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ChatGPT Ad Targeting Fails to Deliver, Users Report Ineffective Campaigns

OpenAI's latest ad targeting features for ChatGPT are falling short, with users experiencing poor campaign performance and wasted ad spend.

2 Sept 2026

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DevelopersSep 2

Build a 10M Events/Day Webhook System: Beyond Simple POST Requests

Scaling webhooks requires robust queues, retries, and observability, not just a basic POST request.

●Builder Action:Developers must move beyond basic HTTP POST requests. Implement durable queues (Kafka, SQS) for event buffering, exponential backoff retry strategies, and dead-letter queues for failure analysis. Monitor delivery rates, latency, and queue depth vigilantly.

FoundersSep 2

Small Deploys, Big Impact: How Teams Shed Friday Release Fear

Teams can eliminate deployment anxiety by embracing small, frequent releases and rapid rollback strategies.

●Builder Action:Embrace small, frequent deployments to reduce risk. Focus on rapid detection via enhanced monitoring and automated rollback strategies. This shift transforms releases from high-stress events into routine operations, freeing up valuable engineering cycles.

DevelopersSep 2

Goose and MCP Bring Local AI Agents to Your Terminal

Block's open-source Goose agent uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) to give AI access to your local files and tools.

●Builder Action:Developers can now integrate AI directly into their terminal workflows. Goose, using MCP, allows AI agents to discover and interact with local files, databases (like SQLite, Postgres), and system tools without custom scripts. This enables AI-assisted coding, automated testing, and dynamic code generation directly within your development environment.

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Weekly Rift: AI Agents Mature, Security Looms Large, and Efficiency Drives Innovation

This week's tech news highlights the growing pains of AI agents, critical security vulnerabilities, and a renewed focus on efficiency and cost optimization across the industry.

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Updated:31 Aug 2026