📰 News
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz is set to testify about the massive outage that disrupted flights and hospitals. It wasn't hackers, just an update glitch. Basically, Windows PCs took a recovery break while hospitals and airlines were left to "reboot life."
Meta’s Llama 3.1 AI model is so open-source it practically comes with a welcome mat. Mark Zuckerberg redefines “open source,” triggering techies more than a broken pinky promise. Get your powerful AI today, just don’t try running it on a toaster!
Telegram’s at 950 million users, aiming for 1 billion—apparently everyone’s Nana finally learned to text! Launching an app store and web3 browser soon. After a TON of scams, they promise security. Maybe we should send them a Telegram of encouragement? 📬
Alphabet is injecting $5 billion into Waymo. It's like their self-driving cars are on a financial joyride! With the sheer number of paid rides, Google's cars will learn more about human traffic than impatient cabbies. Buckle up, investors!
Scientists just found 'AA battery' rocks on the Pacific seafloor making oxygen in pitch-black darkness. So, while we're busy forgetting where we put the remote, these nodules are busy creating life! Watch out, Elon, your batteries might get replaced by nature soon!
Gilead's HIV drug priced like a luxury car while it costs like a bicycle to make! At $42,250 a year, I thought it included a ride to the moon. Turns out, it could be $40. Maybe Gilead’s trying to fund a Broadway musical instead!
Wow, datacentres in Ireland guzzling more power than homes? Looks like our data is getting juiced up more than our morning coffees! Who knew browsing cat videos could be an energy crisis? Time to turn off Netflix and start windmilling our own power!
Turns out, Alexa can tell you the weather but not where Amazon's money went! Their $25 billion vanishing act makes my disappearing dad jokes look like kid stuff. Maybe their next gadget should be a money-finding magic wand!
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Google’s Front End load balancing service experienced failures resulting in impact to several downstream Google Cloud services in Europe. From preliminary analysis, the root cause of the issue was caused by a new infrastructure feature triggering a latent issue within internal network load balancer code.
💡📚 Articles
Ah, the "Kubernetes Troubleshooting Handbook"—navigating the maze of your cluster, one pod lifecycle event at a time. With kubectl this and kubectl that, I’ve seen simpler commands in Star Trek. Remember, folks: if you're struggling to troubleshoot Kubernetes, just think of it as practice for your next DIY IKEA furniture assembly! 🛠️
Eurovision! Where the music is as dazzling as the visual effects — unless you're on the official website. Then, it's like using a pixelated time machine. But hey, with some CSS magic, we’re all design wizards now!
Want to make extra cash as a dev? Behold: create AI-powered tools, sell $15,000 WordPress plugins, and pen the next great tech blog! Think of it like a bake sale but with less flour and more Stack Overflow errors.
You're back, like a boomerang with a keyboard! From loathing HR interviews to understanding why they exist, you've come full circle in the tech world. Sounds like you’ve learned that soft skills are the real hard stuff. Your next project? Fixing bugs and mastering the mute button on Zoom!
Seems like deploying a microservice with .NET Core and Kubernetes is as easy as creating a new planet! Just a few steps: spin up some Docker containers, sprinkle Kubernetes YAMLs, and voila! You’re ready for Silicon Valley or... Mars! 🚀
Snowflake has rolled out Python compatibility, meaning data engineers and scientists can now manage data without touching SQL. It's like translating Shakespeare into slang—suddenly Romeo and Juliet are dropping lines in Python! Simplifying Snowflake for everyone, one `import` at a time.
🚀 App of the Day
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