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padding: 4px 4px 4px 4px;"><p><span style="">Qwenâs new upgrade achieves character consistency</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:1px;border-color:#222222;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;padding:10.0px 10.0px 10.0px 10.0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><b>Alibaba upgrades its open-source image editing model:</b></span><span style=""> The Chinese tech giant just dropped </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.VUuH6R6zI0G5BkbXvz91_GAyPOWiE-on8J799p4fhR7umUO11kveATR0sne6Oa_J1tkSpE7NRuySi-IHfBpBfKFb_1iH3ZI7YLLAMJKIhUY9LXSE4maJwUug-2jL2R9uR-W4bSN1EmbQDoxgZcHzH89kDHJzsaPnBmZlaPTb9QWEyevYz91TXwGSvdJOaEJ17MxN4QqJk1ty95y6PuRZmR9ChaS2gUGP81KxWGZvJcIdgP1iRkI5BFKp18RO1q-CaBogu4EK75yukKhGR_r-1MaUsCDK9UoRH5VJJMro55csxgXbBu38HIHUvj9rKnD5OJM-yvPTn6QT2xEeGnpCi9RamiIVMnyInPLbJkJf8SY/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h3/h001.NHoD9Hr0sc-eChLpmCl4hDTnKpu4R7V5aPayHtmSV7c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Qwen-Image-Edit-2511</span></a></span><span style="">, a major upgrade to its AI image editor that tackles the biggest pain point in the space: consistency. The new model dramatically reduces image drift, preserves character identity across edits, and adds built-in LoRA support â no extra tuning required. It also features improved geometric reasoning and better industrial design generation. You can try it now in </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.kro7WBsAmEsY5mGgiUDePbmCF6uURCwJmK14Nmk_TmjTG3uvnFSX-etAgdw7nNfDKQNcGn9sI5Xk_jSFxUWwhV6PQS6XBubuL_w0b-MHz_IoZEsY4o9ssE5oitOG5w4nv2583F24gf0l6a3vKQD1p3NNmErBI73C8ATIcXmUnHFEUQqYcQv7A5wDL9rA7RLEL16L_xqU8OdAh5L1-bSorzFZN4grMbe7MrSlh6MuPCuSY6_zU44zWHsH4x8VGiAyxK1AUavaoIzVFmbZfZjDPYql0CjTPF3aLOwq2bCRKThwRJwd45EEXLkeN02AyKlADYHOckDqHKekUMD-F9CSAS32M9thBjCOHmLngpiQswT3r76hmgGK6-fz3QC6lot53RpJS-RpRLEAAU8hESSNwvWOHPva_N_-7IaRgF8gIwJiq6EH62Jj-7dFmSH6pqoyZ6uGj7G6WfO4p-yfPPB3_Z1z5Yjr4-Fq1aPupqAEaRnGLtudF5831w5o3xV946ke9pRFZ9glzXvCNw_gRkQTcLKJAeRM7kXYgWQVfB7tgM1z01gr-CVmawJYYPTUyjj6/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h4/h001.-j48OXa22iYg5T4zO1G0PaeNXXm6U8D9UX1zkEjeZbw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Qwen Chat</span></a></span><span style=""> or deploy it locally via ModelScope for best results.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><b>Critical MongoDB flaw puts passwords at risk:</b></span><span style=""> Hackers are actively </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.9gcMOkjOtNYGV3uudiXU2GAMvPxpw3TsFZ-OFc7FdxLUU5KeM9UbkEZxf241dcOXX1vLqH9b44umOQrtCK-4n76buwkDoeHeoKdWzrSe3IILaM8Z7FxlyoG4De8mLfIpy0NKRySnnetc10mTb7nY5yNLKgB3id4Vvorp1UvLCkbL1BXJU8s4yofqhzZN0sACM4eoi8AOQFTl5kPWTDbgZk6-QZ59qTkzkNCDzVeWdNrcKfEeJLUp6EKK6MGCZU0adZi1hJGoV18U-pgt0XDGIQCgcG2a0YFldFJvnJz01s-tPCUcLWOzhNsHJqfPEiLFrKYx1iPT5-EBtPAfYj35MOjLEdr79Ay5nvmX9qW34BD0mdXdXTDc0CaZdpgU-T1bDp9MrpkeJJ8r3A98gORCkQ/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h5/h001.OmKwl9OlVxdC4dmP5R1D6BGaXknHsnFqrBX7wKQLbdg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>exploiting</span></a></span><span style=""> a bug in MongoDB that lets them steal sensitive data â including passwords, user info, and API keys â without needing login credentials. Over 87,000 servers worldwide are vulnerable. CISA has flagged the issue, giving federal agencies until January 19 to patch. If you're running MongoDB, update to the latest version now to stay protected.