<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li>AI solves a previously unsolved math problem: 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 it “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 the growing capabilities of AI in complex problem-solving. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/pRkd3CPEF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Snap Store publisher accounts hijacked for malware distribution: Scammers are exploiting the Canonical Snap Store by registering expired domains previously used by legitimate publishers, then using these hijacked accounts to distribute malicious updates to trusted snap applications. This tactic, which specifically targets cryptocurrency wallet users, represents an escalation from previous methods. It undermines trust in the Snap Store’s 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>China plans massive satellite constellation, dwarfing Starlink: China has filed requests with the ITU for two satellite constellations, CTC-1 and CTC-2, totaling an astounding 193,428 satellites—four times the size of SpaceX’s Starlink plans. These filings, made in January 2026 by a newly established entity, have raised national security concerns for the US FCC, which is accelerating approvals for domestic satellite networks in response. While China’s current deployment is limited, the sheer scale of the proposal suggests a significant strategic move, as reported. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9Dqo8zul1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li>Physical AI and AV industry shifts at CES 2026: CES 2026 highlighted Physical AI and autonomous vehicles, with Chinese companies dominating and Mobileye acquiring Mentee Robotics for $900 million, while Tesla shifted its Full Self-Driving to a subscription-only model. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MtQzzuuIN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>New CLI tool integrates AI and developers with Figma: A new command-line tool, dannote/figma-use, offers full read/write access to Figma, enabling AI agents and developers to programmatically create and modify designs using JSX syntax, optimized for token efficiency. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DfAoRLrdU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Iran disrupts Starlink internet with GPS jamming: Iran successfully used military-grade GPS jammers to disrupt Starlink internet, cutting performance by up to 80% during a nationwide internet shutdown, raising concerns about Starlink’s reliability in conflict zones. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VVK9EFJ8w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Open source models: cathedral, megachurch, and bazaar: Open source projects are categorized into cathedral (exclusive groups), megachurch (large foundations like Linux Foundation), and bazaar (individual maintainers), with bazaar projects forming critical infrastructure but struggling with funding. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rr8Vo8FaG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Curl drops OpenSSL-QUIC due to performance issues: The curl project is removing OpenSSL-QUIC support in version 8.19.0 due to its inadequate API, extremely poor performance (3x slower), and excessive memory usage (20x more) compared to alternatives. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/As2f3e0AW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Critical RCE vulnerability in n8n automation platform: A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-21858) in the n8n automation platform allows attackers to read arbitrary files and execute commands by manipulating Content-Type headers in the Form Webhook node. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/4XP5JDLv1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>ReactOS gets massive networking performance boost: ReactOS has merged a decade-in-the-making asynchronous TCP support patch, significantly improving networking performance for applications like browsers and FTP clients, alongside recent Windows NT 6 compatibility enhancements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wwS8HD8X1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li>AI coding assistants: the joy killer?: A developer, after 20 years of Vim/Neovim mastery, is now questioning the point of learning fundamental tools like awk and sed because AI coding agents are “good enough.” Apparently, the joy of crafting code is being replaced by the efficiency of automation, leaving us to ponder what remains when the craft itself becomes automated. Thanks, AI, for making us all feel a little less special, as noted on Hacker News. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vFzyyNK3z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Google’s Antigravity: because your IDE wasn’t distracting enough: Google’s Antigravity is now expanding beyond coding to compete with Anthropic’s Co-work, adding productivity features like creating Google Slides and organizing files directly from your IDE. Because what every developer needs is more ways to avoid context switching by doing all their work in one place, ensuring they never actually focus on coding. It’s an “all-in-one solution” for those who love to multitask poorly, according to AICodeKing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/HVlI4ECqg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>AI-generated SwiftUI: making testability an afterthought: Apparently, AI-generated SwiftUI code loves to embed business logic directly into views, making it utterly untestable. Who needs clean architecture when you have AI churning out spaghetti code with closures making all the decisions? The solution, of course, is to refactor it back into something sensible, proving that AI is great at generating code, but not necessarily good code, as Rebeloper points out. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jCgZBlLZU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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