--- ## Daily Brief — 2026-05-15 ### ✨ Morning On May 15, 1940, nylon stockings went on sale across the United States for the first time. Du Pont had been teasing the product for years — when they finally hit shelves, Americans bought **4 million pairs in a single day**. Women queued around the block. A fabric made from coal, air, and water had just upended fashion overnight. 🚶 Take a short walk before diving in. --- ## Plan for Today 1. ⚡ Add status labels to DRI<>Project Advisor async subtasks — Alessandro asked yesterday. 2 min. ([task](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551072611261)) 2. 🔴 **SHIP REVIEW DUE TODAY** — Resolve GJ7 (sync restore exclusion). Confirm Costas QA on May 13 builds. Drive to final sign-off. ([Ship Review](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456478)) 3. 🔴 New PR Check failing on main — Alessandro flagged two tests failing, tagged Alex as author. Investigate and assign/fix. ([task](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214797526093576)) 4. 🟠 [ON HOLD] iOS: Introduce new screen — due TODAY. Alex commented May 13 re PR available. Verify closeable or unhold and update. ([task](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213320237636425)) 5. 🟠 Triage: Permissions on iOS (2d overdue), Address Bar Toggle assets (4d overdue), old Dominik 1:1 task cleanup, macOS Pixels task (due today), iPad Ship Review. 6. 🟠 Batch PR reviews — after TP block. --- ### 🔴 Urgent / Overdue **🚨 CRITICAL — DRI — [Ship Review: iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456478)** · due **TODAY May 15** · top_priority - Context: Active progress yesterday. Alex posted status update May 14: GJ6c ✅ resolved (address bar hidden for "Try visiting a site" step). **GJ7 still TBD** — sync restore exclusion for users who selected "Restore My Stuff" during onboarding. Builds for treatment A & B posted May 13 (Dax). QA status from Costas unknown. - Action: Resolve GJ7 question with Costas or Gary. Confirm Costas has QA'd May 13 builds. Get final sign-off today. **🚨 OVERDUE — DRI — [[ON HOLD] iOS: Introduce a new screen (toggle with Search/Duck.ai)](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213320237636425)** · due **TODAY May 15** · top_priority · Staffing - Context: Alex commented May 13: PR available, referenced a subtask as "more likely preferred candidate." Still marked ON HOLD. - Action: Verify if closeable — check internal release status. Close or unhold and update due date. **OVERDUE — [PR Check is failing on main](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214797526093576)** · due **TODAY May 15** · inbox · Apple CI Failing Tests *(NEW)* - Context: New task created today. Alessandro commented yesterday: `testWhenTabWithConnectionLostError...` and `testWhenAddressSubmittedAndAddressBarIsReactivated...` failing — he merged iOS-only code and is unsure why. Tagged Alex as author. - Action: Check CI state. Likely overlaps with the Apr 22 stale test task below — consolidate and assign. **OVERDUE — [PR Check is failing on main (testWhenTabWithConnection...)](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213975496167929)** · due Apr 22 **(23 days overdue)** · active · Apple CI Failing Tests - Context: Same test cluster. Likely same issue as new task above. - Action: If new task (1214797526093576) covers this — close this one. Otherwise investigate. **OVERDUE — [[Tech input] Permissions on iOS - what is possible?](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214732727456025)** · due May 13 **(2 days overdue)** · inbox *(NEW since yesterday)* - Context: Modified May 14. Role unclear. - Action: Triage — clarify if Alex is being asked to answer, delegate, or just review. **OVERDUE — [[Nice-to-have] Address Bar Toggle Selection: Animated Assets](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214627423981798)** · due May 11 **(4 days overdue)** · inbox - Context: Not in yesterday's brief. Modified May 11. - Action: Triage — assess urgency relative to Ship Review week. Defer or assign. **OVERDUE — [Follow-up: restore onboarding state for duck.ai non-experiment flow](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213992139518104)** · due Apr 27 **(18 days overdue)** · inbox - Carry-over. Action: Fold into main onboarding project or close if covered by Demo tracker work. **OVERDUE — [Text selection in the address bar doesn't work as standard](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214071796247142)** · due May 1 **(14 days overdue)** · inbox - Carry-over. Action: File bug or defer with new date. **OVERDUE — [Pinned tab opens link in background tab](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214038885921128)** · due May 1 **(14 days overdue)** · inbox - Carry-over. Action: File bug or defer. > **Backlog cluster (informational):** Old Dominik 1:1 Agenda task (due May 5, gid 1214339792109087 — superseded by rescheduled May 19 task, close it), Bug: Tab preview stuck (Apr 2025), Duo login Grafana (Jul 2025), Assertion Failure Pixel Anomaly (Sep 2025), Review Overdue Tasks Summary (Jan 2026) — stale backlog, no action today. --- ### 🟠 Needs Action Today **Ship Review (DRI)** [Ship Review: iOS: Demo tracker blocking](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214147157456478) — DUE TODAY — see Urgent above. This is today's singular mission. **DRI <> Project Advisor async** [DRI <> Project Advisor async for Demo tracker blocking](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551072611261) — Alessandro asked May 13: add status (Done/In Progress/To Do) to subtasks. Quick win, 2 min. **Inbox — Triage** - [macOS - Add Pixels: Downloads - Daily and Count](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213572720491214) — due today. Desktop Observability. Scope or assign. - [Ship Review: (iOS Only) Ensure compatibility on iPad](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214396826612252) — no due date. Arrived Apr 29, still unreviewed. - [EP2 TD Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485500) + [EP3 Implementation Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485502) — inbox. Triage role. - [Alex - Thank you for your impactful work!](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214279078018888) — inbox. Acknowledge or close. **PR Reviews (batch)** Review requests queued — batch after TP block. --- ### 🟡 Delegated — Follow Up Needed **STALE — [Login autofill shows empty field in macOS Browser](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1211742725064177)** · due Nov 2025 · Deepankar Bajpeyi · 6+ months stale - Action: Message Deepankar for status or close if resolved. **STALE — [assertionFailure when DBP url is opened](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1212305913722018)** · due Dec 2025 · Anh Do · 5+ months stale - Action: Ping Anh for status or close. **STALE — [Subfeature settings converted to&from String](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1212016050823964)** · Sabrina · last activity Jan 2026 · 4+ months stale - Action: Ping Sabrina. **STALE — [Document font usage standards](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1206389088453914)** · Stephen · last activity Apr 28 · 17 days stale - Action: Check with Stephen on status. --- ### 🔵 Rhythms **TP:** [iOS: Demo tracker blocking after chat in onboarding](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1213551050320249) · due **May 18** · updated May 12 ✅ Fresh. Ship Review due TODAY = TP at critical finish line. **Upcoming:** - **Ship Review: TODAY** — zero margin. This is the moment. - **Dominik 1:1: May 19** ✅ Rescheduled (was May 5). Prepare agenda — EP3 / Project Advisor still open from Apr 7 plan. - **Unified Input deadline: May 25** — all iOS onboarding must be UTI-compatible before then. - **WWDC'26** — Alex partially AFK Jun 8–12. Plan around it. --- ✅ **Closed since yesterday:** Failing pixels report for Alex M (completed May 5 — confirmed gone from open tasks). 🆕 **New signals:** Ship Review escalated to DUE TODAY (was tomorrow); new PR Check failing task from Alessandro; Alessandro requesting subtask status in DRI async; Tech input Permissions (2d overdue); Address Bar Toggle assets (4d overdue). _Data: my_tasks, delegated, following, all project streams synced 07:00 today (fresh). Context snapshot stale (01:00 UTC) — DB queried directly._