--- ## Daily Brief β€” 2026-05-11 ### ✨ Morning On May 11, 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in Game 6 of their rematch β€” the first time a computer ever beat a reigning world chess champion under standard tournament conditions. Kasparov famously accused IBM of cheating. (They didn't. The machine just saw moves he didn't.) πŸ’§ Start with a glass of water. Welcome back. --- ## Plan for Today 1. ⚑ Ping Dominik to reschedule 1:1 β€” 2 min, zero ambiguity. Momentum starter. 2. πŸ”΄ Unhold iOS onboarding Ship Review β€” assess Costas's QA, push UTI fixes build, drive toward May 15 deadline. 3. 🟠 Triage inbox: Text selection task, Pinned tab task, Onboarding follow-up restore state β€” decide: fix, delegate, or defer. 4. 🟠 Batch 7 PR review requests β€” do after TP block. 5. 🟑 Check in on Localization delegated task (Localization - 2-5 days, overdue since Apr 28, no assignee). --- ### πŸ”΄ Urgent / Overdue **OVERDUE β€” DRI β€” [Dominik :: Alex Regular 1:1 Agenda](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214339792109087)** - Context: Was due May 5, still open. First day back β€” reschedule immediately. - Action: Message Dominik to pick a new date; prep agenda. **OVERDUE β€” DRI β€” [Follow-up: restore onboarding state for duck.ai non-experiment flow](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213992139518104)** Β· due Apr 27 - Context: Inbox task, overdue by 2 weeks. Likely tied to iOS onboarding project. - Action: Triage β€” fold into main project as a follow-up task or set new due date. **OVERDUE β€” DRI β€” [Text selection in the address bar doesn't work as standard](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214071796247142)** Β· due May 1 - Context: Internal Product Feedback, inbox. Was queued before AFK. - Action: Triage β€” assign, file bug, or defer with due date. **OVERDUE β€” DRI β€” [Pinned tab opens link in background tab](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214038885921128)** Β· due May 1 - Context: Internal Product Feedback, inbox. Same batch as above. - Action: Triage β€” assign or defer. **OVERDUE β€” DRI β€” [PR Check failing on main - testWhenTabWithConnectionLostError...](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213975496167929)** Β· due Apr 22 - Context: Active section, Apple CI Failing Tests. Was open before AFK β€” may be resolved already or still flapping. - Action: Check CI current state; close if fixed, or assign investigation. > **Backlog cluster (informational):** Several do_later/planning tasks carry stale dates from 2025–Jan 2026 (Assertion Failure Pixel Anomaly Sep 2025, Review Overdue Tasks Summary Jan 2026, etc.). Expected noise from deprioritized backlog β€” no action today. --- ### 🟠 Needs Action Today **Ship Reviews (DRI)** **[ON HOLD] Ship Review: iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding** β€” due **May 15 (4 days)** Β· [link](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456478) - DRI role. Ship review is currently ON HOLD (put on hold Apr 30 for holidays). - State as of Apr 30 (last data): Alex addressed GJ2, GJ4. GJ1 (animation thumbnail) β€” questioned whether in scope. GJ3 β€” waiting on Costas to clarify. UTI redesign fixes NOT yet in last posted build (Apr 30 13:32). Costas planned to QA on May 1 β€” no QA results in DB. - Pete's note: must be compatible with unified input before May 25. Fine to ship before then, but UTI work needs completion. - **Action**: Remove ON HOLD status. Message Costas to get QA results. Post UTI-redesign-fixes build. Assess GJ1 scope with Gary if needed. **Ship Review: (iOS Only) Ensure compatibility on iPad** β€” no due date Β· [link](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214396826612252) - DRI role (inbox). Arrived Apr 29, no additional context in DB. Not yet reviewed. - **Action**: Open task, read notes, determine your role and whether action is needed now. **PR Reviews (batch)** 7 review requests queued β€” batch after TP block: - Enable ad blocking soft launch [privacy-configuration] - Bump prettier-plugin-multiline-arrays [privacy-configuration] - [macOS] Improve value transformer failure observability [apple-browsers] - [macOS] Avoid force unwrap crash in debugDescription [apple-browsers] - Fix maestro tests [apple-browsers] - Enable iPad toggle for iOS 7.211 [privacy-configuration] - attributed_metric_data_store_error definition fix [apple-browsers] **Inbox β€” Items needing triage** - **[DRI <> Project Advisor async for Demo tracker blocking](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551072611261)** β€” Gary's last comment (Apr 29): No new projects added to assessment cycle. Alex commented Apr 30 confirming 5 stacked PRs ready. β†’ Likely just needs a follow-up check on PR status now that you're back. - **[Failing pixels report for Alex M](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214280588891026)** β€” Samantha linked PR #4648 as resolution. β†’ Check if PR is merged/resolved; close task if done. - **[NA Analysis: iOS Duck.ai Onboarding Experiment](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214126868034912)** β€” Open since Apr 29. Triage your role. - **[EP2 TD Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485500)** + **[EP3 Implementation Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485502)** β€” Both in inbox. Action unclear without reading β€” triage today. --- ### 🟑 Delegated β€” Follow Up Needed **OVERDUE β€” [Localization - 2-5 days](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456477)** Β· due Apr 28 Β· no assignee - Stale 13 days. Part of iOS onboarding project. No assignee currently. - Action: Re-assign or confirm status β€” message the team (who was doing this?). **OVERDUE β€” [Pinned tab activates in other window unpinning](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1210705465887828)** Β· due Apr 30 Β· Juan Pereira - Overdue 11 days (Alex was AFK). Last modified Apr 30. - Action: Check with Juan on status; if done, close. If blocked, unblock. **STALE β€” [Login autofill shows empty field in macOS Browser](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1211742725064177)** Β· due Nov 2025 Β· Deepankar Bajpeyi - Stale 5+ months. Very overdue. - Action: Message Deepankar for status. Consider closing or escalating. --- ### πŸ”΅ Rhythms **TP:** [ON HOLD] iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding Β· [link](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551050320249) Β· due **today (May 11)** Β· Last updated Apr 30 Β· ⚠️ Due date is TODAY β€” unhold and drive. **Ship Review deadline:** May 15 (4 days) β€” tight. No room to slip. **Upcoming:** - **Dominik 1:1** β€” overdue (was May 5). Reschedule ASAP. - **macOS Weekly Maintenance DRI** rotation starts ~May 22 β€” prep awareness in 10 days. - **WWDC'26** β€” Alex partially AFK Jun 8–12. Plan around it. - **Unified Input deadline** β€” May 25. All iOS onboarding work must be UTI-compatible before then (per Pete). - **O-L Weekly + Apple Weekly Team Meeting** β€” recurring weekly, likely this week.