The D of Things Newsletter #11. Meta’s AI Guards, Snowflake’s Postgres Play & Color-Seeing Chips
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Hey there,
Welcome to the 11th edition of The D of Things newsletter! 🔍
This week, AI’s taking jobs, Snowflake’s chasing Postgres, and we may have just taught a chip to see in color like a human.
🔹 Meta swaps humans for AI in content security
🔹 Snowflake wants to make Postgres enterprise-ready
🔹 And researchers create a synapse that mimics actual color vision
All that, plus my latest post for tech managers, a groovy unplugged Def Leppard throwback, and that Orwellian classic that still punches hard.
Let's dig in.
📰 D of Things News Brief
🚀 Top Headlines
🔹 Meta Plans to Replace Human Content Moderators with AI
In a move that’s raising both eyebrows and concerns, Meta’s preparing to fully automate content security with AI—prompting fears about accountability and bias in moderation.
👉 Read on India Today
🔹 Snowflake to Acquire Crunchy Data and Go Full Postgres
By acquiring open-source PostgreSQL leader Crunchy Data, Snowflake wants to blend its data cloud with a hardened, enterprise-ready Postgres.
This could be big for multi-cloud analytics flexibility.
👉 Read on DBTA
🔹 Self-Powered Artificial Synapse Mimics Human Color Vision
A research breakthrough in neuromorphic computing just delivered a synapse-like chip that perceives color like we do. Imagine AI with organic-style vision—and no batteries.
👉 Read on ScienceDaily
📢 Latest from Substack
🔹 On The D of Things
🧠 Dear Manager… (#1)
Reflections on leadership from 30+ years in tech. What makes a good manager? What makes one memorable?
👉 Read on Substack
🧠 So, WTF is Deep Learning Anyway?
From layered neural nets to GPU obsessions, we break it down—no PhD required.
👉 Read the WTF
🧠 A Brief Analysis of the EU AI Act
We review what this landmark regulation really says—and what it doesn’t.
👉 Read the Analysis
🔹 On Geekatune 🎸
⚔️ Wrathchild
Maiden’s snarl-powered anthem that screams vengeance and attitude.
👉 Listen In
🌌 Fearless, Pink Floyd’s Psychedelic Whisper
A song that gently hints at the spacey epic that was coming.
👉 Take the Trip
💃 El Perro Vaila
Yes, it’s a typo. No, we’re not fixing it. The dog dances like hell anyway.
👉 Dance Here
📝 DoT Blog Highlights
🧠 Boomi World 2025: AI-Driven Integration Gets a Reality Check
No more hype-only sessions, Boomi gets serious about practical AI integration.
👉 Read the Recap
🧠 Dear Manager… (#2) We Need to Talk About Brainstorming
Why most brainstorming sessions are bad—and how to fix them.
👉 Read It
🧠 The Clear Definition, Yet Elusive Meaning of Efficiency
It’s not about speed or cost—it’s about value.
👉 Explore the Idea
📖 Book Recommendation
📘 Animal Farm by George Orwell
A tale of talking animals, revolutionary slogans, and creeping authoritarianism. Still disturbingly relevant.
🔗 Read Reviews on Goodreads
🔗 Buy on Amazon
🎵 Music Pick of the Week
🎧 Two Steps Behind (Acoustic), Def Leppard
Stripped-down rock nostalgia with heart. Still hits.
🔗 Spotify | Apple Music | Amazon Music
🧠 On Flipboard
🗂️ Curated Collections
🔹 Data of Things
🔹 Cloud, Fog, and Rain in Computing
Thanks for reading and for being part of The D of Things community! 💡
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Until next time,
Jorge Garcia
Your D of Things host 🚀