<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI solves a previously unsolved math problem</strong>: GPT-5.2 Pro has reportedly solved Erdos problem #281, a mathematical challenge that human mathematicians had not cracked. Terence Tao, a highly respected mathematician, called this “perhaps the most unambiguous instance” of AI solving an open problem, marking a significant milestone for AI in mathematical research. This achievement, reported on January 18, 2026, highlights AI’s growing capability in complex problem-solving. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/pRkd3CPEF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Snap Store publisher accounts hijacked for malware distribution</strong>: Scammers are exploiting the Canonical Snap Store by registering expired domains previously used by legitimate publishers, then taking control of their accounts. This allows them to publish malicious updates to trusted snap applications, specifically targeting cryptocurrency wallet users to steal recovery phrases. This escalation undermines trust in Snap publisher reputation signals and raises serious concerns about the platform’s verification and account recovery mechanisms, as reported by cybersecurity news. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/8RJLmL5a0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Iran disrupts Starlink internet with military-grade GPS jamming</strong>: Iran successfully used military-grade GPS jammers to disrupt Starlink satellite internet, cutting performance by up to 80% during a nationwide internet shutdown. This technique targeted GPS signals essential for Starlink terminals to find satellites, proving more effective than similar Russian attempts. The incident raises concerns about Starlink’s reliability in conflict zones and its perceived role as a censorship-resistant tool, according to the report. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VVK9EFJ8w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>China plans massive satellite constellation</strong>: China has filed ITU requests for two satellite constellations, CTC-1 and CTC-2, totaling 193,428 satellites, which is roughly four times larger than SpaceX’s Starlink plans, raising national security concerns for the US FCC. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9Dqo8zul1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Physical AI and AV industry shifts at CES 2026</strong>: CES 2026 highlighted Physical AI, with Mobileye acquiring Mentee Robotics for $900 million, while Chinese automotive companies dominated AV discussions amidst US regulatory tensions and Tesla’s shift to subscription-only Full Self-Driving. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MtQzzuuIN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New CLI tool integrates AI and developers with Figma</strong>: The <code>dannote/figma-use</code> command-line tool offers full read/write access to Figma, enabling AI agents and developers to programmatically create and modify designs using JSX syntax, with an experimental ‘render’ command promising up to 100x faster operations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DfAoRLrdU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Curl drops OpenSSL-QUIC backend for HTTP/3</strong>: The curl project is removing support for the OpenSSL-QUIC backend due to its poor performance (3x slower) and excessive memory usage (20x more) compared to alternatives, consolidating HTTP/3 support to nghttp2+nghttp3 and quiche. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/As2f3e0AW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>ReactOS gets major networking performance boost</strong>: ReactOS has merged a decade-in-the-making asynchronous TCP support patch, significantly improving networking performance for applications like browsers and FTP clients, building on recent compatibility and usability fixes. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wwS8HD8X1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>RISC-V mini-ITX motherboard available for $329</strong>: The Milk-V Titan, a $329 mini-ITX motherboard with an octa-core 64-bit RISC-V processor, 64GB DDR4 RAM support, and PCIe Gen4 x16, is now available, offering performance comparable to Raspberry Pi 4/5. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/tFLKDHNo7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Compiling Scheme to WebAssembly with GC</strong>: A project successfully added a WebAssembly compiler to Bob, a Scheme implementation, leveraging WASM GC extensions to handle high-level language features like closures and garbage collection, and implementing string interning and I/O directly in WASM text. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/oy0rppWeR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI coding assistants: the new technical debt generator</strong>: Apparently, Google’s Antigravity and other AI coding assistants are now expanding beyond just writing code to ‘productivity features’ like making Google Slides presentations. Because what developers really need is more ways for AI to generate low-quality output, now across multiple applications. It seems the goal is to keep developers glued to their IDE, not by making the code better, but by letting AI churn out even more context-free garbage. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/HVlI4ECqg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>The ‘deep understanding’ of tech: still relevant, apparently</strong>: A developer is out here reminding everyone that understanding how technology actually works, beyond just surface-level usage, is ‘crucial’ for top-tier developers. This is a shocking revelation, especially in an era where AI is supposed to just spit out all the answers. Who knew that debugging cryptic errors and avoiding drawbacks might require, you know, actual knowledge instead of just prompting an LLM? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/37U9AVczH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Scalability isn’t just about traffic, it’s about your wallet too</strong>: Developers are finally realizing that ‘scalability’ isn’t just about handling more users, but also about not bankrupting the company with third-party API costs. Apparently, those AI coding assistants aren’t optimizing for your budget, which is a real shocker. So, while everyone was busy chasing infinite scale, nobody bothered to check the price tag until the bill came due. Classic. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yaSSI8AJO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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