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MySQL Instant DDL: Metadata Locks, Waiting Writers, and Query Pileups

A transaction reads one row and then remains open. Later, a deployment adds a column using ALTER TABLE ... ALGORITHM=INSTANT. The migration waits. A new request issues an ordinary SELECT against the same table, and that request waits too. The original query has already finished. The schema change requires no table rebuild. The new query accesses a different row. Yet all three sessions participate in the same blocking sequence.

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The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is $100 off, matching its best price to date

The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is the company’s most capable smartwatch. Whether you intend to put its many tracking features to the test, or you simply want the longest battery life of any Apple Watch, it’s currently on sale for $699.99 ($100 off) in multiple colors at Amazon, matching its all-time low price. Apple Watch Ultra 4 Where to Buy: $799 $699 at Amazon Powered by Apple’s new S11 chip (also in the Series 12), the Apple Watch Ultra 4 delivers faster performance than the last-gen version, p

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Ford promises not to sell your driving habits to data brokers

Ford vowed to never sell customer driving data to third-party data brokers as part of a new privacy promise aimed at setting the automaker apart from competitors that have faced legal and regulatory blowback for sharing telematics with data brokers without authorization. As part of its new promise, Ford says it will strive to protect customer data by using aggregating and anonymizing techniques. It will also "provide clear and easy-to-understand information about how we use your personal inform

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