It’s code red for ChatGPT

A smidge over three years ago, OpenAI threw the rest of the tech industry into chaos. When ChatGPT launched, even billed as a “low-key research preview,” it became immediately clear that OpenAI was showing the world a new way of computing. Lots of other companies, most notably Google, had to immediately scramble to catch up … Read more

How to Build Resilient APIs With Resilience4j Circuit Breaker in Spring Boot

Overview Learn how to make your microservice calls resilient using the Circuit Breaker pattern with Resilience4j and Spring Boot — complete demo, step-by-step commands, class-by-class explanations, sample outputs, real-world use cases, and production tips. Why This Matters In distributed systems, a failing downstream service can cascade and cause overall system outages. The Circuit Breaker pattern: … Read more

Welcome to the wellness surveillance state

A big part of my job is spending several hours per week staring at charts of my data. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives … Read more

The Shift from Ad-Hoc Competitive Research to Always-On Competitive Intelligence in B2B SaaS

The competitive environment in B2B SaaS keeps accelerating. Markets move each week. Competitors revise pricing or publish product updates without warning. GTM motions shift quickly, often with ripple effects that reshape buyer expectations. PMMs and marketing leaders who depend on quarterly research cycles often feel misaligned with the real pace of competition. Insights arrive too … Read more