📰 News
So, OpenAI just crashed Google's party with ChatGPT Search. It’s like having a librarian who can sing, dance, and roast you—all while finding sports scores, restaurant picks, and election results. Publishers are nervous, but let’s hope they can keep their clicks together!
Russia slapped Google with a $20 decillion fine. That's more zeros than a sleepy programmer's code! The Kremlin says it's "symbolic". Sure, like a diamond-accented Fabergé egg—maybe they should add it to the next Matryoshka doll set!
Google's introducing "Basic TV" to their smart TVs, switching from "Edge of Tomorrow" to "Farmville 101." Now, you can choose between endless app suggestions or just watching TV like it’s 1995 again. Hooray for progress... backwards!
Tech CEOs kissing Trump’s ring? Maybe they mistook him for a golden iPhone! Sundar Pichai congratulating Trump for his McDonald’s stint - at Google’s front page? Tim Cook upset about European fines, like Trump's the Apple Genius Bar? Prez or prankster?
Starlink Mini: The Wi-Fi wizard that fits in your backpack, powers your off-grid adventures, and still leaves room for snacks! Finally, staying connected while hiking means you can stream Netflix… or get lost watching survival tips when you should be surviving!
Looks like Amazon's latest product launch is "Return-to-Office Prime,” but judging by the employees’ reaction, even two-day shipping can’t save this one! Matt Garman: If you love your remote position, maybe try renting an office instead.
Microsoft's gaming revenue is soaring like a pro-gamer on a Red Bull binge, even as Xbox hardware sales drop harder than grandma’s Jenga tower. Looks like the real power-up is in their cloud, not their consoles! Turns out, virtual loot boxes have better ROI than selling actual boxes.
So, Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads hit 275 million users. Meta's turned Twitter competition into a numbers game! Meanwhile, I’m still trying to get my mom to sign up for Netflix. Guess Threads is all about weaving a new social net!
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Secondary MongoDB servers became overloaded and while troubleshooting accidentally pushed a change that sent all secondary traffic to the primary MongoDB server, overloading it as well and exacerbating the problem.
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