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><b>Google recaps its biggest AI moments of 2025, plus 40 helpful tips:</b></span><span style=""> The tech giant published a </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ZELe4XSJUXiTVID8fUzIABkccK1noX5iPpik-Kx0Prtoe0rEfbggvWcvVUQII_dyCUDyahlUzN9-WaE-GqJ2_kDi45MuiS-JHDi_pBTqAfdh3rXIuL9aLf_z_brjZAwnisvY7HH57Sm_ZZZfuTmonk_d6jHBsb4kmDw1sg1C6LQoaLyOE_CCKbR2n8Gp7F4616AVA9Jl04NwP7FdGhmX2beJfPoaygjC5bks7AOzjNldthnqAT-K43iVF8wZv4uAG_MBxqzz19-jf5FVl4E7v17022uluqpEraU4I7tWj3oyXPD8CPO8D1jsNxxN-dMGGUAY9JqylrwOlw79RJrmn3aPzjWG_ouGQW3yOcb0HffbgB0GMKbJWtCNZ3ISP1Du/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h6/h001.wTCfkGIbCw45RZKxsb4P7YEJ8Mel-Vb50OT5YfPexXo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>year-end summary</span></a></span><span style=""> of its AI accomplishments, including updates to models, products, scientific advancements, and more. Big themes of the year included conversational AI in Search, coding tools, and autonomous agents that don't just answer questions, but take action. The search giant also dropped </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ZELe4XSJUXiTVID8fUzIABkccK1noX5iPpik-Kx0PrsFaO_9hCbrw1WNyAgXUfBRPxgzNr5UtJGKXdHIE7y39lquN_SYD5LHUzwIumXBznsKzG0PAZ0lHxW4SZjpZGHwH6q66UcMp9NLoCDjDjGy8jVitdZFROjXBESM8XLLZPcvA3Vh1paYFX1s16Sd3T9PAmfaOaOuWVPx_IWrE56JVhyaYmTYCi6zBLpe1SrFA-s9xo41ZHrTWeaA5IG7WmQOhYmKqSsx80RJD6F6PxFSJUcSGUSRAZzhjlC-bDWHAoHGj_1Le-dIGANLeg0Bgly_2t2tOvdRZtxiewbT-HgvTb7LgT9MNSuMpQdGrbUhGw8/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h7/h001.xzbfvEDfHNPhN_E26wyA6rd-n6hJ0eKsRRg9UIGgtOk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>40 of its most helpful AI tips</span></a></span><span style=""> from 2025.</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td height="10.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:10.0px;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:670px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/18efc0eb-c3c4-483f-a001-0fe0dcca16c3/Group_from_Figma__2_.png?t=1758120539" alt="" height="auto" width="670" style="display:block;width:100%;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-color:#E5E7EB;" border="0"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#222222;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;"><h5 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:100.0%;"><span style="color:rgb(53, 147, 255);font-family:Eczar,Lora,'DejaVu Serif',Georgia,serif;"><b>TRENDS & INSIGHTS</b></span></h5></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><b>What Engineering Leaders Need to Know This Week</b></span></h2></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#222222;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px; 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padding: 4px 4px 4px 4px;"><p><span style="">Click here to watch the podcast.</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:1px;border-color:#222222;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;padding:10.0px 10.0px 10.0px 10.0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><b><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.WM_5VEepnkJ2XyRjDAXS4SJS62GjDBx6rreLWQypY_Z_U70sKrwGQuX0j-aRghg2kqAyD6mnZHKUQl73KTiv_8wN8rvsmxsp3koZGW_uG7_Ud9EovscQ_Q_ytGBzMmCghZWSNwOtiSHUSobJRp6PcsUW7IL4vzj_tlGbd_RsdeSI51rc_EOYmsp17GMT-RVB6eXvmKgPSwbK1UwzaglYFErZr9xk2Co_p-GfAGc8PS2ZKKxfz0BXf8Ww9HpexUtpqcK6adeRLyUyFEX3E6OHucuqdVVZxnhM73NmgnVDu8twiUZ9j0Q3o8j08f91_03nnLfWv7KIsUFUDDSzMB-l5Q/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h9/h001.MG5R3tAF3UYpQ2VALzl4M-4CODnVHJicDH7j0kb_DCA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear:</span></a></b></span><span style=""> In this podcast, Ripplingâs CPO reveals how deliberately understaffing projects can actually reduce office politics and waste. MacInnis explains that maintaining high intensity is vital to fighting the natural drift toward disorder in teams. He also shares how to use quality checklists to ensure consistency without stifling innovation.