<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Laravel ecosystem February updates and Cloud API launch</strong>: Laravel has released a programmable API and CLI for Laravel Cloud, enabling AI agents and CI/CD pipelines to manage deployments and scaling directly. The Framework 12.x update introduces an AI SDK with default model configurations in <code>config/ai.php</code> and a new Svelte starter kit via Inertia. Additionally, Laravel Nightwatch now includes an MCP server, allowing you to query observability data and exceptions directly from your code editor. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=VdpPnPzs7&amp;id=BrFOlId9r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Critical PHP 8 sandbox escape and Django security patches</strong>: A new proof-of-concept exploit demonstrates a deterministic sandbox escape in PHP 8.2 through 8.5 by leveraging a use-after-free vulnerability in the <code>DateInterval</code> object to bypass <code>disable_functions</code>. Meanwhile, Django has issued urgent security releases (6.0.3, 5.2.12, 4.2.29) to fix a Windows-specific DoS in <code>URLField</code> and a multi-threaded race condition affecting file permissions. Developers are urged to upgrade their environments immediately to mitigate these remote execution and permission risks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=36fEEOpiI&amp;id=vB3tALZkk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic and Google release high-speed model updates</strong>: Google launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a high-volume model optimized for data processing tasks at 363 tokens per second, priced significantly lower than GPT-5 mini. OpenAI countered with GPT-5.3 Instant, claiming a 26% reduction in hallucinations for specialized domains like finance and law. Anthropic also updated its Claude ‘skill-creator’ framework, adding parallel evaluation and A/B testing capabilities to verify AI agent behaviors before deployment. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=z8znwLLdC&amp;id=eEx91PSId&amp;id=oBmf0r4SA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Zephir offers C-level performance for PHP extensions using familiar syntax</strong>: This language compiles to C, allowing PHP developers to write high-performance extensions with 60% faster page loads without deep C++ knowledge. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/RVvRweQSv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust iterator abstraction causes 60x slowdown in vector database</strong>: The turbopuffer team found that recursive next calls prevented compiler vectorization, requiring a shift to batched iterators for a 220ms to 47ms latency drop. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/U3pwVYd72" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Spatie updates PHP crawler to v9 with native throttling</strong>: The new version introduces a fluent callback API, adaptive throttling, and a fake method for unit testing without making real HTTP requests. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/SdvyfwQLs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes v1.35 stabilizes in-place pod resource resizing</strong>: You can now update CPU and memory limits on running containers without restarts, finally making the Vertical Pod Autoscaler safe for stateful workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fjhms6Zq4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Weave introduces semantic entity-level merging for Git</strong>: Using tree-sitter, this merge driver parses code into functions and classes to resolve conflicts that traditional line-based diffing misses. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/1urLsGkzn" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Postman embeds AI-native Git workflows and API catalog</strong>: The platform now features an ‘Agent Mode’ that automates debugging and test writing directly within your Git repositories. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uVCb38dOT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Helm 4 migrates to WebAssembly for plugin isolation</strong>: The new Wasm-based system replaces the legacy model with sandboxed, cross-architecture portability and a 40% reduction in plugin latency. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/W9pY3Qv5R" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>DevOps is dead according to the people selling AI agents</strong>: Cognition Lab claims human DevOps engineers are now ‘the exception’ because their Devin agent is so prolific. It’s a bold take from a company whose primary metric is junior developer benchmarks, conveniently ignoring that someone still has to clean up the ‘AI slop’ when the YAML hits the fan. Expecting a CLI tool to replace an entire engineering discipline is the peak ‘vibe coding’ delusion of 2026. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=LfBawqtwk&amp;id=q7ODcgpTd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>The unicorn factory’s new two-tier valuation trick</strong>: VCs are now using ‘headline’ valuations to gift startups fake unicorn status while actually buying in at 50% less. It’s a desperate branding exercise that helps with recruiting but sets a lethal trap for the next funding round. If you see a $1B valuation today, check the fine print; it’s likely just a $400M company wearing a very expensive hat. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/cRCbCFvQ5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Offshore wind turbines are the new server racks</strong>: Startup Aikido Technologies wants to stuff data centers into the ballast tanks of floating wind turbines to avoid ‘NIMBY’ complaints. Because nothing says ‘reliable uptime’ like submerging high-density compute in corrosive salt water in the middle of the North Sea. It’s a brilliant solution if your threat model doesn’t include ‘the entire ocean’ or ‘basic maintenance logistics.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/WmjXhKLWe" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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