<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Rust infrastructure team delivers major upgrades</strong>: The Rust Infrastructure Team wrapped up Q4 2025 with significant advancements, including migrating to a new Bors bot for CI, moving <a href="http://crates.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">crates.io</a> and <a href="http://docs.rs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">docs.rs</a> to Fastly CDN, and implementing parallel rustc-perf benchmarks that cut latency by half. They also expanded Infrastructure as Code coverage and renamed default branches across 14 repositories, as detailed on the Inside Rust Blog. Q1 2026 plans include further <a href="http://docs.rs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">docs.rs</a> modernization and establishing external hardware CI policy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/m2OVQmP6S" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic commits $1.5 million to Python security</strong>: Anthropic has pledged $1.5 million over two years to the Python Software Foundation (PSF) to bolster the Python ecosystem’s security. The funding will primarily target automated malware detection for PyPI packages and create a dedicated malware dataset, according to the Python Software Foundation News. This initiative also supports core CPython development and community grants, focusing on software supply chain security. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yCHi0TB7q" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta pivots from metaverse to AI, cuts Reality Labs staff</strong>: Meta is closing three VR studios—Twisted Pixel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Armature Studio—and laying off approximately 10% of its Reality Labs workforce, about 1,500 employees. This strategic shift comes after Reality Labs lost over $70 billion since 2021, with Meta now prioritizing investment in AI-powered glasses and wearable technology over its struggling Metaverse and VR initiatives. The move signals a major reorientation for the company, as reported by multiple sources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/7ystcAQPc" 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 updates</strong>: Node.js 20.20.0 (LTS) and 25.3.0 (Current) were released with security updates addressing multiple CVEs, enhancing permission handling, and improving error management, as per official Node.js sources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=DwsoMgMKH&amp;id=Wy4br4Zyw&amp;id=Zr0Dv9dwZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux Mint 22.3 enhances accessibility and GUI tools</strong>: Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” introduces a redesigned Mint Menu, an on-screen keyboard for improved accessibility, and new graphical tools for system hardware info and GRUB editing, 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>WordPress 7.0 to drop PHP 7.2/7.3 support</strong>: The WordPress core team is preparing for version 7.0, which will discontinue support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3, and is seeking volunteers for the release process. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xho5u0zys" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Bun v1.3.6 adds tarball handling and performance boosts</strong>: Bun v1.3.6 introduces Bun.Archive for tarball creation/extraction, a JSONC parser, and significant performance improvements across various operations, including 3.5x faster Response.json() and 20x faster Bun.hash.crc32. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=Wx4br4Zyw&amp;id=Yy5NFIIOM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Haiku OS updates FreeBSD drivers and features</strong>: Haiku OS has updated its FreeBSD compatibility layer to version 15.0, enhancing Ethernet and WiFi driver support, and added new features like hyperlink support in Terminal and an EFI loader installation tool. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xTuptkMAr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Astro 6 beta supports Cloudflare Workers and improved dev server</strong>: Astro 6 Beta features a redesigned development server that mirrors production, native support for Cloudflare Workers, and stable live content collections, requiring Node.js 22 or newer. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/a23rECuU6" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>JetBrains Compose Multiplatform 1.10 launches with stable hot reload</strong>: JetBrains released Compose Multiplatform 1.10.0, featuring a stable Compose Hot Reload 1.0.0 that allows dynamic app updates without losing state, and a unified @Preview annotation for all platforms. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=qzPVbng9O&amp;id=y1ZFPOP5i" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft’s AI data center expansion: community-first or greenwashing?</strong>: Microsoft, facing backlash over its data centers’ environmental impact, announced a ‘Community-First AI Infrastructure’ initiative, promising to cover power costs and minimize water usage. This sounds great, but it’s a direct response to 142 activist groups protesting in 24 states, and they’ve already abandoned projects in Wisconsin. So, ‘community-first’ seems to mean ‘community-if-you-protest-loudly-enough.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jqtBl3Jnb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare fined for not blocking pirate sites: ‘no way’ to comply?</strong>: Italy’s regulator fined Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block pirate sites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver, citing the Piracy Shield law. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince claims it’s technically infeasible and would increase latency for everyone, threatening to pull servers from Italy. Apparently, protecting global users from a slight delay is more important than, you know, following local laws. Or maybe it’s just about not wanting to set a precedent. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Q0IbcQd4P" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Agentic AI: the next big thing, or just more hype?</strong>: New multi-agent AI platforms like Atoms and LangSmith Agent Builder promise to let you build full-stack apps and complex tasks with natural language, no coding required. Sounds revolutionary, right? But Gartner, the folks who actually track these things, predicts 40% of agentic AI projects will fail by 2027 due to inadequate guardrails. So, while the marketing says ‘new era,’ the reality is probably ‘new ways to mess things up at scale.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=VkDnavm3j&amp;id=sDf9ENrg4&amp;id=9X1ifJmCu&amp;id=QnCK3ryB4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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