<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li>Musk’s companies eye massive merger for space AI data centers: Elon Musk’s SpaceX, xAI, and potentially Tesla are in early talks to merge, aiming to create a trillion-dollar super-company. The primary driver for this consolidation appears to be the ambitious plan to build space-based AI data centers, powered by solar energy, to drastically cut AI model training costs. This move could also strengthen Pentagon contracts and military AI integration, though building data centers in space is noted as a risky proposition given AI’s rapid evolution, according to sources like TechCrunch and Bloomberg. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Google DeepMind launches Project Genie AI world generator: Google DeepMind unveiled Project Genie, an experimental web prototype powered by the Genie 3 world model, capable of generating interactive environments in real-time from text and image prompts. While it excels at whimsical styles and offers features like world sketching and real-time exploration, it struggles with photorealism and object interaction, as reported by The Verge. The gaming industry views this with concern, with 52% of surveyed developers believing AI negatively impacts their field, up from 30% last year, according to Game Developer Magazine. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iit38VC43" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Microsoft’s hybrid AI chip strategy and gaming division woes: Microsoft has deployed its Maia 200 AI inference chip in data centers, claiming superior performance over competitors, but CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the company will continue purchasing AI chips from Nvidia and AMD, indicating a diversified supply chain strategy. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s gaming division is struggling, with Xbox console sales down 32% and gaming revenue dropping 9% year-over-year in Q2 FY26, marking the sixth consecutive year of declining console sales, as reported by IGN and <a href="http://GamesIndustry.biz" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">GamesIndustry.biz</a>. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=kN85HgrLU&amp;id=uKbAAElcM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li>Meta’s AI infrastructure investment escalates: Meta plans to invest $115-135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly doubling its 2025 investment, to support its Superintelligence Labs and integrate large language models with recommendation systems across its platforms. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JHGPGk0MW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Apple acquires audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a>: Apple acquired Israeli audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a> for an estimated $1.6 to $2 billion, strengthening its AI hardware capabilities with technology specializing in whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement for products like AirPods and Vision Pro. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PknWg8Xks" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Kubernetes RCE flaw identified: Edera Advisory identified a critical design flaw in Kubernetes allowing remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node via <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions, commonly used by monitoring tools, with a fix scheduled for Kubernetes 1.36. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Datadog enhances PostgreSQL query monitoring: Datadog Database Monitoring now automatically collects PostgreSQL EXPLAIN ANALYZE execution plans, correlating them with APM traces and providing interactive visualizations to help debug slow queries and identify performance bottlenecks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kwCnveYeE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Snowflake introduces cost-effective interactive warehouses: Snowflake’s new Interactive Warehouses offer high-performance analytics at 40% lower cost, achieving 4-5x lower latency and 10x higher concurrency for high-volume analytical workloads through automatic micro-partition caching and optimized query engines. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/34fGeLchZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Apiiro launches Guardian Agent for AI code security: Apiiro launched Guardian Agent, an AI security tool that rewrites developer prompts into secure ones in real-time within IDEs and CLIs, aiming to prevent AI coding agents from generating vulnerable code proactively. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5AaMXyHJd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Developer container security practices survey findings: A BellSoft survey revealed significant gaps in container security, with nearly a quarter of respondents experiencing incidents, human error as the primary cause, and a preference for pre-hardened images over self-management. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/I55IVTrKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Google Cloud BigQuery gets conversational analytics: Google Cloud launched Conversational Analytics in BigQuery (preview), an AI-powered agent integrated into BigQuery Studio that enables natural language data analysis, eliminating the need for SQL knowledge by leveraging Gemini models to generate, execute, and visualize queries. