<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Yann LeCun launches AMI Labs to build ‘world models’</strong>: Yann LeCun, a prominent figure in AI, has launched AMI Labs, a new startup focused on developing “world models” for intelligent systems. This initiative aims to create an alternative to current large language models (LLMs) by emphasizing persistent memory, reasoning, and enhanced safety. The company, co-founded with Alex LeBrun, is reportedly seeking a $3.5 billion valuation and plans offices in Paris, Montreal, New York, and Singapore, targeting high-stakes sectors like healthcare and robotics. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CvMr0F9gc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Oracle’s Orasort patent expires, opening doors for open source databases</strong>: Oracle’s patent for the “Orasort” sorting algorithm has expired after 20 years, making its performance improvements (up to 5x faster) available to the open-source community. This is big news for MySQL and PostgreSQL developers, who are already considering integrating the algorithm. Inventor Mark Callaghan confirmed the technical details, and the move is expected to significantly boost efficiency in open-source database systems globally. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/aheyA2T6F" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>TikTok’s new privacy policy expands data collection</strong>: TikTok’s updated U.S. privacy policy now explicitly collects precise GPS location data from U.S. users, tracks AI interactions (prompts and outputs), and expands its ad network data use for targeted advertising across the web. Users must accept these terms to continue using the app. While concerns about “immigration status” collection were raised, privacy lawyers clarified this is a legal disclosure requirement, not a new data collection practice, as reported by TechCrunch. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=BFPMM0rX7&amp;id=nbFKCoxnX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Linux 6.19 kernel adds ASUS Armoury driver</strong>: The Linux 6.19 kernel now includes the ASUS Armoury driver, enhancing support for ASUS ROG gaming devices like the ROG Ally handheld and various ROG laptops. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rvv41Cn0C" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rails gets performance and maintenance updates</strong>: Rails introduced a 2x speed improvement to String#squish, enhanced error handling for stream rendering, and improved console reload! functionality, along with better package manager detection for generators. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=WT6Ixi3bR&amp;id=WT6Ixi3bR&amp;id=Ji6vBmphI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GNOME’s Newelle AI assistant now supports local LLMs</strong>: Newelle, the AI assistant for GNOME, now supports local large language models (LLMs) via llama.cpp and can execute system commands, expanding its utility and reducing cloud dependence. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/Au9UNs8LJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Wix releases React Native UI component library</strong>: Wix has launched React Native UI Lib, a new UI component library offering pre-built, customizable components with integrated theme management and modifier-based styling for React Native applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/3XpEcphch" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GNU C Library 2.43 enhances C23 support and system calls</strong>: GNU C Library version 2.43 expands C23 language support, adds new system call wrappers for mseal and openat2, and improves fused multiply-add (FMA) performance, especially on AMD Zen processors. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/4kkaXLeFv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Mobile MCP platform enables cross-device AI automation</strong>: Mobile MCP is a Model Context Protocol server designed to let LLMs and AI agents automate and interact with native iOS and Android apps across various devices, integrating with AI coding assistants like Claude and Copilot. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=F3rJpKxUE&amp;id=F3rJpKxUE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Craft Agents GUI offers open-source Claude Code alternative</strong>: Craft Agents is a new open-source desktop GUI for AI agent interactions, built with the Claude Agent SDK, providing an inbox-style interface, persistent conversations, and integration with MCP servers for third-party connections. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ClAzJhvfM" 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 tools: the new team lead you never asked for</strong>: Apparently, Claude Code has a ‘hidden’ feature called ‘Swarms’ that lets the AI act as a team lead, generating specialist agents to coordinate tasks. Because what every developer needs is an AI boss delegating work via an internal task board. This ‘undocumented’ feature, as reported by some, sounds less like innovation and more like a desperate attempt to justify AI’s existence beyond just writing boilerplate. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=BCMHZegjN&amp;id=LMNhcIFC9&amp;id=kVmMac2gZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-powered educational apps: because kids need more screen time</strong>: Sparkli, a startup by ex-Google employees, just secured $5 million to create an AI-driven app that generates multimedia content for kids aged 5-12 in two minutes flat. Because nothing says quality education like AI-generated content on demand, especially for subjects like financial literacy. They’re piloting it in schools, but don’t worry, it’s not available to consumers yet – gotta perfect that ‘safety feature’ for the mid-2026 public release. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CoMIJ1Dxu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Software estimation: still a political game, apparently</strong>: According to some ‘experts,’ software project estimation is ‘fundamentally impossible’ and just a ‘political tool’ for managers to negotiate resources. They suggest engineers should focus on communicating ‘unknowns’ rather than providing actual estimates. So, instead of giving a timeline, just tell your boss you have no idea, and it’s their fault for asking. Revolutionary insight, truly. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=HxseyW07U&amp;id=HxseyW07U&amp;id=vTe4dHYnt&amp;id=vTe4dHYnt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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