<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft’s gaming division takes a hit</strong>: Microsoft’s Q2 FY26 earnings show a 17% overall revenue increase, but the Xbox gaming division is the sole underperformer. Xbox console sales plummeted 32% year-over-year, and gaming revenue dropped 9%. This marks the sixth consecutive year of declining console sales, following price hikes and multiple layoffs at Xbox Game Studios, as reported by TechCrunch. Despite record PC players, Microsoft anticipates continued declines, with Game Pass growth expected to only partially offset future losses. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uKbAAElcM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes RCE flaw identified, fix still far off</strong>: Edera Advisory has uncovered a critical design flaw in Kubernetes that allows remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node via <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions. These permissions are commonly used by monitoring tools, making the risk significant if compromised. While a fix is slated for Kubernetes 1.36, expected in April 2025, many production clusters won’t update for months or years. Organizations are advised to scan for RCE attempts and implement fine-grained authorization controls, as detailed by The New Stack. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Musk’s companies eye massive mergers</strong>: Elon Musk’s SpaceX, xAI, and potentially Tesla are in early discussions for major mergers, aiming to create a trillion-dollar super-company. Scenarios include SpaceX merging with Tesla or SpaceX combining with xAI before SpaceX’s IPO. The goal is to integrate rockets, satellites, AI, and EVs, with a key rationale being space-based AI data centers to cut training costs. This consolidation could also bolster Pentagon contracts and military AI integration, according to TechCrunch. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Google DeepMind launches Project Genie AI world generator</strong>: Google DeepMind released Project Genie, an experimental web prototype powered by the Genie 3 world model, capable of generating interactive, infinite environments in real-time for Google AI Ultra subscribers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iit38VC43" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Apple acquires audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a></strong>: Apple acquired Israeli audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a> for an estimated $1.6 billion to $2 billion, strengthening its AI hardware capabilities, particularly for AirPods and Vision Pro, with <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a>’s expertise in whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PknWg8Xks" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta escalates AI infrastructure investment</strong>: Meta plans to invest $115-135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly doubling its 2025 investment, to support Superintelligence Labs and integrate large language models across its platforms for revenue growth. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JHGPGk0MW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Developers can only code 4 hours a day</strong>: Research suggests developers can only sustain 3-4 hours of deep, focused coding daily due to cognitive limits, with meetings and interruptions significantly reducing actual coding time, highlighting the need for better time management and protection of deep work periods. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6CCjFqKqC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Container security practices show significant gaps</strong>: A BellSoft survey reveals 23% of respondents experienced container-related security incidents, with human error causing 62% of mistakes, and nearly half preferring pre-hardened images over self-management. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/I55IVTrKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GDC report highlights layoffs and AI concerns</strong>: The 2026 GDC State of the Industry Report indicates game industry layoffs increased to 17%, 52% of professionals believe generative AI harms the industry, and Unreal Engine now surpasses Unity as the primary development engine. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/REyf1LA3H" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>NVIDIA GeForce NOW launches native Linux support</strong>: NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW cloud gaming service now offers native Linux PC support in beta, officially on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, enabling high-performance game streaming with RTX capabilities. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RB8XUehQ7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Meta’s Reality Labs: Peak losses or just a pivot to more losses?</strong>: Mark Zuckerberg claims FY25 will be ‘peak losses’ for Meta’s Reality Labs, which just reported $19.2 billion in operational losses, bringing its total to $83.6 billion since 2020. Now, they’re pivoting to ‘glasses and wearables’ with AI integration, after closing three VR studios and cutting 10% of staff. It’s almost like throwing billions at a metaverse nobody asked for didn’t work, and now they’re just rebranding the same money pit with ‘AI’ to keep the investors happy. Good luck with that ‘gradual reduction’ in losses, Mark. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ALCffHVkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic’s Claude: Conscious AI or just a very convincing chatbot?</strong>: Anthropic released ‘Claude’s Constitution,’ a 30,000-word document that treats its AI assistant with anthropomorphic language, expressing concern for its ‘wellbeing’ and apologizing for ‘potential suffering.’ Are they genuinely worried Claude might be conscious, or is this just a clever way to train it to be more empathetic and less likely to go Skynet on us? Given that LLMs just complete patterns, this sounds more like a PR stunt to make their AI seem more profound than it actually is, as Ars Technica points out. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rwmLezZ8w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Vivaldi’s anti-AI stance: A principled stand or just marketing?</strong>: Vivaldi browser’s latest release proudly boasts new tab tiling and deliberately avoids AI features, with CEO Jon von Tetzchner claiming users dislike AI in browsers, viewing it as a data collection tool. While it’s refreshing to see a company focus on user privacy and actual features, one has to wonder if this ‘anti-AI’ stance is a genuine philosophical position or just a smart marketing play to differentiate themselves from the AI-obsessed tech giants. Either way, it’s a bold move in a market saturated with AI hype, as The Register reports. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ztifZ6N8Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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