<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Nvidia launches Rubin AI platform and Alpamayo AV models</strong>: Nvidia unveiled its Rubin computing architecture and Alpamayo open-source AI models at CES 2026. The Rubin platform, featuring the Rubin GPU and Vera CPU, is designed for rack-scale AI supercomputing, promising up to 5x faster AI training than Blackwell. Major cloud providers like AWS, Anthropic, and OpenAI are already committing to its adoption. Concurrently, Alpamayo provides open-source AI models for autonomous vehicles, including a 10-billion-parameter vision-language-action model and a closed-loop simulation framework, aiming to accelerate AV development and transparency, as reported by TechCrunch. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=pFKH8yR9c&amp;id=9skKzPk7x&amp;id=BUsBkyMHb&amp;id=J4W0J7h5q" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents are transforming software development and operations</strong>: AI agents are moving beyond chatbots to deeply integrated workflow tools, participating in code reviews, sprint planning, and incident response. Google released a guide on multi-agent system design patterns, while OpenAI’s Kepler platform uses GPT-5 to automate data retrieval across 70,000 datasets. However, reliability remains a challenge, with InfoWorld noting that successful production agents are narrowly scoped and execute fewer than 10 steps, emphasizing the need for robust governance and human oversight. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=M7j9soofv&amp;id=OQX9xQfQw&amp;id=SD9m4duHV&amp;id=TbjB8dqMl&amp;id=U9dGS2xH7&amp;id=bJMzdYpEk&amp;id=bR3eE4jKU&amp;id=c18IuuE2N&amp;id=n1NeqZ5hi&amp;id=Ba7g0d30Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding tools reshape developer roles and skills</strong>: AI coding tools now generate over 50% of code for experienced developers, accelerating output but also increasing code issues by 1.7x per pull request. This shift is reducing demand for junior developers, as AI absorbs entry-level tasks, prompting a focus on architectural skills and foundational understanding. Stack Overflow’s monthly question volume dropped 78% in 2025, as developers increasingly use AI tools integrated into their IDEs, raising concerns about future LLM training data and programming language metrics, according to DEVCLASS. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=A70hVv0eJ&amp;id=KNiooomfw&amp;id=NfNjFya3U&amp;id=2ME82peZS&amp;id=kLBaigo1s&amp;id=kWYO1g6gh" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Amazon launches web-based Alexa+ AI assistant</strong>: Amazon introduced <a href="http://Alexa.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Alexa.com</a>, making its Alexa+ AI assistant accessible via any browser and directly competing with ChatGPT and Gemini, focusing on family and home management tasks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/piFHP5oJo" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AMD and Intel unveil new processors at CES 2026</strong>: AMD announced new Ryzen AI Max Plus chips for handheld gaming and Ryzen AI 400 series for laptops, while Intel launched Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3) and Arc B390 graphics, both aiming for incremental performance improvements and AI integration. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=pbCrhzk3e&amp;id=XmlLLMnlJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OWASP releases security framework for agentic AI</strong>: OWASP unveiled its Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2025, a security framework addressing vulnerabilities like agent goal hijacking and identity abuse in autonomous AI agents, with mitigation guidance for developers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CPHTOg3z1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes 1.35 and AWS cloud-native updates released</strong>: Kubernetes 1.35 introduces in-place pod restarts and improved debugging, while AWS announced new Graviton4-powered EC2 instances, ECS Spot Instance support, and enhanced Control Tower integrations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=CZVxx7UXs&amp;id=TQAsVpD7L" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New persistent DNS validation method approved</strong>: DNS-PERSIST-01, a new ACME validation method, will allow domain owners to use a single persistent DNS TXT record for indefinite certificate authorization, simplifying automation for shorter certificate lifetimes. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=088gbJeif&amp;id=yqIOzOa7R" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>High-performance image generation returns to Ruby</strong>: ruby-libgd version 0.1.5 has been released, providing native Ruby bindings to the libgd C library for high-performance raster image generation, drawing, and filtering, removing the need for external processes. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/YA8gCaSuA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>SDL 3.4 introduces native PNG support and API improvements</strong>: SDL 3.4 was released with native PNG support, enhanced Emscripten compatibility, and improved GPU and 2D rendering API integration, benefiting developers using the cross-platform library. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KH6fW95E7" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI pilot projects are failing, but don’t worry, it’s just a ‘hype cycle’</strong>: Apparently, 95% of generative AI pilot projects have failed to show real business impact, mostly due to security, integration, and those pesky infrastructure costs. But fear not, this is just part of the ‘hype cycle’ that also claimed blockchain, the metaverse, and big data. So, we’re just repeating history, but with more expensive GPUs this time. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=k0ZafiUw8&amp;id=wC2JD8ghw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>DevOps and AI transformation: ‘vibe coding’ and ‘quantum attire’</strong>: Get ready for ‘vibe coding,’ where a single engineer manages the entire development workflow, and ‘shift-up roles’ eliminate the need for programming languages altogether. Because who needs actual coding skills when you have natural language supervision and ‘quantum attire’ in retail? Just integrate AI automation with ‘foundational software engineering’ and everything will be fine, they say. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=9ShAzhXVM&amp;id=Ez9ZxI3bx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes is old news, but nobody knows what’s next</strong>: The CNCF’s 2025 report boldly declares that Kubernetes is no longer the ‘primary trend’ in cloud native innovation. The ‘real innovation and momentum’ has shifted to ‘other, unspecified technologies.’ So, Kubernetes has matured, or plateaued, or something. Don’t ask what’s actually new and exciting, just know it’s not Kubernetes anymore. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=AvsNM7xfs&amp;id=Lgmfs0ejb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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