‘I think the level of quality that everything has these days, every image, every website, every song, every video also has downsides. It defining the “norm”, the expectation we have from one another has two main issues that keep irritating me.’
nine out of the top 10 AI labs use Google’s infrastructure. He also says that nearly all generative AI unicorns run on Google Cloud, that 60% of all GenAI startups worldwide have chosen Google as their cloud provider, and that the company has lined up $58 billion in new revenue commitments over the next two years, which represents more than double its current annual run rate.
(1) Clearly, some comms work in action here, to, (2) get the message out there that Google is kind of a big deal. Unlike with Kubernetes, Google hasn’t been able to (effortlessly?) translate it’s brand-appeal to AI. Maybe that’s because much of AI-frenzy is consumer-focused, not nerd-focused (as was the case with Kubernetes).
🔗 It isn’t your imagination: Google Cloud is flooding the zone
They call bullshit on that HBR study on “workslop.” But, rightly so, they love the term and agree with the existence of said workslop.
“Our parenting hack of the year so far is having cut vegetables ready at the table when our kids get home from school. The percentage of vegetables consumed is up like 10x” Good tokens 2025-09-26
Doing SEO for the LLMs so that your content can be found.
Sources say that Simo has recently been meeting with potential candidates, including some of her former Facebook colleagues, to lead a new team that will be tasked with bringing ads to ChatGPT. The role will oversee all monetization efforts across OpenAI, including subscriptions.
This is also what it’s like to work in corporate strategy and supporting the executive suite. It feels like a lot of time wasted when someone could have been coming up with fixes instead of silo-hopping. That said: the point of a system is what it does. So, coordinating with the giant organization is often the goal, not so much the actual actions taken. Also in the “that said” category: it takes a lot of effort to make a change, but once that change is in place, the power of the giant organization has a huge impact.
I always forget that Nixon was a vice president, and I’m still shocked every time I’m reminded of that.
I thought I’d dislike the new Auto Mix song transition in Apple Music. But, I actually like it. It does, indeed, make it feel more “radio” and, thus, lively and of the human world instead of isolated headphones desk-troglodyte.
my “shopping” note keeps me from buying dumb shit all the time - Instead of actually impulse buying, put it on a list to get that dopamine hit. // “for the past year and a half i have been keeping a plain note (it started as an apple note but now i use obsidian) titled “shopping” that i’ve built a habit of opening any time i want something i see online”