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<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>CanisterWorm evolves with ICP based command and control</strong>: The CanisterWorm npm supply chain attack has escalated, now using the decentralized Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) for its C2 infrastructure, making it nearly impossible to take down via traditional domain seizures. According to reports on the developing situation, the worm spreads by stealing npm tokens via compromised GitHub Actions and automatically republishing itself to every package the victim can access. Security researchers have identified a persistent Python backdoor installed as a systemd service named ‘pgmon’ on infected Linux systems. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/nKe1S4RDg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>CERN bypasses deep learning for FPGA based physical AI</strong>: CERN is now burning anomaly-detection algorithms directly into FPGA and ASIC silicon using the HLS4ML transpiler to process 63 Tb/sec of sensor data. Their research found that aggressively quantized tree-based models significantly outperform deep learning for structured tabular data while meeting a brutal 50-nanosecond inference deadline. This hardware-level ‘Physical AI’ approach rejects 99.7% of collision events on-chip, providing a blueprint for high-throughput edge computing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/qNbywR4ri" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Vercel Workflow adds automated end to end encryption</strong>: Vercel has introduced automatic E2EE for its Workflow product, encrypting all step arguments, payloads, and return values using AES-256-GCM. The system derives unique keys per deployment via HKDF-SHA256 and logs every decryption event for auditability. This move addresses growing concerns regarding the security of sensitive data processed within serverless orchestration layers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0r6jV9CyY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Flash MoE runs 397B parameter models on consumer MacBooks</strong>: A new C/Metal inference engine achieves 4.4 tokens/second on a 48GB RAM MacBook by streaming experts from SSD using parallel pread calls. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xsGaEEFUf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Manyana introduces CRDT based version control</strong>: BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen released a proof-of-concept for version control where merges never fail and conflicts are treated as annotations. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ErDrcgZ9t" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel optimization yields 17 percent speedup</strong>: Recent updates include idle CPU work stealing, a virtual swap layer redesign, and MGLRU improvements that boost MongoDB performance by 30%. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QlGhzzwwW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>ZeroPath targets AI native vulnerability remediation</strong>: The YC S24 startup uses program analysis and LLMs to verify exploitability and generate mergeable PR fixes for complex logic flaws. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5p9F6EuUW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Claude Code Channels brings MCP to chat platforms</strong>: Anthropic launched integration for Telegram and Discord, allowing developers to interact with Claude Code via the Model Context Protocol. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/eZVHb762X" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cilium marks 10 years with eBPF load balancing gains</strong>: The 1.19 release replaces kube-proxy with eBPF-based load balancing, solving conntrack scaling issues for large-scale AI clusters. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/rtti5mtPR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Atomic knowledge graph uses Rust and sqlite vec</strong>: A new open-source personal knowledge base chunks markdown into a semantically-connected graph using a native Rust core. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/y5RZTff20" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Nvidia AI tokens are the new company store scrip</strong>: Jensen Huang suggested paying engineers half their salary in ‘AI tokens,’ a transparent attempt to inflate compensation packages with non-vesting, non-appreciating credits. Critics note these tokens can’t be used for rent or salary negotiations, effectively turning high-end engineering talent into subsidized beta testers for Nvidia’s own compute overhead. It’s a brilliant way to reduce cash burn while pretending you’re doing your employees a favor. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/03LaAXXJF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>The trillion dollar Olaf robot and the cut mic</strong>: Nvidia’s GTC keynote featured a Disney-partnered Olaf robot that immediately went off-script, forcing handlers to cut its microphone mid-ramble. While Jensen projects trillion-dollar sales, the reality of ‘Physical AI’ in public spaces remains a glitchy mess of unscripted behavior and hardware awkwardness. Apparently, the ‘most important software ever’ still can’t handle a live stage without a kill switch. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/R5OYi4WPQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Elon Musk’s Terafab is a semiconductor fever dream</strong>: Musk announced ‘Terafab,’ a chip manufacturing facility intended to produce a terawatt of computing power in space, despite having zero experience in semiconductor fabrication. Given the track record of ‘Full Self-Driving’ timelines, we can expect this facility to produce actual silicon right around the time Mars gets its first hyperloop. It’s a classic hype cycle play to distract from the 13% decline in global smartphone shipments. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ibpFpiXCR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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