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Meta has been fined €91m by the Irish Data Protection Commission for improperly storing millions of Facebook and Instagram passwords in plaintext 

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News & Trends

Cloudflare's bigger, better, faster AI platform (11 minute read)

Cloudflare is celebrating the first anniversary of its AI developer products by introducing major upgrades, including more powerful GPUs, expanded model support, and a simplified pricing model. It also announced the general availability of Vectorize with enhanced performance and cost reductions, further solidifying Cloudflare's AI platform as a top choice for building fast and efficient AI applications.
Meta Fined €91 Million for Storing Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords in Plaintext (1 minute read)

Meta has been fined €91 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission for improperly storing millions of Facebook and Instagram passwords in plaintext, violating GDPR regulations.
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Opinions & Tutorials

Aggregating SLIs (4 minute read)

This post discusses the challenges and strategies involved in aggregating Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to provide clearer insights for leaders managing large organizations. It emphasizes the need for careful aggregation methods that balance readability and detail, encourages regular reviews of these methods, and suggests options like summing events, weighted averages, and percentiles to maintain the integrity of the data while responding to organizational needs.
Three Key CDN Optimization Strategies (3 minute read)

To enhance web and application performance, organizations should evaluate their CDN strategies, focusing on advanced caching, origin offload, and real-time insights. Utilizing modern CDN capabilities can significantly reduce latency and costs while providing developers with the control needed to make immediate performance improvements.
How to Spot and Fix Memory Leaks in Go (10 minute read)

Discover how to identify and resolve memory leaks in Go, understand common causes such as unbounded resource creation and long-lived references, and explore methods like code profiling and continuous profiling with Datadog to maintain optimal application performance.
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Resources & Tools

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Proof of SQL (GitHub Repo)

Proof of SQL is a high-performance zero-knowledge prover developed by the Space and Time team that enables cryptographically guaranteed SQL queries against untampered data. It is optimized for both onchain and offchain verification and already securing prominent Web3 apps, financial institutions, and enterprises.
Escalator (GitHub Repo)

Escalator, developed by Atlassian, is a Kubernetes-optimized autoscaler designed for large batch or job-based workloads. It ensures that pods complete on nodes before termination and enables rapid cluster scaling to avoid pending states.
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Miscellaneous

What's the worst place to leave your secrets? – Research into what happens to AWS credentials that are left in public places (5 minute read)

This post discusses research using canary tokens β€” decoy credentials designed to detect unauthorized access β€” by placing AWS credentials in various public locations to track access attempts. The findings reveal that certain platforms, particularly GitHub and NPMJS, attract rapid unauthorized access, highlighting the need for enhanced security measures to protect sensitive information.
Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars With Just a License Plate (20 minute read)

A vulnerability discovered in Kia vehicles in June allowed attackers to remotely control key vehicle functions using only a license plate, exposing personal information and enabling unauthorized vehicle access. Kia has since fixed the issue.
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Quick Links

Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now supports Kubernetes version 1.31 (1 minute read)

AWS now supports Kubernetes version 1.31 on Amazon EKS and EKS Distro, offering new features, bug fixes, and improved security.
How We Used Datadog to Save $17.5 Million Annually (7 minute read)

Discover how Datadog harnessed a culture of performance optimization coupled with tools like Cloud Cost Management, Continuous Profiler, and Network Performance Monitoring to save $17.5 million annually.
Migrating from AWS to Self-Hosting (3 minute read)

Ziglang switched from cloud services to a single-server solution to cut rising costs from increased traffic, opting for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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