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.VbEOSrOul3-OJLQ24EO2NBAV2w_fKeF0d0RQJeF5lgryBtzLKN-FTZZhQKrDZ5JdTMyCK0endm5HOFYzZa4aGJx0wpVW_aRi-uckBIMOL98iHDe-cF0QBOaa65rEvWA0JvdAyQZNtKpM6QcxNZmLYF2vnmGJZV7Kq4TW6c9CZ6WrfZf5PO8DfkpOgU3J7oao9sdr4OxCLLXzWaREyAAMDf6sLT-v2Xx3FKACuALkqfBVhmUUNCtoqUIhwn4gLBVtryQfGDhx1SM316aI8bIk3AMOyghgCdpNkdDojtVM-jrODiem2I4ZKSsvv1u22rT_WyNVWshTug1zYJbnOvO1lGwWsVpFsdgTdE9I_QXrij6rkX-bvNi5IxfCViFvjSCvM2I9r4JBdUguSYiFAelIPw/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h10/h001.nPKaYV9STiH629wNQakd1Yc3JD-pHnUON_sRLOas6TE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span><b>Why blaming AI for bad code is a leadership red flag:</b></span></a></span><span style=""> Some teams are ditching AI coding tools entirely because reviewing AI output is "harder than writing it themselves." Others push 60 PRs a day without proper review. Both extremes miss the point. The real issue is accountability â engineers must treat AI-generated code as their own responsibility. Leaders should enforce this mindset: test it, understand it, own it. AI amplifies your practices, good or bad.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.tgWOPLtqyPb9_0gOXDT9L-J2R5bCQHF_Jl0Beg1cuoT5Dcx3rE5cS0prpeD2nrcUDLExg8axJxDv4dxCmTiGjuoKb6QWTq9FXxvvd_UUbJ4NbrG1fxV6AOiz26liHrBlIsIx36PJquxkJIXXsoEh7mhut9D-ctP2FxBXkpWs0UpLoiKlFzz4jNRn8s_9rhHi5O1y9KD2QlcEC1TePdao7myXup5_XODDgdnc4usVcNFDFKre1QPGtUtOVikqmiZ0qjMjI2Dt-GP4Nb_DZW6R0lRFmx0Q_r2j_DvkL6qrmr88ZfVzcCTFGGZtjwfDElK7JfIWbi868hI0iSo3aj3xWNre4urUl5CF8YipM7lbu9M/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h11/h001.yTCrovRYzh-cGcT-sJEbQJ5Jep91WkX2uANXDcgz3nI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span><b>Why engineering leaders should capture decision traces:</b></span></a></span><span style=""> As AI agents take over enterprise workflows, the real competitive advantage isn't your data â it's documenting why decisions were made. The reasoning behind exceptions, approvals, and precedents currently lives in Slack threads and people's heads. Teams that build systems to capture this "context graph" will unlock agent autonomy faster than those relying on traditional systems of record.</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td height="10.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:10.0px;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:670px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/18efc0eb-c3c4-483f-a001-0fe0dcca16c3/Group_from_Figma__2_.png?t=1758120539" alt="" height="auto" width="670" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#222222;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;"><h5 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:100.0%;"><span style="color:rgb(53, 147, 255);font-family:Eczar,Lora,'DejaVu Serif',Georgia,serif;"><b>IN THE KNOW</b></span></h5></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><b>Whatâs trending on socials and headlines</b></span></h2></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:1px;border-color:#222222;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;padding:10.0px 10.0px 10.0px 10.0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:650px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/2a7cf0fa-9d51-4b05-b56f-f68b7ffde5c1/image__63_.jpg?t=1767080945" alt="" height="auto" width="650" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="t" style="width:650px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 4px;"><p><span style="">Meme of the week</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;" class="ee"><div style="margin-left:0px;" class="edm_outlooklist"><ul