<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft Intune enforces mandatory app updates</strong>: Microsoft Intune will soon require all iOS and Android enterprise apps to update to the latest SDK versions by January 19, 2026. Failure to comply will result in apps, including Microsoft’s own Outlook and Teams, being blocked from launching. This move, reported by multiple tech outlets, aims to enhance security with features like PIN enforcement and biometric authentication, but unprepared organizations face significant service interruptions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PNEoUht10" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AMD Zen processors vulnerable to StackWarp attack</strong>: A new hardware vulnerability, StackWarp (CVE-2025-29943), affects AMD Zen processors (generations 1-5), allowing privileged attackers to execute arbitrary code within SEV-SNP protected confidential virtual machines. This flaw, disclosed on January 19, 2026, bypasses memory encryption by manipulating the CPU’s stack engine. AMD has issued microcode updates, with more scheduled for April 2026, and advises disabling hyperthreading on critical systems as a temporary mitigation. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9DURDnZX3" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding tools impact junior developer careers</strong>: The rise of AI coding tools is shifting the landscape for entry-level tech careers, with the ILO reporting increased risk for young, educated jobseekers in high-income countries. While AI can handle routine coding, experts like Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson argue it lacks the architectural understanding of even junior developers. This means foundational knowledge in computer science and strong soft skills are becoming more critical than ever, as AI commoditizes basic coding abilities, according to Phil Eaton and other industry observers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=15xaoVa7a&amp;id=Y8gY63ibF&amp;id=bPhQszvSz&amp;id=2IKuR9DJZ&amp;id=6PqxqIHlh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft open-sources XAML Studio</strong>: Microsoft has open-sourced XAML Studio under the .NET Foundation, making its lightweight prototyping tool for XAML UI development available on GitHub for community contributions, with version 2.0 featuring a UI redesign and deeper WinUI 3 integration. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/hUJrXK08w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GitLab launches Duo Agent Platform for AI orchestration</strong>: GitLab 18.8 introduces the Duo Agent Platform, enabling orchestration of multiple AI agents across the software development lifecycle, including a Planner Agent and a Security Analyst Agent for automated vulnerability triage. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/R9WyVAVPv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>jQuery 4.0 released after 10 years</strong>: jQuery 4.0 has been released, marking its 20th anniversary with a major cleanup that removes deprecated features, drops support for older browsers like Internet Explorer 10, and aligns with modern ES module standards. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=5SOCKxGlX&amp;id=dThF1vPz2" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Intel updates LLM-Scaler-Omni for Arc Graphics</strong>: Intel released an update to its LLM-Scaler-Omni product, enhancing support for ComfyUI and SGLang on Intel Arc Graphics hardware, improving multi-modal generative AI capabilities for image, voice, and video generation. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XBX3pzO5M" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust expands platform support and supply chain security</strong>: Socket announced general availability for Rust and Cargo support, offering dependency analysis and SBOM generation for Rust projects, while a keynote at NDC TechTown 2025 highlighted Rust’s value in program correctness beyond memory safety. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=O8W5FyqYs&amp;id=UzbpNQhI8" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New language models GLM-4.7-Flash and Differential Transformer V2 emerge</strong>: GLM-4.7-Flash, a 30B-A3B Mixture of Experts (MoE) model, aims for efficient deployment and claims superior benchmark performance, while Differential Transformer V2 introduces a revamped attention mechanism for improved training stability and efficiency. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0sHlXeafO&amp;id=a35LKDHC2" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Malicious browser extensions and mods target users</strong>: New campaigns are exploiting trust in browser and developer tools, with extensions like ‘NexShield’ installing ModeloRAT malware and malicious Visual Studio Code extensions delivering Evelyn Stealer, targeting developers for their access to sensitive resources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=5pEDZn9jd&amp;id=6yrMvtkuD&amp;id=oWlthzs3f" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux: a developer’s pipe dream</strong>: A developer released Wine patches to get Adobe Creative Cloud installers running on Linux, even managing to install Photoshop 2021 and 2025. While this is a neat technical hack, the developer themselves admits that actually <em>using</em> the apps once installed ‘remains a separate challenge.’ So, you can install it, but don’t expect it to actually work. Adobe, of course, remains blissfully unaware and unconcerned, as usual. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DXPhQzFTp" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-powered coding tools: the new ‘no coding required’ fantasy</strong>: <a href="http://Pythagora.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Pythagora.ai</a> claims to generate full-stack apps from text prompts in hours, and a new book promises beginners can build games with AI and Python ‘no coding background required.’ This sounds suspiciously like the old ‘learn to code in 24 hours’ scams, just with more buzzwords. While AI can scaffold simple code, real-world development still demands human expertise, context, and the ability to fix the inevitable AI-generated nonsense. Don’t fall for the hype; fundamentals still matter. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=LklGkgpse&amp;id=LpF1NSIQw&amp;id=URKNqvn9u" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-generated content: Wikipedia’s new cleanup crew</strong>: Wikipedia has launched ‘WikiProject AI Cleanup’ to combat the flood of unsourced, inaccurate AI-generated content. Meanwhile, a police chief retired after Microsoft Copilot fabricated a report, leading to real-world consequences. It seems AI is so good at generating plausible-sounding garbage that we now need dedicated human teams just to clean up its mess. What a time to be alive, where our advanced tools require more babysitting than a toddler with a crayon. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=1G2Nqa8sb&amp;id=NJTPuA1ik" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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