<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Musk’s companies eye massive merger for AI and space dominance</strong>: Elon Musk’s SpaceX, xAI, and potentially Tesla are in early talks to merge, aiming to create a trillion-dollar super-company. This consolidation would combine rockets, satellites, AI, and electric vehicles, with a key goal of building space-based AI data centers to cut training costs. The move, indicated by recent Nevada corporate filings, could also strengthen Pentagon contracts and military AI integration, as reported by multiple sources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes RCE flaw allows container compromise</strong>: Edera Advisory identified a critical design flaw in Kubernetes that enables remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node via commonly used <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions. While not a CVE, this issue poses a significant risk, especially since the problematic permission is slated for removal only in Kubernetes 1.36, which many production clusters won’t adopt for months or years. Organizations are urged to scan for RCE attempts and implement fine-grained authorization controls. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" 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 has 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 nearly $2 billion, making it Apple’s second-largest acquisition after Beats Electronics. <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a> specializes in machine learning for audio, including whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement, with patents for detecting speech via facial micromovements. This move, reported by various outlets, is expected to bolster Apple’s AI hardware capabilities, particularly for AirPods and Vision Pro, as the company competes in the ‘AI race’. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PknWg8Xks" 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 launched Project Genie, an experimental web prototype powered by the Genie 3 world model, capable of generating infinite, interactive 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>Meta escalates AI infrastructure investment</strong>: Meta plans to invest $115-135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly doubling its previous year’s investment, to support Superintelligence Labs and integrate large language models with its social platforms. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JHGPGk0MW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft’s hybrid AI chip strategy</strong>: Microsoft deployed its Maia 200 AI inference chip in data centers, claiming superior performance, but confirmed it will continue purchasing AI chips from Nvidia and AMD, indicating a diversified supply chain strategy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kN85HgrLU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google Cloud introduces conversational analytics in BigQuery</strong>: Google Cloud launched Conversational Analytics in BigQuery (preview), an AI-powered agent integrated into BigQuery Studio that enables natural language data analysis without requiring SQL knowledge, leveraging Gemini models. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2YKMeABdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>IBM sees mainframe resurgence with AI</strong>: IBM reported strong Q4 2025 results, with mainframe revenue reaching a 20-year high driven by the z17 series, as the company positions AI-powered tools like Watson Code Assistant to modernize COBOL codebases to Java. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fLvANbvn4" 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 launched native Linux PC support in beta, officially supporting Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and later, offering RTX performance streaming up to 5K resolution at 120fps. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RB8XUehQ7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google’s LiteRT boosts hardware acceleration for on-device AI</strong>: LiteRT, Google’s on-device AI inference framework, now features advanced hardware acceleration via its ML Drift GPU engine, delivering 1.4x faster GPU performance and unified acceleration across multiple platforms. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/negvJtWmm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Xbox gaming division continues its impressive decline</strong>: Microsoft’s Q2 FY26 results show overall growth, but the Xbox gaming division is a shining beacon of underperformance, with console sales down 32% and gaming revenue dropping 9% year-over-year. This marks the sixth consecutive year of declining console sales, proving that price hikes and layoffs are clearly a winning strategy. But hey, at least they expect continued declines in Q3, so consistency is key, right? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uKbAAElcM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Game developers love AI, but also hate it and are getting laid off</strong>: The 2026 GDC report reveals a fascinating paradox: generative AI adoption grew to 36% among game developers, yet 52% believe it harms the industry, up from 30% last year. Meanwhile, layoffs increased to 17%, with game designers being the most affected. So, AI is simultaneously the future, the problem, and the reason people are out of a job. What a time to be alive in game dev! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/REyf1LA3H" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta’s Reality Labs: still losing billions, but now with a ‘strategic pivot’</strong>: Meta’s Reality Labs reported another $19.2 billion in operational losses for FY25, bringing its total losses to a staggering $83.6 billion since 2020. But fear not, Mark Zuckerberg assures us this is ‘peak losses’ and they’re making a ‘strategic shift’ to glasses and wearables, integrating AI. Because clearly, throwing more money at a losing venture and calling it a pivot always works out, especially when you’re laying off staff and closing studios. It’s not a failure, it’s just a very expensive learning experience! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ALCffHVkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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