style="font-weight:400;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><span style=""><b>Claude Code Tips:</b></span><span style=""> Still confused about coding agents? </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.tgWOPLtqyPb9_0gOXDT9Lxk9jc_ENFO5X56ACqFJj96GXwwPrkhjsTIANwmkAr0YbP_auUgeexigoWcpC-ObAdc6ioD0233nJ-uNobvZLEoCc2FZVisYV-jtG2_04Ah0RbfRWIToyeBNh0lUB88AZnfBMGBKS7OA9cwdYlzw2hLiYCVDjYECjrh2usXpa3nHhq7DuGuy8fS20iLeGX1KDmKbPFfDnO_BSRdak5EVxYs_bZwIdnkBBRD-d5xAFBPMsQiv4NFCXNClRfhZo1kXeknIJzX5a4YqYB5htV1PMrJWddzm7x-EA7RBbisXM3HfLKyOyxCYueBNH6HgQ5aqI1qDHG5oAlki6ZX4pJ7W5-4/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h12/h001.xEvx1amy5M5TWD9A_SMUXzs3-nj-q0Ri7k243bB6Jjg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>This</span></a></span><span style=""> new blog breaks down how to get better results from Claude Code 2.0 and agents in general.</span></p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><span style=""><b>New Skillset Required:</b></span><span style=""> Andrej Karpathy's post about programming being "</span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.tgWOPLtqyPb9_0gOXDT9L1-2R6d1vDP0x0NzlcRCyOjFOPCD1ItSu85SutCbqWGiIVXCq72POHmpkBorfX1nfVFYCQsKqV4cKQD4k2glA8WAsZKgDuQgSumWR38X3A-3cV6hY83xF40qc2aL6hb-kZRYz-N9V3qiIlH6NoxYxT2mPg1zjgArVW2NvSoLZEnDJX3JO0Xbgu0ZUZoishaZaEwL2zkx5YJWuxGPMLgku3AzbNgrOM4jQpvtFecKr7Tol5pkEZ39zsbqZh0g5LF_2HOerhz3QAEA7FzLQvI-qeVuOCRXtysPSZFt7hntqqo6jhvqw7x4QEQgk5TyEPkz1VWtTjESDRIc-JcKOoXxPIc/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h13/h001.zuTjl66O1-1mvX-JEBSNVKBOa-DCLu6lpfKqX3ot5RY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>dramatically refactored</span></a></span><span style="">" by AI went mega-viral. His advice: Roll up your sleeves or fall behind.</span></p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><span style=""><b>Spec Strategy:</b></span><span style=""> A developer </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.tgWOPLtqyPb9_0gOXDT9L6OUThKZPtznLuMKCXD39bXITihVIIJYFbXIpeyjLneWoMWStGOGzTMtgUMNEXl4NfSw3y391WHwjmksqFJSxNlXmo4pPp6FeWmzWu_Bp1GgNwkXXO1d7zLD_eOAqYWIVf7C-H68ZlQDfe1m11rjHaU3FwDWLFmu8Hcw0Lz5zboToz7gEmAkV-CR3JPWEtPxKnH629kfvPwFCNDabTpNmHSINzACXzRGl-LY2qsyeocrsaQBXfvFpyELu2v3is4npiuGEsfqADjIO9vhSeIZJKMHXzufgPIxIDBempcn1eTHFLVAGODyeHovWypaZB50Bhqs0_UZQUaq3a2UCOhorVE/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h14/h001.gRPOD-_s7Sb-4eQMWHTZtNqgfQIdBZqLu1uq_2enzB0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>shared</span></a></span><span style=""> his favorite Claude Code workflow â start with a basic spec, let Claude interview you on the details, then execute.</span><span style=""><b>Â </b></span></p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><span style=""><b>Engineerâs Gift: </b></span><span style="">Harvard dropped a free ML Systems textbook that teaches you to build production-ready AIânot just train models. This is one of the </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.tgWOPLtqyPb9_0gOXDT9Ly_faLZVFkZGUWuea772nDH9YX9hQXeezk3EgXHHGTi9Vb0X6YpCVjOY08nLb05n4n8E_gjlPBr9XDUJOSLc9rOojJgejGbyzDcHMGrP9FzQAF6QX9rm2m9fEUH2HulnpEvc6QZCDM7yB6fBdhUz1I9rjUoAE5G_Ox7lIL-mSqXOrV5QwC-R-wRlzEbKNNFGCnQ495Gn7csx2Tr5Ij_AzHdxJKH5YU9Ta-_JHQ_hzwe-LCm48w_9hmcQUuc-Wo7mY0kdwk04qiSxOpCHnhZK04PaiM-IiZqeLx2G_nnXS2fXh9d63snJeBM6XK3twes5tnZ1lFK9oSBlSMRYy1LwhC4/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h15/h001.GUufzvJM7FshMdxhuMgkmgSbjvh4esLIDlVfwR_lYtc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>best resources of 2025</span></a></span><span style="">.