<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft deprecates SCOM packs, pushes Azure monitoring</strong>: Microsoft is deprecating System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Packs for SQL Server Reporting Services, Power BI Report Server, and SQL Server Analysis Services by January 2027. This forces organizations to migrate to Azure-based monitoring solutions like Azure Monitor and Azure Arc. Analysts, as reported by various sources, warn this shift could increase exposure to Microsoft’s license compliance audits, as registering on-premises servers with Azure gives Microsoft greater visibility into customer environments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Lyoqg9qSt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Intel faces server CPU supply constraints amid AI demand</strong>: Intel has warned of its inability to meet the surging demand for server CPUs, particularly those used in AI data centers, leading to a 13% drop in its share price. Despite manufacturing facilities operating at full capacity, the company faces supply constraints and production lag times. Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, expressed disappointment, highlighting that demand for server CPUs alongside AI chips is the unexpected spike’s source, according to Intel’s own statements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/4urCLb8ya" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft provided FBI with BitLocker recovery keys</strong>: Microsoft provided the FBI with BitLocker recovery keys to unlock laptops in a fraud investigation, marking the first publicly reported instance of such cooperation. While the FBI obtained keys through legal warrants, security experts warn that BitLocker’s default cloud storage of keys creates privacy risks and vulnerabilities if Microsoft’s infrastructure is breached. Users can opt out of cloud storage, but it’s not the default setting, as noted in articles like ‘Surrender as a service’. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6Aq315WBk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Temporal API launches in Chrome 144</strong>: The Temporal API is now available in Chrome 144, replacing JavaScript’s problematic Date API and addressing longstanding issues with timezone handling and date calculations, though privacy concerns are noted regarding data transmission via browser APIs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/4f3BuYROb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust 1.93 updates musl library and improves networking</strong>: Rust 1.93 has been released, upgrading the bundled musl library to version 1.2.5, which significantly improves DNS resolver reliability for static Linux binaries, especially when handling large DNS records and interacting with recursive name servers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wF6DW7Hp4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PgDog PostgreSQL proxy gains 5x faster parsing with Rust</strong>: PgDog’s PostgreSQL proxy switched from Protobuf to direct C-to-Rust bindings for data serialization, achieving 5x faster query parsing and 10x faster deparsing speeds, leading to an overall 25% performance improvement for the proxy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Mya0HcQzB" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AWS launches EC2 M4 Max Mac instances</strong>: AWS has released M4 Max Mac instances for EC2, utilizing Apple M4 Max chips to offer up to 25% better application build performance for Apple platform apps, with 16-core CPUs, 40-core GPUs, and 128GB unified memory. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DEbhYteDE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Angular 21.1 feature release</strong>: Angular 21.1 introduces Signal Forms with the ‘Field’ directive now ‘FormField’, experimental auto-cleanup for router-provided services, extended template syntax for multiple switch cases, and support for spread/rest operators in templates. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3pzeujPn0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Nuxt 4.3 feature release and roadmap update</strong>: Nuxt 4.3 introduces route rule layouts, ISR payload extraction, a draggable error overlay, performance improvements for SSR styles and router matching, and extends Nuxt v3 end-of-life to July 31, 2026, with Nuxt v5 development already underway. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/aWpJtGrR1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PHP 8.6 to add partial function application</strong>: PHP 8.6 is set to introduce partial function application (PFA), allowing developers to create function references with pre-filled parameters using placeholders, reducing verbose closure wrappers and integrating with PHP 8.5’s pipe operator. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/evDFojFen" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Anthropic CEO predicts AI will replace software engineers in 6-12 months</strong>: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, speaking at Davos, boldly declared that AI models could handle ‘most or all’ software engineering tasks within 6-12 months. He even claimed some Anthropic engineers already use AI to write code, relegating humans to mere editors. Apparently, the ‘uncertainty’ in his timeline is just a minor detail, because who needs actual evidence when you have a crystal ball and a captive audience at the World Economic Forum? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0fyNmKnQE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding agents disrupt developer workflows and education business models</strong>: Jeffrey Wei, an ed-tech platform owner, reports that AI coding agents forced a 40% staff reduction in his company because, apparently, developers no longer need to learn. He now ‘architects and reviews’ AI-generated code, claiming ‘personal productivity and enjoyment’ are at all-time highs. So, if you’re struggling with AI-generated code quality, maybe you’re just not enjoying it enough, or perhaps you’re one of the 40% who got ‘disrupted.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KfJ8s7nDm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Prompt engineering is now ‘infrastructure’ for scalable AI development</strong>: Jaime, a self-proclaimed expert, suggests prompt engineering should be treated as ‘version-controlled infrastructure’ using ‘Agent Skills’ to maintain code integrity. Because, you know, the real problem with AI-generated code isn’t the quality, it’s that we’re not version-controlling our prompts enough. This brilliant insight promises to transform ‘tribal knowledge’ into ‘executable documentation.’ What could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/m5IRqcNSP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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