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<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Hetzner hikes prices due to AI-driven hardware costs</strong>: Hetzner, a major European cloud provider, is increasing prices by up to 50% starting April 1, 2026, across all regions. This is due to dramatic increases in hardware costs, particularly for DRAM, NAND flash, and server CPUs, driven by the AI industry’s demand straining global supply chains. Smaller providers like Hetzner lack the long-term vendor contracts that insulate hyperscalers like AWS and Google from these shocks, forcing them to pass costs directly to users. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/van1jyyDC" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta inks massive AI chip deal with AMD</strong>: Meta has signed a multiyear deal with AMD, reportedly worth up to $100 billion, to expand its data center infrastructure with AMD’s MI540 GPUs and CPUs. This aims to add 6GW of compute capacity for AI model development, diversifying Meta’s AI compute stack beyond Nvidia. The agreement includes a performance-based warrant for AMD to issue Meta up to 160 million shares, contingent on AMD’s stock reaching $600. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vYZNsZv8f" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Pentagon-Anthropic clash over AI guardrails</strong>: The Pentagon issued an ultimatum to Anthropic, demanding the removal of AI guardrails on its Claude models for unrestricted military use. Anthropic is refusing to comply, citing concerns over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The Pentagon is threatening to label Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk’ or invoke the Defense Production Act, highlighting a critical single-vendor dependency for classified frontier AI access. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vbdfUwGoN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Apple unveils on-device UI AI model</strong>: Apple researchers introduced Ferret-UI Lite, a lightweight 3B-parameter multimodal AI model designed for on-device UI understanding and interaction across mobile, web, and desktop platforms, prioritizing low latency and privacy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/qj9GoBvQx" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google enhances Opal with agentic AI workflows</strong>: Google upgraded its Opal Workflow builder with new agentic capabilities, allowing users to create automated workflows using text prompts, powered by Gemini 3 Flash, and integrated into the Gemini web app. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ZbbWKhN8A" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Quesma releases OTelBench for OpenTelemetry and AI evaluation</strong>: Quesma released OTelBench, an open-source benchmarking suite to evaluate OpenTelemetry pipeline performance and AI agent effectiveness in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) tasks, revealing LLMs often achieve success rates below 30% in production-grade scenarios. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/OB1MlP8PG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>NPM supply chain attack targets AI coding tools</strong>: A new npm supply chain attack, SANDWORM_MODE, targets developer utilities and AI coding tools like Claude Code, harvesting credentials and injecting malicious code into CI pipelines via weaponized GitHub Actions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/q6c2RLQKH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>DMARCbis update discussion released</strong>: DMARCbis, an upcoming update to the DMARC email authentication standard, introduces clearer reporting expectations and standardized DNS tree walks for receiver-side policy discovery, as discussed in a fireside chat by Sendmarc. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yEFoBF8zN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Formae IaC platform expands multi-cloud support with AI assistance</strong>: Platform Engineering Labs updated formae, its open-source IaC platform, with multi-cloud support and a redesigned Plugin SDK, simplifying platform extension using AI-assisted development and avoiding fragile state files. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/oAyNaPkCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GitLab extends GPG key for repository integrity</strong>: GitLab extended its GPG key for repository metadata from February 27, 2026, to February 6, 2028, to ensure integrity and minimize disruption for users, particularly those who configured GitLab repositories before February 17, 2026. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JTFdrzyr9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft and Salesforce confirm AI suspicions, details TBD</strong>: Microsoft Research and Salesforce AI supposedly analyzed over 200,000 AI conversations and confirmed “industry suspicions.” What suspicions? What findings? Who knows! This vague social media post from @rryssf_ is a masterclass in generating curiosity without delivering a single piece of actual information. Pure clickbait, folks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FAzFsVs8B" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI models in Cursor now “up to 30% faster”</strong>: OpenAI models in Cursor got an “up to 30% faster” performance upgrade using WebSockets, according to a promotional tweet from @leerob. Because nothing says “breakthrough” like a vague percentage claim from someone likely associated with the product, without any independent verification. Just trust them, it’s faster! <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CNQCNZ2N0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Future AI agent browser sandbox announced</strong>: A new “browser sandbox” project for AI agents was announced by @nickscamara_ on a future date (February 24, 2026, to be exact). It promises a “secure browser environment” and “zero config” setup. So, a pre-announcement of a project that’s still in the future, with truncated details and all the usual buzzwords. Groundbreaking. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/AY0JUdVv6" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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