Daily Reading List – March 14, 2025 (#512)

I’m on a plane heading home from Europe after an excellent week of work. My kids are in a school play this evening, so I’m racing back to make sure I’m in attendance. Meanwhile, I was able to get some reading in via in-flight wifi, and the list is below.

[blog] New Gemini app features, available to try at no cost. These are some fantastic freebies. You should absolutely try out Gemini Deep Research. It’s amazing.

[article] OpenStack comes to the Linux Foundation. Maybe this feels like insider stuff, but it’s a good indication that OpenStack has a solid path forward.

[blog] New TypeScript Compiler, Who Dis? Kate has some excellent analysis of Microsoft’s decision to use Go in their TypeScript port.

[article] 5 questions to ask before deploying agentic AI. These are actually pretty good questions you should have answers to before making a big investment in agents.

[article] MCP: The Missing Link Between AI Agents and APIs. It’s early days, so I wouldn’t bet yet on any particular “standard.” But MPC has momentum.

[blog] Announcing Gemma 3 on Vertex AI. Our killer open model is available on Google AI Studio, and also within our flagship AI platform, Vertex AI.

[article] NASA is shutting down parts of Voyager 1 and 2 to extend their lifespan. Glad to see us continue to extend the life of some of the most impressive devices ever built by humans.

[blog] Experiment with Gemini 2.0 Flash native image generation. People are rightfully blown away by this capability. Use it for free in Google AI Studio.

[article] When You Can Tell Someone Isn’t Listening to You. This happens. Whether you’re in person with someone, or on a video chat. How can you re-engage a disconnected partner?

[article] The key to building multi-region applications. What do you need to watch for as your apps start to span geographic regions? Tyler has some answers.

[article] What Is an LLM Token: Beginner-Friendly Guide for Developers. Nice look at a fundamental piece for understanding LLMs.

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