Tech Daily Digest – April 11, 2025

 Articles

• PostgreSQL BM25 Full-Text Search: Speed Up Performance with These Tips - https://blog.vectorchord.ai/postgresql-full-text-search-fast-when-done-right-debunking-the-slow-myth
• Tailscale raises $160 Million (USD) Series C to build the New Internet - https://tailscale.com/blog/series-c
• How software developers can stay ahead in 2025 | Okoone - https://www.okoone.com/spark/leadership-management/how-software-developers-can-stay-ahead-in-2025/
• Laravel Performance Optimization: How to Make Your PHP Application 10x Faster - Programming Insider - https://programminginsider.com/laravel-performance-optimization-how-to-make-your-php-application-10x-faster/
• Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research?  - https://www.techpolicy.press/should-agi-really-be-the-goal-of-artificial-intelligence-research/

Tutorials

• The Customer Session object Stripe API Reference - https://docs.stripe.com/api/customer_sessions/object?lang=php
• Simplified HTTP Response Mocking in Laravel Tests - https://laravel-news.com/simplified-http-response-mocking

News

• The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets - https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops
• Meta gets caught gaming AI benchmarks with Llama 4 - https://www.theverge.com/meta/645012/meta-llama-4-maverick-benchmarks-gaming
• Torvalds calls out ‘random turd files’ in Linux - https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/open-source/torvalds-calls-out-random-turd-files-in-linux
• The Linux Foundation Announces the Launch of NeoNephos to Advance Digital Autonomy in Europe - https://www.valleycentral.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250331DC53361/the-linux-foundation-announces-the-launch-of-neonephos-to-advance-digital-autonomy-in-europe/
• Linus Torvalds admits 'pure incompetence' for missing the new Linux 6.14 kernel deadline but all is forgiven as the update is great news for non-Windows gaming | PC Gamer - https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-admits-pure-incompetence-for-missing-the-new-linux-6-14-kernel-deadline-but-all-is-forgiven-as-the-update-is-great-news-for-non-windows-gaming/
• OpenSearch Cluster Topologies for Cost Saving Autoscaling - https://www.infoq.com/presentations/opensearch-scaling/

Products/Services

• Apache ECharts - https://echarts.apache.org/en/index.html
• Deep Research is now available on Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental. - https://blog.google/products/gemini/deep-research-gemini-2-5-pro-experimental/
• Firecracker - https://firecracker-microvm.github.io/

Video

• What is 'the algorithm'? LBC explains - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NieEuQ2sZqM