<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Musk’s companies eye a trillion-dollar merger</strong>: Elon Musk’s SpaceX, xAI, and potentially Tesla are in early discussions to merge, aiming to create a trillion-dollar super-company. This consolidation could combine rockets, satellites, AI, and electric vehicles, with a key goal of building space-based AI data centers to cut training costs. Corporate filings in Nevada suggest these discussions are progressing, according to sources like TechCrunch. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft’s gaming division takes a hit</strong>: While Microsoft’s overall revenue surged by 17% in Q2 FY26, its Xbox gaming division was 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 increases and layoffs throughout 2025, as reported by Bloomberg. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uKbAAElcM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes RCE flaw found in common permissions</strong>: Edera Advisory has uncovered a critical design flaw in Kubernetes that allows remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node. The vulnerability exploits commonly used <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions, posing a significant risk if monitoring tools or network overlays are compromised. While a fix is slated for Kubernetes 1.36, many production clusters will remain vulnerable for months or years. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" 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 AI world generator</strong>: Google DeepMind has launched 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. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iit38VC43" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta doubles down on AI infrastructure investment</strong>: Meta plans to invest a staggering $115-135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly doubling its previous year’s investment, to support its Superintelligence Labs and develop ‘personal superintelligence’ agents. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JHGPGk0MW" 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 to $2 billion, strengthening its AI hardware capabilities with technology specializing 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>Microsoft deploys custom AI chip, still buys from Nvidia</strong>: Microsoft has deployed its Maia 200 AI inference chip in data centers for frontier AI models and OpenAI, but CEO Satya Nadella confirmed they will continue purchasing 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 brings conversational analytics to BigQuery</strong>: Google Cloud has launched Conversational Analytics in BigQuery (preview), an AI-powered agent integrated into BigQuery Studio that enables natural language data analysis without requiring SQL knowledge. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2YKMeABdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Apiiro launches AI code security agent</strong>: Apiiro introduced Guardian Agent, an AI security tool designed to prevent AI coding agents from generating vulnerable code by rewriting developer prompts into secure ones in real-time within IDEs and CLIs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5AaMXyHJd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Container security practices show significant gaps</strong>: A BellSoft survey revealed that nearly a quarter of respondents experienced container-related security incidents in the past year, with human error being the primary cause for 62% of mistakes, and many organizations prioritizing performance over security when selecting base images. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/I55IVTrKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>GDC organizers: ‘Everything’s fine, nothing to see here’</strong>: Despite reports of international developers skipping GDC due to US immigration concerns and confirmed non-attendance from UK/European publishers, GDC organizers insist attendance is ‘tracking in line with expectations.’ Apparently, ‘expectations’ now include a significant portion of your audience actively avoiding your event. Nothing says ‘thriving industry’ like a conference where attendees are afraid to show up. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dX5Rur1jC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta’s Reality Labs: still losing billions, but now with ‘strategic pivots’</strong>: Meta’s Reality Labs reported another $19.2 billion in losses for FY25, bringing its total losses to a cool $83.6 billion since 2020. But don’t worry, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says FY25 will be ‘peak losses’ and they’re making a ‘strategic shift’ to glasses and wearables. Because clearly, throwing more money at a losing venture and calling it a pivot is the path to success. At least they’re consistent. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ALCffHVkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI’s model deprecation merry-go-round</strong>: OpenAI is deprecating several ChatGPT models with just two weeks’ notice, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, and others. They tried this before, got backlash, and reversed course. Now, with only 0.1% of users still on GPT-4o and most having moved to GPT-5.2, they’re trying again. It’s almost like they’re saying, ‘We’ll keep pushing until you stop complaining, or until we release something shiny enough to distract you.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JR3z1jag0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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