Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (September 11, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for September 11, 2023 :</p>
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Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users
Summary: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users, despite a vague statement in a Windows Insider Blog post. The statement suggested that "Windows system components" would respect the default web browser setting, but extensive testing revealed no changes in the new Windows Insider version. Windows 11 still discourages changing the default browser away from Microsoft Edge and continues to force-open links in Edge.
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Knightmare: A DevOps Cautionary Tale (2014)
Summary: Knight Capital Group, a global financial services firm, went bankrupt in 45 minutes due to a failed deployment in 2012. A manual deployment process caused one of Knight's technicians to not copy new code to one of the eight servers, leading to a $460 million loss. The incident highlights the importance of making deployments fully automated and repeatable as part of a DevOps/Continuous Delivery initiative.