Daily Reading List – January 28, 2026 (#709)

Some cool AI updates from Google this week, including new treats in Chrome, an updated Gemini CLI, and Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash.

[blog] The new era of browsing: Putting Gemini to work in Chrome. Each of these capabilities is genuinely useful. I like how Chrome embeds this into the experience, even for enterprise scenarios.

[blog] The AI Evolution of Graph Search at Netflix: From Structured Queries to Natural Language. Detailed post from Netflix about the text-to-query capability in their platform.

[paper] Rethinking the Value of Multi-Agent Workflow: A Strong Single Agent Baseline. If you’ve got multiple agents that contribute to the same outcome and use the same underlying model, couldn’t you just solve the problem with a single agent? That’s what this paper explores.

[blog] Tailor Gemini CLI to your workflow with hooks. This is terrific. Intercept key stages of the agentic loop to insert logic that improves your security posture or performance.

[article] QCon chat: Is agentic AI killing continuous integration? Not killing, but definitely forcing everyone to rethink some key aspects of it.

[article] Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the US. This is a great deal for people who want expansive, affordable access to great Google technologies.

[blog] The Mighty Metaphor. Are you providing your listening or reading audience with thoughtful metaphors that aid exploration?

[article] How should product managers decide which tasks to delegate to AI? I’m having a conversation tomorrow with a customer on this very topic, so this was well-timed!

[blog] Introducing Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash. Treating AI vision as “active investigation” is super interesting. News here.

[article] Welcome to the last 18 months of labor-intentive services. The clock is ticking for service providers. Companies are better on software as services.

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