Happy Friday. Vacation is over for me and I’m back to work on Monday. I had fun taking my kids around town, and enjoyed some extra free time. Make sure you take your vacation hours too!
[blog] Try Deep Think in the Gemini app. It’s a variation of our recent gold-winning model and does parallel thinking through a problem.
[blog] Test-driven development with AI. I like the advice here to think about goals, not just the tests. And, good tip about AI to help with visual tests.
[blog] Is JSON prompting effective? (No.) Many folks (me included) feel this placebo effect when getting a tip on how to prompt AI for better results. “Oh that worked better!” Probably not?
[blog] Google Earth AI: Our state-of-the-art geospatial AI models. The mashup of AI capabilities with valuable datasets results in some super experiences.
[blog] Executives should be the least busy people. Definitely truth to this. Or at least, execs should have the most flexible calendars. Being booked solid is a sign of bad prioritization.
[article] Box CEO Aaron Levie sees a bright agentic future in the enterprise. Aaron posts on X some of the most pragmatic and insightful takes about agents. Here’s some additional perspective.
[blog] A deep dive into code reviews with Gemini Code Assist in GitHub. This no-charge code review agent that sits in your GitHub workflow adds a lot of value. I’ve used it a few times and came away impressed.
[blog] 2025 Mid-Year LLM Market Update: Foundation Model Landscape + Economics. Who is using what, and how is open model adoption going? And why do enterprises switch models? New data here.
[article] C-suite leaders attribute revenue, software development boosts to AI. I’m not sure about the results, or if there’s a disconnect between exec perspectives and employee ones. But, sometimes perception is reality!
[blog] How we revamped our Docs for AI. If bots, not people, read your docs, what should they look like? Provocative question!
[article] Research: The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work. Interesting. Learn how much the “competency penalty” is for using AI at work and how to resolve it.
[article] Hard-won vibe coding insights: Mailchimp’s 40% speed gain came with governance price. I’ll keep seeking out any pieces from folks explaining their real experiences with AI rollouts.
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