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<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Critical vulnerability in MongoDB exposes sensitive data</strong>: A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-14847 (MongoBleed), has been discovered in MongoDB, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data from heap memory. All MongoDB versions since 2017 are affected, with active exploitation reported by security researchers. While MongoDB Atlas instances are patched, self-hosted deployments require immediate updates to mitigate the risk to approximately 87,000 potentially exposed servers worldwide. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FYcryJBfH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI’s ChatGPT health raises major privacy concerns</strong>: OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health in beta, allowing users to integrate medical records for personalized insights, partnering with b.well Connected Health. However, privacy experts warn the service is likely not HIPAA-covered, potentially commoditizing user data for healthcare and insurance companies. The service is unavailable in the EU/UK due to privacy law constraints, highlighting significant ethical and regulatory challenges, as reported by various news outlets. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0lod4TIIq&amp;id=FGI4Oyps1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Shakapacker vulnerability leaks environment variables</strong>: Shakapacker versions prior to 9.5.0 have a critical security flaw that exposes all environment variables, including sensitive credentials like database URLs and API keys, to client-side JavaScript bundles. This vulnerability, present since 2017, is fixed in version 9.5.0 by implementing an allowlist. Developers must upgrade and rotate all previously exposed secrets immediately. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/HJUbnChrN" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Spree e-commerce platform has critical IDOR vulnerabilities</strong>: Two critical IDOR vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-22589 and CVE-2026-22588) in the Spree e-commerce platform allow attackers to access guest and authenticated user PII, including names and addresses; patches are available in versions 4.10.2, 5.0.7, 5.1.9, and 5.2.5+. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=OLsziBWC5&amp;id=clMuODSiY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel 7.0 improves Rust and LTO builds</strong>: The upcoming Linux kernel 7.0 is set to include enhancements for building with Rust and Link-Time Optimization (LTO), aiming to improve performance and code generation for Rust components. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/eeFdKxuyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Visual Studio Code introduces experimental agent skills</strong>: Visual Studio Code 1.108 adds an experimental ‘Agent Skills’ feature, allowing developers to extend GitHub Copilot’s capabilities with custom instructions and resources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xn90KJxf1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Neo4j integrates with Dify for LLM workflows</strong>: Neo4j now offers a plugin for Dify, an open-source platform for building AI workflows, enabling integration of knowledge graphs into agentic LLM applications. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xt2S0tUFX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Open source ecosystem sees acquisitions and security updates</strong>: Postman acquired Fern to enhance API documentation, React Router disclosed six security vulnerabilities, and Google established an official Bluesky presence for open source contributions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=WwNdGJMJK&amp;id=ft8sQFPsm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Android Open Source Project changes release schedule</strong>: The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) will shift to a biannual source code release schedule starting in 2026, publishing in Q2 and Q4 to align with trunk stable development cycles. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/KKcZfdOWG" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Non-human identities crucial for cloud security</strong>: Non-Human Identities (NHIs) are critical for securing cloud environments by authenticating machine interactions, with effective management involving discovery, classification, threat detection, and automation for compliance and efficiency. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8oZN72CkV&amp;id=BV9gFLIe6&amp;id=RXhF8YjoA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Anthropic burns trust with Claude Code token restrictions</strong>: Anthropic decided to restrict Claude Code subscription tokens from third-party tools, forcing developers into their official harness. This move, as highlighted by Theo from <a href="http://t3.gg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">t3.gg</a>, breaks existing workflows and is seen as anti-competitive, especially since OpenAI is officially supporting third-party integrations. Apparently, ‘open’ is just a suggestion when it comes to their ecosystem. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PQFa1I0wt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenAI wants your old work files for AI training</strong>: OpenAI and Handshake AI are reportedly asking contractors to upload actual work files from previous jobs for AI training, with a ChatGPT scrubbing tool for ‘proprietary’ info. Because trusting contractors to identify confidential data and an LLM to scrub it sounds like a bulletproof plan for intellectual property protection, according to TechCrunch. What could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/z0P3L9stb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI killed Tailwind? Or just its business model?</strong>: Tailwind CSS is facing a business crisis with layoffs and revenue decline, despite growing popularity, because AI has reduced documentation traffic by 40%. Kevin Powell points out that AI drives adoption but eliminates the monetization path through documentation visits. So, AI helps you use it, but then starves the creators. Classic tech paradox, or just another open-source project learning the hard way that ‘exposure’ doesn’t pay the bills? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/f3fYMXkZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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