK1ViBJk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Apple launches Creator Studio subscription bundle</strong>: Apple is launching Creator Studio on January 28, 2026, a subscription bundle for creative apps like Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro, priced at $12.99/month, with AI-powered features for video and audio editing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/gpfpGVE8Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Advanced VoidLink Linux malware targets cloud and containers</strong>: Check Point Research identified VoidLink, an advanced Linux malware written in Zig, designed to target cloud and container environments like Docker and Kubernetes, featuring 37+ modular plugins for credential harvesting and evasion. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=uJaIfhgHH&amp;id=x9wl564Rc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta closes VR studios, shifts focus to AI glasses</strong>: Meta is closing three VR studios and laying off about 10% of its Reality Labs staff, pivoting its strategy from metaverse/VR initiatives to focus on AI glasses and wearable technology after over $70 billion in losses. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7ystcAQPc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI agents: the next big thing or just another chatbot with extra steps?</strong>: Salesforce has ‘re-released’ Slackbot as an AI agent for enterprise customers, claiming it can answer questions, organize tasks, and schedule meetings. Apparently, this is a ‘full rebuild’ leveraging generative AI, but it’s only for the big spenders. Meanwhile, ServiceNow and Superhuman AI were caught with critical vulnerabilities in their ‘agentic AI’ features, allowing full system control or email exfiltration. So, while some are busy hyping up AI agents, others are busy patching the gaping security holes these ‘innovations’ create. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=VpXLIsjSp&amp;id=2A2nfRTHq&amp;id=EDFS33r2W&amp;id=KcLhdNkuO&amp;id=qah3DxopU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Pentagon wants Grok AI, because what could go wrong?</strong>: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to integrate Elon Musk’s Grok AI into Pentagon networks, despite its recent controversies with generating inappropriate images. Apparently, the plan is to ‘accelerate AI’ and ‘eliminate bureaucratic barriers.’ Because when it comes to national security, who needs a technical assessment of how to mitigate known failures? Just throw it in there with the other $200 million AI contracts and hope for the best. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=KoB4l9TcK&amp;id=jRGkCZr4W&amp;id=DNtdrpzup" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-generated books: the future of knowledge or just industrial-scale spam?</strong>: HiTeX Press has managed to publish over 800 technical books in a single year, all generated by AI and completely devoid of human review or fact-checking. One Starlark programming book was found to contain fabricated code and features that don’t even exist. These masterpieces are selling for 8€ a pop on platforms like Amazon, making it nearly impossible for actual humans to find legitimate technical materials. Clearly, quality control is for suckers when you can just churn out AI-generated garbage at scale. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=ILAkYeoup&amp;id=PmK6l9z8J" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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