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2YKMeABdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>NVIDIA GeForce NOW launches native Linux support: NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW cloud gaming service launched native Linux PC support in beta, offering up to 5K resolution at 120fps or 1080p at 360fps on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and later, distributed as a Flatpak. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RB8XUehQ7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>formae IaC platform adds multi-cloud support and plugin SDK: Platform Engineering Labs announced beta multi-cloud support for its open-source IaC platform, formae, now including Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and OVHcloud, alongside a Plugin SDK for custom extensions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/bqzmDPKsL" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Node.js impact from OpenSSL vulnerabilities: Three OpenSSL CVEs, assessed at Low to Moderate severity, affect Node.js versions due to issues with PFX certificate file processing, with fixes planned for regular Node.js releases rather than dedicated security patches. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jITntLdtr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Directus welcomes new VP of Engineering: David Stockton, formerly Director of Cloud Infrastructure Engineering at Confluent, has joined Directus as VP of Engineering, bringing extensive experience in managing Kubernetes clusters and a vision for the API-first data platform’s role in AI-driven development. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/qmrAyB2d5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Google Cloud Vertex AI Extensions for .NET: Google Cloud released the Google.Cloud.VertexAI.Extensions library, enabling .NET developers to integrate Gemini models on Vertex AI through <a href="http://Microsoft.Extensions.AI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Microsoft.Extensions.AI</a> abstractions, providing a unified API for multi-provider AI applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0ffxvzVkV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Streaming SQL for microservices: Streaming SQL offers a compelling alternative to traditional microservices by providing continuous query processing over unbounded event streams, integrating with AI/ML models and offloading complexity to the framework. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/N2LwngQDr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Archestra AI for enterprise MCP gateway: Archestra is an enterprise MCP (Model Context Protocol) platform that centralizes AI infrastructure, providing a gateway, registry, and Kubernetes-native orchestrator with security features and cost monitoring. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MJublK95O" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>CodeQL 2.24.0 adds Swift 6.2 and .NET 10 support: CodeQL 2.24.0 expands language support to Swift 6.2 and .NET 10/C# 14, improves handling of minified JavaScript, and enhances query accuracy for various vulnerability detections. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vbDhmAtWr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>Datadog Database Monitoring now automatically collects PostgreSQL EXPLAIN ANALYZE execution plans to help troubleshoot slow queries.: Datadog Database Monitoring now automatically collects PostgreSQL EXPLAIN ANALYZE execution plans to help troubleshoot slow queries. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kwCnveYeE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li>Meta’s Reality Labs: still losing billions, but ‘peak losses’ are totally here, trust us: Meta’s Reality Labs just reported another $19.2 billion in operational losses for FY25, bringing its total losses to a cool $83.6 billion since 2020. But don’t worry, Mark Zuckerberg assures us this is ‘peak losses’ and they’re pivoting to glasses and wearables. Because clearly, throwing more money at a problem that’s already swallowed the GDP of a small nation is the path to profitability, especially when you’re laying off staff and closing VR studios. It’s not a failure, it’s a ‘strategic shift’! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ALCffHVkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>GDC attendance concerns? Organizers say ‘all good here!’: Despite numerous international developers expressing reluctance to attend GDC due to US immigration concerns and confirmed non-attendance from some UK/European publishers, GDC organizers are optimistically reporting attendance is ‘tracking in line with expectations.’ Apparently, ‘not seeing cancellations reflected in ticket sales yet’ means everything’s fine. It’s almost as if they’re trying to spin a narrative rather than acknowledge the industry’s very real concerns about cost and safety, as highlighted by various industry watchdogs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dX5Rur1jC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li>You can only code 4 hours a day, but AI will save us from… meetings?: A new study confirms what every developer already knows: you can only do about 3-4 hours of ‘deep work’ coding per day. The rest of the time? Meetings, interruptions, and trying to recover from said interruptions. The solution, apparently, isn’t fewer meetings or better management, but AI coding assistants to handle the ‘shallow tasks.’ Because nothing says ‘pragmatic, efficient, and maintainable solutions’ like offloading your busywork to a chatbot while still drowning in pointless meetings, as Tech World With Milan so helpfully points out. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6CCjFqKqC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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