<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 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><strong>China plans a massive satellite constellation</strong>: China has filed requests with the ITU for two new satellite constellations, CTC-1 and CTC-2, totaling an astounding 193,428 satellites—four times larger than SpaceX’s Starlink plans. This move, filed in January 2026 by a newly established Chinese entity, is seen by the US FCC as a national security concern, prompting accelerated approvals for US satellite networks. While China’s current deployment is limited, the sheer scale of this proposal suggests a significant push in space infrastructure, potentially with defense applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9Dqo8zul1" 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 using these hijacked accounts to distribute malicious updates to trusted snap applications. This new tactic, specifically targeting cryptocurrency wallet users, undermines trust in the Snap Store’s publisher reputation signals. Users are advised to be extremely cautious with crypto apps from Snap and publishers should secure their domains and enable 2FA, as reported by cybersecurity sources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/8RJLmL5a0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<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 and AV tech companies dominated, and Motional shifted to an “AI-first” AV development process. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MtQzzuuIN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Iran disrupts Starlink internet with GPS jamming</strong>: Iran 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><strong>New CLI tool integrates AI and developers with Figma</strong>: The <code>dannote/figma-use</code> command-line tool provides full read/write access to Figma using JSX syntax, enabling AI agents and developers to programmatically create and modify designs, with an experimental ‘render’ command promising 100x faster operations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DfAoRLrdU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Open source models: cathedral, megachurch, and bazaar</strong>: 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 facing significant funding challenges, which the Sovereign Tech Agency is trying to address. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rr8Vo8FaG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Curl drops OpenSSL-QUIC backend due to performance issues</strong>: The curl project is removing support for the OpenSSL-QUIC backend 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><strong>RISC-V mini-ITX motherboard available for $329</strong>: The Milk-V Titan, a $329 mini-ITX motherboard, features an octa-core 64-bit RISC-V processor, supports up to 64GB DDR4 RAM, and includes a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot, with 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>Vertex AI pricing for 2026 services</strong>: Vertex AI pricing for 2026 varies across 16 core services, with Gemini models ranging from $0.10 to $120 per million tokens and training costs depending on machine types and accelerators, emphasizing the need for cost optimization strategies. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/AslvqVnql" 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 agents: still not replacing the joy of coding</strong>: After 20 years of Vim/Neovim, one developer is now finding AI coding agents “good enough” to question the point of learning fundamental tools like awk and sed. It seems the AI hype machine is finally delivering on its promise to automate away the very craft that brought joy to coding, leaving us all to ponder what remains when our passion becomes just another API call. What a time to be alive, or rather, to be automated. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vFzyyNK3z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Scalability: it’s not just about traffic, it’s about your wallet</strong>: Apparently, some developers are just now realizing that scalability isn’t only about handling traffic, but also about not bankrupting your company with third-party service costs. Who knew that using Firebase, Google Maps API, or OpenAI inefficiently could become “prohibitively expensive” at scale? And shocker, AI coding assistants don’t optimize for cost-efficiency by default. It’s almost like true scalability requires actual thought beyond just making it work. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yaSSI8AJO" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-generated navigation: the elegant mess that keeps on giving</strong>: One developer bravely shared their tale of woe, where AI-generated navigation using boolean flags created an “elegant” solution that later caused unpredictable back button behavior and maintenance nightmares. It’s a classic case of optimizing for easily measurable metrics (like initial elegance) instead of actual goals (like maintainability and usability). So, next time your AI promises an elegant solution, maybe double-check if it’s not just building a house of cards with invisible coupling. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5NyDqJTPW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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