<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Musk’s companies exploring major mergers</strong>: SpaceX, xAI, and potentially Tesla are in early merger discussions to form a trillion-dollar super-company under Elon Musk. The proposed consolidation aims to combine rockets, satellites, AI, and electric vehicles, with a key rationale being the development of space-based AI data centers to reduce training costs. This move could also strengthen Pentagon contracts and military AI integration. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes RCE flaw found in common permissions</strong>: A critical design flaw in Kubernetes, identified by Edera Advisory, allows remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node through commonly used <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions. This poses a significant risk, especially since many production clusters won’t update to Kubernetes 1.36 (where the permission is slated for removal) for months or years. Organizations need to scan for RCE attempts and implement fine-grained authorization controls to mitigate this immediately. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft Xbox gaming division reports significant declines</strong>: Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is the sole underperforming segment in the company’s Q2 FY26 results, with console sales down 32% and overall gaming revenue dropping 9% year-over-year. This marks the sixth consecutive year of declining Xbox console sales, following price increases and multiple layoffs throughout 2025. Despite record PC players, Microsoft expects continued declines, as reported by sources like The Verge. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uKbAAElcM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<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 its 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>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>Apiiro launches Guardian Agent for AI code security</strong>: Apiiro introduced 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. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5AaMXyHJd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Developer container security practices show significant gaps</strong>: A BellSoft survey revealed that 23% of respondents experienced container-related security incidents in the past year, with human error being the primary cause for 62% of mistakes, highlighting a disconnect between security and performance priorities. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/I55IVTrKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a></strong>: Apple acquired <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a>, an Israeli audio AI startup specializing in whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement, for an estimated $1.6 to $2 billion, strengthening Apple’s AI hardware capabilities 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><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 at 120fps. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RB8XUehQ7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google Cloud launches conversational analytics in BigQuery</strong>: Google Cloud introduced 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. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2YKMeABdR" 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 still bleeding money, but ‘peak losses’ are totally here, probably</strong>: Meta’s Reality Labs 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 things will get better, especially now that they’re pivoting to AI-integrated wearables and closing VR studios. It’s almost like throwing money at a metaverse no one asked for wasn’t a brilliant strategy, but hey, at least they’re still trying to spin it positively. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ALCffHVkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GDC organizers are ‘optimistic’ about attendance, despite everyone saying they’re not going</strong>: GDC organizers are confidently stating attendance is ‘tracking in line with expectations’ and they ‘haven’t seen cancellations reflected in ticket sales yet.’ This is despite numerous international developers expressing reluctance to attend due to US immigration concerns and confirmed non-attendance from UK and European publishers. It seems GDC’s definition of ‘expectations’ is a bit more flexible than reality, or perhaps they’re just hoping no one notices the empty seats. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dX5Rur1jC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI deprecates ChatGPT models with two weeks’ notice</strong>: OpenAI is deprecating several ChatGPT models with just two weeks’ notice, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, and GPT-4.1 mini. Apparently, this is the second attempt to retire GPT-4o after user backlash last year, but now with only 0.1% of users still clinging to it, they figure it’s safe. It’s almost like they’re trying to force everyone onto the next big thing, whether you’re ready or not. Good thing no API changes are planned, because that would actually be inconvenient. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JR3z1jag0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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