</span></p></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:10px 0px 10px;" class="dd"><table class="j" role="none" width="98%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;" class="ee"><div style="margin-left:0px;" class="edm_outlooklist"><ul style="font-weight:400;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><span style="">Mistral AI </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.tgWOPLtqyPb9_0gOXDT9L9qfoQJHeIXT1Fi7c-vyZ4OjYqT0oLvmlsp-fVlVShkfHCPV7ULztXaZe5vvsvh6S6H_Yes-VKERlOxjb-0cAKwgPEHFvJp3wy8Nh9075YXghxdNbyifUEF2tKFkPFlYUibeqdAlvlwz_RKtWhBdeg6Yxq8xhUFmnj4yIPSOdMdp88H_SrhCI0kM6799jDM0tjYqkQa7Te2cP4ZVDUix3rs7p4UVIGA5m8MxJDR6UfCmUol8EuVlfhj_5vTsw6duqfSwgtbxKT2JOA-sFfS7Wplo0T5u52_7TfNEbAi51FR7ndreVqSBBE_KX8yAHEh28nSMf7sdRm9G3AeEoowoLTY/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h16/h001.nUAL-Kz6cFcE3YPmn74_4A3QtGvJ0K03Wuc2PyYISDI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>releases</span></a></span><span style=""> Skills for Vibe CLI, enabling you to bundle and reuse your development expertise across projects.</span></p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><span style="">Anthropic </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.tgWOPLtqyPb9_0gOXDT9L6YGXVUsBvZtEeQrv2KrPmRY8E8bG2TjH6L2cMgWSWaq3CTmIUZSPDXl1SNJpJCoaiaxAZTywhjYG85VUHZKdyfVwlR0AB3AnSzxXmAptvRgM8w1F2gEvCHNtTYjyHjlCUgmtpGw6ET6_bgh4zNgWEZCXTsb7mhbeURAh7MAfCytmIzipC7wuGsGZDazYL4olaMilVYaFRjKtR9_BBblemf-m5V1Ip6mS8VIcWlatqc1Xy1oMnS8yMpVT1oe7U25njyBpzbEodAIYeqMOnnf1KJvZbol-JN_b8Detu0JMW4rJVGEG1apzqZQY30DL3vEZ4TP9OOPN7TMOAK72rYHzXA/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h17/h001.8ESyxgZ_K78lHzWcuTuhD3zIKNg3mtcjCLT1nagkXxk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>doubles</span></a></span><span style=""> the usual usage limits for all Claude Pro and Max users through New Year's Eve.</span></p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><span style="">Meta </span><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.pljPPsurrJ8ITcFAp15gIaqqUL00sV29naNeLVW-DFGW2LqMGTO73djKpVlOgqQJibjK6em7PyJyT9yE4UhzYt4EasCqcxeRsHZTP6KD-IjHI4MZmP-jJwVgm4jSRM9bLOeT2G44iqotPmFr91oDpyBnnIJcxuIpF-OcQIwcZx9wFKEVh_Jp4rVCNBAJ4Knv6qYqDXZVRJZ_thqRjfD1E2ofirbia1tPkDYzZHtQRHriX_zjZZKbYBvi6LrxIMQio4cefAtMKmC_3MQB9cKskGlty87fYcRQX4CInNQbVYn_P8flvwLDfgR2rfAtE6BWOQpyYZNNxt0JLkMsxXWwQ6SwKTqXJKAr7M-Z0NnNAYfkk6QonBWmrQIjXuSwOKC4/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h18/h001.Vxj84IqJV1d-ex6xOqPUcQYQaAB20R-ax7jepvc_iYY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>acquires</span></a></span><span style=""> Manus to take general agents to the next level.</span></p></li></ul></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td height="10.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:10.0px;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px; 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You will build real world projects â including a RAG chatbot and e-commerce dashboard, and learn to use Figma and Playwright MCP servers to automate workflows and turn designs into functional web applications.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=""><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.AtRzLqL3EQmRcf6rV4Xqul417WflozCXuS8YZdNNVDENrV4joaSNmbJ_cloOAK46TSIFDbNpuSFwbcvGi6nr3f8D8Lo3mMCGZdSmgwVxAc-mPjY9YtcJA4NrgYWUrsO2svwMV5XVxkgpvkhs6S8GwbWuC3ynaVJZow3McNANaGHBacYNW21aR5iSAc5qAowFPmhgMpsF9hjDk5N1B5Xc9xLC4CE1sfz-MKXMQdSqL7_YdFDGnuWCR8YgUaqPZzQqgbCXmIuH8aKAj6YVJwvTAvjFzK17VmoGWVM_OzB6WG6nzimIw9mIIhVHTnzgN7GyI3DJHO7uw50MB28DlJlHhg/4mv/Pe1ktRKESwu3v30tk_95eg/h21/h001.BGwZlqCw-joGP4hrTJEpVLpCx4H5qa6HIxdXNPigofI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span><b>How to use Agent skills in VS Code:</b></span></a></span><span style=""> Learn to teach GitHub Copilot specialized tasks using Agent Skills. 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**Welcome back.** If you’re running MongoDB, your morning just got a lot more urgent. Hackers are currently exploiting a critical flaw that bypasses login credentials on tens of thousands of servers worldwide.
