<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Go developers satisfied but AI coding tools fall short</strong>: A recent Go developer survey found 91% satisfaction with the language, primarily for CLI tools and API services. However, despite 53% using AI coding tools daily, only 13% are ‘very satisfied,’ citing non-functional code (53%) and poor quality (30%) as main issues. Developers value AI for boilerplate, unit tests, and autocompletion, according to the survey highlighted in Golang Weekly. This suggests AI is useful for mundane tasks but struggles with complex, high-quality code generation. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yyZ0pKuL1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft provided BitLocker keys to the FBI</strong>: In a first publicly known instance, Microsoft disclosed BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI for three laptops during a fraud investigation in January 2026, acting under a legal warrant. This is possible because, by default, BitLocker recovery keys are uploaded to Microsoft’s cloud when users set up with a Microsoft account. Security experts warn this practice increases privacy risks, as highlighted by multiple reports, and could impact BitLocker’s suitability for organizations requiring high privacy assurance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6Aq315WBk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding agents are disrupting software engineering roles</strong>: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI could handle most software engineering tasks within 6-12 months, with engineers editing AI-generated code rather than writing from scratch. GitHub Copilot and similar tools are integrating with organizational context, allowing AI to compare code to specs and reconstruct system architecture. While AI excels at routine tasks, human engineers remain crucial for tacit knowledge transfer and rigorous review, as emphasized by Zed’s Blog and Jeffrey Wei, who notes a 40% staff reduction in his educational business due to AI. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0fyNmKnQE&amp;id=AnhMtsEYf&amp;id=DczaKkmGw&amp;id=KfJ8s7nDm&amp;id=NagkQXPrh&amp;id=dSFznJ0W1&amp;id=zJhxrzVIY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>GitHub enhances pull request review experience</strong>: GitHub has made its improved ‘Files changed’ page the default, allowing comments on any line of code, an overview panel for PR descriptions, a resizable file tree with comment/error indicators, and auto-saved draft comments, all aimed at streamlining developer workflows. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0EF6M9haP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare acquires Astro team to boost meta-frameworks</strong>: Cloudflare acquired the Astro team, known for its island architecture and zero-JavaScript-by-default approach, to strengthen its meta-framework offerings and compete with Vercel’s Next.js, releasing Astro 6 beta with a new development server for production parity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/YjrrID6EW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Databricks Delta Sharing now integrates Apache Iceberg</strong>: Databricks now supports Apache Iceberg in Delta Sharing, allowing users to share Delta tables with Iceberg-compatible clients like Snowflake and Trino via the Iceberg REST Catalog API, eliminating data silos and leveraging unified governance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=hqDVaLN8F&amp;id=hqDVaLN8F" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Neon VS Code extension gets native database management</strong>: Neon’s VS Code extension has been rebuilt to offer native database management directly within the editor, allowing developers to browse schemas, manage tables, run queries, and switch Neon branches without leaving VS Code, and now includes MCP server support. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yCbBNwCdP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenTelemetry eBPF instrumentation roadmap for 2026</strong>: The OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation SIG outlined its 2026 roadmap, aiming for a stable 1.0 release with expanded protocol support for messaging systems (MQTT, AMQP, NATS), enhanced NoSQL database support (MongoDB), and improved cloud service SDKs (AWS, GCP, Azure). <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mC6R9vti3" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PHP 8.6 to introduce partial function application</strong>: PHP 8.6 will add partial function application (PFA), allowing developers to pre-fill function parameters using ‘?’ and ‘…’ placeholders, integrating with the pipe operator to streamline functional pipelines and reduce boilerplate. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/evDFojFen" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux 6.19 NEXT_BUDDY scheduler disabled due to regressions</strong>: The Linux 6.19 kernel has disabled the NEXT_BUDDY scheduler feature by default after performance regressions were observed in MySQL, Nginx, and other workloads, with a patch queued until the underlying causes can be addressed. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iDlOb4czh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Google is restructuring search, because why make it easy?</strong>: Google announced it’s ‘restructuring’ its Programmable Search Engine products, effective January 1, 2027. This means the free version will be limited to 50 domains, and if you need more, you’ll have to switch to Vertex AI Search or ‘contact Google for bespoke full web search solutions.’ They didn’t bother to explain <em>why</em> this change is happening, just that you have to deal with it. Because nothing says ‘user-friendly’ like forcing migrations and offering vague, expensive alternatives. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DC2sDltji" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>TikTok’s new US ownership means more data collection, surprise!</strong>: TikTok, now under US ownership, has updated its privacy policy to enable precise GPS location collection, explicit tracking of AI user interactions (prompts and generated content), and expanded ad network data sharing. All US users were required to accept the new policy to continue using the app. Because apparently, ‘US ownership’ means more freedom… for TikTok to collect your data, not for you to keep it private. What a shocker. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/BFPMM0rX7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Nvidia’s copper calculation error: because math is hard</strong>: Nvidia published a paper claiming a gigawatt-scale data center would require 500,000 tons of copper. Turns out, that’s off by a factor of 2,500 due to a unit conversion error; the correct amount is about 200 metric tons. The article gleefully compares this to the Gimli Glider and a lost NASA Mars probe, suggesting a widespread ‘innumeracy’ in tech. Maybe they should stick to GPUs and leave the basic arithmetic to, well, anyone else. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=kgMlKXNFr&amp;id=kgMlKXNFr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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