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Apple Teases 'Huge Launch' Next Week

In his first memo to Apple employees as CEO today, John Ternus teased a "huge launch next week that's going to be phenomenal." In a social media post today, Apple's marketing chief Greg Joswiak teased…

How I Put PgCache in Front of a 16-Million-Row Postgres Database

Disclaimer: This is a side project, not a production story. The slow-query problem is real, but the database is synthetic data I generated to make it show up on demand.

  • Developer tested PgCache on 16-million-row Postgres database
  • PgCache reduced query times to under one millisecond
  • PgCache remained consistent with updates to original Postgres

Tim Cook’s Departure Memo on His Last Day as CEO

Tim Cook: There is something truly special about Apple. I am most proud of what an annual report could never capture. This place is proof that culture triumphs over everything. We share a belief that what we build matters, and that we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to leave the world better than we found it.

  • Tim Cook expressed pride in Apple's unique culture in his departure memo.
  • Cook emphasized the importance of Apple's culture in driving their success.
  • Cook's memo revealed a sense of gratitude and humility in his private self.

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