Once you’ve patched your systems, stick around for some better news: Alibaba might have just made Midjourney obsolete with their new open-source model that gets character consistency right.
**Also:** Anthropic’s official Claude Code course and pro hacks for GitHub Copilot users.
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### **Today’s Insights**
* New models and features for devs
* 10 contrarian leadership truths
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**Alibaba upgrades its open-source image editing model:** The Chinese tech giant just dropped [Qwen-Image-Edit-2511](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen-image-edit-2511), a major upgrade to its AI image editor that tackles the biggest pain point in the space: consistency. The new model dramatically reduces image drift, preserves character identity across edits, and adds built-in LoRA support — no extra tuning required. It also features improved geometric reasoning and better industrial design generation. You can try it now in [Qwen Chat](https://chat.qwen.ai/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22123072789&gbraid=0AAAAArCLQ6sB3dYXOnrrjI2qjXXxoix-2&gclid=CjwKCAiAjc7KBhBvEiwAE2BDOfVEn_hJdJSbsgHCEn-ZL_RSjuVd0cFzWBlCGbllFhi7CE9uH6JAUhoCFSYQAvD_BwE) or deploy it locally via ModelScope for best results.
**Critical MongoDB flaw puts passwords at risk:** Hackers are actively [exploiting](https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/mongodb-vulnerability-cve-2025-14847.html) a bug in MongoDB that lets them steal sensitive data — including passwords, user info, and API keys — without needing login credentials. Over 87,000 servers worldwide are vulnerable. CISA has flagged the issue, giving federal agencies until January 19 to patch. If you're running MongoDB, update to the latest version now to stay protected.
**Google recaps its biggest AI moments of 2025, plus 40 helpful tips:** The tech giant published a [year-end summary](https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-ai-news-recap-2025/) of its AI accomplishments, including updates to models, products, scientific advancements, and more. Big themes of the year included conversational AI in Search, coding tools, and autonomous agents that don't just answer questions, but take action. The search giant also dropped [40 of its most helpful AI tips](https://blog.google/technology/ai/ai-tips-2025/) from 2025.
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## **What Engineering Leaders Need to Know This Week**
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**[10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear:](https://youtu.be/O_W76LR77Vw)** In this podcast, Rippling’s CPO reveals how deliberately understaffing projects can actually reduce office politics and waste. MacInnis explains that maintaining high intensity is vital to fighting the natural drift toward disorder in teams. He also shares how to use quality checklists to ensure consistency without stifling innovation.
[**Why blaming AI for bad code is a leadership red flag:**](https://newsletter.eng-leadership.com/p/ai-coding-tools-are-not-the-problem) Some teams are ditching AI coding tools entirely because reviewing AI output is "harder than writing it themselves." Others push 60 PRs a day without proper review. Both extremes miss the point. The real issue is accountability — engineers must treat AI-generated code as their own responsibility. Leaders should enforce this mindset: test it, understand it, own it. AI amplifies your practices, good or bad.
