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<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI design tools are getting serious funding</strong>: Flora, a node-based AI design tool, just snagged $42 million in Series A funding, led by Redpoint Ventures. This platform lets designers use text, images, or video to create media assets through an infinite canvas, mapping multiple AI-generated iterations. It’s already being used by big names like Alibaba and Lionsgate, aiming to scale enterprise sales and add traditional editing capabilities, as reported by TechCrunch. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wpUJ9mXip" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>WordPress is still very much alive and kicking</strong>: Despite constant rumors of its demise, WordPress continues to power 43% of the web, largely due to its massive plugin ecosystem and decades of community knowledge. A recent analysis gave it a ‘deaditude score’ of only 27.7%, indicating active development and strong job market presence. While AI tools might eventually level the playing field, for now, WordPress remains the practical default for content-managed sites, as highlighted by WP Mayor. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=JiZoQGrog&amp;id=UVEawMfZs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes ingress-nginx is being archived</strong>: The widely used ingress-nginx project is officially being archived in early 2026, meaning no more active maintenance or security updates. This affects roughly half of all cloud-native environments. Teams are advised to migrate to alternatives like Cilium Ingress or Cilium’s Gateway API implementation, which offer enhanced features and better performance, according to CNCF and DevClass. This move highlights the ongoing challenges of open-source project sustainability. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=PptBbhnAu&amp;id=wK9Dxbori" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>New open-source SwiftUI agent skill for AI coding assistants</strong>: An open-source SwiftUI Agent Skill has been released to help AI coding assistants build and refactor SwiftUI views, aiming to reduce technical debt by embedding SwiftUI expertise upfront. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LlEDXwb6h" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-powered UI builder creates production-ready code from prompts</strong>: Syncfusion’s AI UI Builder can convert natural language prompts or screenshots into production-ready UI code for 14 platforms, including React and Angular, using its 1,600+ enterprise components. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ky3SmLIMi" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Safari technology preview 236 brings css fixes and web api improvements</strong>: Safari Technology Preview 236 includes numerous CSS fixes for flex/grid layouts and animations, along with improved Web API compliance for device motion events and WebRTC configurations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fHV7mttD0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>ReliCSS helps front-end developers find and modernize legacy css hacks</strong>: ReliCSS is a new browser-based tool that scans CSS codebases to identify and categorize historical browser hacks, providing context on how to modernize them. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vXGQGdWIT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Statamic 6 released with redesigned control panel and enhanced security</strong>: Statamic 6 is out, featuring a redesigned control panel built with Vue 3 and Inertia.js, Tailwind CSS v4 support, and enhanced security features like 2FA and passkeys. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jMzcAPWp0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>WebAssembly adoption grows, especially for php and wordpress</strong>: WebAssembly adoption is steadily increasing, with improved Safari support and .NET 10 AOT compilation, making it more viable for running PHP and WordPress behind the scenes. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2VsBKezZr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New javascript weekly covers framework trends and performance updates</strong>: JavaScript Weekly Issue 770 highlights framework trends for 2026, Node.js 25.5.0 with single executable app building, and Bun v1.3.7’s 35% faster async/await performance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JFSKwBTB6" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft is ‘walking back’ windows 11’s ai overload</strong>: Apparently, Microsoft is ‘scaling back’ its aggressive AI integration in Windows 11 after ‘significant user backlash.’ They’re ‘reviewing’ Copilot in Notepad and Paint, and ‘pausing’ new Copilot buttons. Because nothing says ‘we listen to our users’ like cramming AI everywhere, then pretending to pull back when everyone screams. Don’t worry, the ‘under-the-hood’ AI is still going strong, so you’ll still get that ‘enhanced’ experience whether you like it or not. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mR53bImT0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents are the new security experts, apparently</strong>: Software Testing Magazine is hyping AI agents as the next big thing for securing CI/CD pipelines, claiming they can do ‘threat modeling and self-healing.’ Because who needs actual security engineers when you can just throw an LLM at it? Sure, they introduce ‘new security risks’ like ‘indirect prompt injection’ and ‘non-deterministic failures,’ but hey, at least it’s automated! What could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ERjZhsaaZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-powered driving instructor will make you a better driver</strong>: Discovery Insure launched an AI-powered Advanced Driving Instructor that uses telematics and generative AI to create ‘personalized driving goals and rewards.’ Because nothing motivates safe driving like earning ‘Discovery Miles’ for not speeding. They claim it ‘mirrors Discovery Health’s Personal Health Pathways,’ which sounds suspiciously like they’re gamifying your driving habits. What’s next, AI telling you when to breathe? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LsXY4pcoJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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