--- ## Daily Brief — 2026-06-09 ### ✨ Morning Donald Duck made his theatrical debut on June 9, 1934, in "The Wise Little Hen" — technically his 92nd birthday today. Fitting for DuckDuckGo. 💧 Start with a glass of water. --- ## Plan for Today _WWDC'26 week — partly AFK Jun/8–12. Today's focus: meetings (Apple Weekly, O-N Weekly, 1:1 with Dominik) + EP2 calibration response. Yesterday: 3 completions (installType/installAge PR ✅, Search box height ✅, 1-Must ✅). Land-ready PRs #5271 + #5149 still unmerged._ 1. ⚡ Desktop Browser Feature Owner Survey — 5 min, anonymous, 14d overdue. [→ open](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214940335721015) 2. 🔴 EP2 TD Calibration — Sam S commented Jun 8 asking for response; 48h window. 15 min async. [→ task](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485500) / [→ calibration](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215285052893281) 3. 🔴 Merge PRs #5271 + #5149 — CI ✅, approved ✅. Overdue from Monday. 4. 🟠 1:1 with Dominik — agenda due today; confirm meeting or reschedule to Jun 15. [→ agenda](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215321590086377) 5. 🟠 Apple Weekly + O-N Weekly meetings (scheduled today) 6. 🟠 Ship Review: iOS Address onboarding — iPad subtask still in Alex's inbox; check Design/PR status. [→ SR](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215009192158961) 7. 🟠 Check Experiment before Jun/15 — 6 days left, still unclear what this is. Clarify today. [→ task](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215319739446270) 8. 🟠 Verify Smartling localization job — duck.ai onboarding, launched Jun 4, due yesterday. [→ task](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215401767389378) 9. 🟠 6 PR reviews queued — batch after meetings (phishing datasets, nativeStorage, ad blocking, macOS observability, force-unwrap, Maestro) 10. Async: CI investigation for #5145 (Ship AI onboarding winner — must land by Jun 15) --- ### 🔴 Urgent / Overdue **[ACTIVE] [DRI] [Ship Review: iOS Address onboarding conflicts](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215009192158961)** — due Jun 8 (yesterday), still open - Context: iPad compatibility subtask ([Ensure compatibility on iPad](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215411924225093)) remains in Alex's inbox, no resolution. Design (Costas) + PR (Alessandro) waiting on reviewers after yesterday's build update. - Action: Resolve iPad subtask today. If Design/PR reviewers responded, post SR status update. **[OVERDUE] Land-ready PRs — should have landed Monday:** - [#5271 iOS: Animate search experience toggle](https://dub.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo/apple-browsers/pull/5271) — CI ✅, approved ✅ → merge now - [#5149 Hide Free Plan title](https://dub.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo/apple-browsers/pull/5149) — CI ✅, approved ✅ → merge now **[INBOX] [EP2 TD Calibration - Alex](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214121856485500)** — Sam S commented Jun 8, 48h window - Context: Sam left notes on [EP2 TD Review Calibration - 7a2](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215285052893281) — 2 mismatched criteria, asking for Alex's response. Career-relevant. - Action: Respond to Sam today. **[INBOX] [Localize duck.ai onboarding path](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215401767389378)** — due Jun 8 (yesterday) - Context: Smartling job launched Jun 4. Status unverified. - Action: Confirm Smartling completion. Close if done; escalate if not. _Backlog cluster (do_later / quick_wins / stale inbox — not urgent):_ "Bug: Tab preview stuck" (>400d), "Duo login to Grafana" (>320d), "Animation Delay" + "Liquid Glass Button Styling" (due yesterday, triage when possible), + ~15 quick_wins items. Not surfaced individually. --- ### 🟠 Needs Action Today **Ship Reviews (DRI)** [Ship Review: iOS Address onboarding](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215009192158961) — open subtasks: - Design → Costas reviewing — waiting for Costas re-review after Jun 8 build update. Alex addressed Jun 8. - PR → Alessandro reviewing — waiting for Alessandro. - **iPad** ([Ensure compatibility on iPad](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215411924225093)) → **Alex is DRI, still open — Alex is the blocker.** **Meetings (today)** - Apple Weekly Team Meeting - O-N Weekly Meeting - 1:1 with Dominik ([agenda](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215321590086377)) — due today; confirm or reschedule to Jun 15. If keeping: keep it brief. If moving: align now. **PR Reviews** 6 review requests queued — batch after meetings: 1. Update phishing protection datasets to 1742170 2. Bump nativeStorage rollout to 100% 3. Enable ad blocking feature availability — soft launch 4. [macOS] Improve value transformer failure observability 5. [macOS] Avoid a force unwrap crash when calling debugDescription 6. Fix maestro tests **[Check Experiment before Jun/15](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215319739446270)** — no due date but 6 days until Jun 15 window. Clarify today: what experiment, what action is needed? --- ### 🟡 Delegated — Follow Up Needed **[STALE 15d] 🤖 Check for dependabot PRs** → Tom Strba — due May 25, no activity since assigned. Suggest: "Tom, any update on the dependabot check?" **[STALE 4d] [AI Usage Limits submission](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1215446967141154)** — Jeffrey added as collaborator Jun 5. Org-level API key question with HR/IT raised, no update. Suggest: "Jeffrey, any progress on the API key question with HR/IT?" --- ### 🔵 Rhythms **TP**: [iOS Address onboarding conflicts with unified input](https://app.asana.com/0/0/1214592943696234) — in Ship Review. Last updated Jun 8 (not stale). Not close to completion (iPad subtask + Design/PR pending) → Next TP Thread not yet needed. **Active rotation**: None. **Upcoming this week:** - **EP2 TD Calibration** — respond to Sam S by tomorrow (career, 48h window from Jun 8). - **CI fix for #5145** — Ship AI onboarding winner; must land before Jun 15. Start async investigation today or tomorrow. - **Check Experiment before Jun/15** — 6 days; clarify today. - **1:1 with Dominik** — confirm Jun 9 or reschedule to Jun 15. - WWDC'26 AFK Jun/8–12 — light async only.