[**Why engineering leaders should capture decision traces:**](https://x.com/JayaGup10/status/2003525933534179480) As AI agents take over enterprise workflows, the real competitive advantage isn't your data — it's documenting why decisions were made. The reasoning behind exceptions, approvals, and precedents currently lives in Slack threads and people's heads. Teams that build systems to capture this "context graph" will unlock agent autonomy faster than those relying on traditional systems of record.
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* **Claude Code Tips:** Still confused about coding agents? [This](https://x.com/dejavucoder/status/2005285904420843892) new blog breaks down how to get better results from Claude Code 2.0 and agents in general.
* **New Skillset Required:** Andrej Karpathy's post about programming being "[dramatically refactored](https://x.com/karpathy/status/2004607146781278521)" by AI went mega-viral. His advice: Roll up your sleeves or fall behind.
* **Spec Strategy:** A developer [shared](https://x.com/trq212/status/2005315275026260309) his favorite Claude Code workflow — start with a basic spec, let Claude interview you on the details, then execute.** **
* **Engineer’s Gift: **Harvard dropped a free ML Systems textbook that teaches you to build production-ready AI—not just train models. This is one of the [best resources of 2025](https://x.com/Hesamation/status/2005755471009857764).
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* Mistral AI [releases](https://x.com/MistralAI/status/2003843358054068327) Skills for Vibe CLI, enabling you to bundle and reuse your development expertise across projects.
* Anthropic [doubles](https://x.com/claudeai/status/2003918730833608902) the usual usage limits for all Claude Pro and Max users through New Year's Eve.
* Meta [acquires](https://manus.im/blog/manus-joins-meta-for-next-era-of-innovation) Manus to take general agents to the next level.
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### **3 Tutorials to Level Up Your Skills**
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[**Claude Code course (by Anthropic):**](https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/claude-code-a-highly-agentic-coding-assistant/)** **In this tutorial, you’ll learn agentic coding with Claude Code to navigate, debug, and refactor codebases. You will build real world projects — including a RAG chatbot and e-commerce dashboard, and learn to use Figma and Playwright MCP servers to automate workflows and turn designs into functional web applications.
[**How to use Agent skills in VS Code:**](https://www.youtube.com/live/rIrxkB-02P0) Learn to teach GitHub Copilot specialized tasks using Agent Skills. By creating skill.md files, you can provide targeted instructions that load only when needed, preserving your context window. You'll see practical examples ranging from framework migrations to automating command-line video editing.
[How to do Spec-driven development with AI:](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/generative-ai/spec-driven-development-with-ai-get-started-with-a-new-open-source-toolkit/) If you are using GitHub Copilot, this tutorial teaches you to use Spec Kit to turn vague prompts into reliable software. You will learn to steer the AI with clear specifications and plans, ensuring it generates high quality code that exactly matches your intent instead of guessing.
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### **Top Repos**
* [**Vibe-kanban:**](https://github.com/BloopAI/vibe-kanban) An open-source project management tool that provides a Kanban board interface for orchestrating multiple AI coding agents (like Claude Code or Gemini CLI) to execute development tasks in parallel.
* [TheAlgorithms / Python:](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Python) All Algorithms implemented in Python.
* [**Claude-code-tools:**](https://github.com/pchalasani/claude-code-tools) A collection of practical tools, hooks, and utilities for enhancing Claude Code and other CLI coding agents.
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### **Trending Papers**
[**A plan reuse mechanism for LLM-driven agent: **](https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.21309)This paper discusses the slowness of AI agents constantly creating new plans for similar tasks. It proposes a reuse method that recycles old plan structures with new details, cutting wait times by over 93% without losing accuracy.
[**Sophia: A persistent agent framework of artificial life:**](https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.18202) This research addresses the issue that current AI agents stop learning once deployed, staying static. It introduces "Sophia," a solution using a "System 3" layer that allows agents to set their own goals and continuously improve without human help.
[Agent-R1:](https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.14460) This framework tackles how standard training methods fail to handle the unpredictable, multi-step interactions of autonomous AI agents. It presents Agent-R1, a new framework that successfully adapts reinforcement learning for these dynamic environments, significantly outperforming traditional approaches on complex tasks.
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### **Whenever you’re ready to take the next step**
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