Google Cloud Platform Technology Nuggets - April 16-30, 2025
Welcome to the April 16–31, 2025 edition of Google Cloud Platform Technology Nuggets. The nuggets are also available in the form of a Podcast.
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What Did Google Do This Week? [FREE ISSUE]
Google had an incredibly litigious week, and still made buckets of cash.
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Google Cloud Platform Technology Nuggets - April 1-15, 2025 Edition
Welcome to the April 1–15, 2025 edition of Google Cloud Platform Technology Nuggets. The nuggets are also available in the form of a Podcast.
Goodbye Google
It's finally time to share one of my biggest life updates: Yesterday was my last day working as a Software Engineer at Google.
Ryan Peterman
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3d
So excited to see your story told in public Kevin! I'm curious, when you talk about freedom, have you thought about how much you'd need to earn to achieve that?
Jordan Cutler
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2d
Kevin, I remember you telling me about your longtime dream of doing this, so it's really cool to see it coming to life. I'm sending any luck I have your way! Big congrats man and looking forward to seeing you embrace your dreams
Google Q1 Earnings Update!
Beats on all fronts. Strong Search, Cloud, and YouTube Growth
Google stock has had a tough couple of months.
Google & Meta’s Big Problem
Our goal with The Daily Brief is to simplify the biggest stories in the Indian markets and help you understand what they mean. We won’t just tell you what happened, but why and how too. We do this show in both formats: video and audio. This piece curates the stories that we talk about.
Google by numbers
Latest numbers from Google, just quick facts no opinion. Disclosure: Google is my #1 pos by far.
Hope you find my personal notes useful - read the disclosure below. Do your own research.
Google Privacy Sandbox (2019-2025)
A short history of Google Privacy Sandbox for web that ended where it started. The When, What and Why.
Google's Privacy Sandbox initiative is back to square one this week.
I think that people say that they care about privacy and I know people who are finicky about sharing details but that’s a very small niche. Most people do lip service to privacy, when it comes to taking steps to remain private and losing personalisation.
For a majority, privacy means= don’t check my phone. iPhone tried to sell it, didn’t work for the masses. :)
🔎 Google: AI vs. Antitrust
AI ambitions rise—but so does regulatory heat
Welcome to the Free edition of How They Make Money.
Google Schadenfreude and Media's Vindication
Two landmark verdicts may not change the internet, but it validated the people who built it
Over the last two decades, Google has made its nearly $2 trillion business off a very simple framework: own the way people seek and receive their information, and own every dollar spent along the way. In August, the Department of Justice declared that Google violated antitrust laws to
#12 - Google Generative AI Ads
Nvidia Lauds China's AI, Microsoft’s AI Wins, Startup Battles Bots, Google Ads Chatbots, TranscriptFormer Boosts Biology
Welcome back to today’s edition of the Altern Newsletter — your daily dose of the most exciting breakthroughs, tools, and trends shaping the world of AI.
Artificial Sleuths: Google Dorking
Using artificial intelligence to help improve your dorking skills.
In previous articles, we’ve looked at some easy strategies to get you started with Google “dorking”. If you’re new to this type of thing though, you might find it a little difficult to remember or be uncertain of where you might like to try and apply your new skillset. In the second article of our AI-powered OSINT series, we’re taking a look at using AI…
Visa's new pathway to Empowerment Tech, and is Google Wallet the next Google Maps?
Plus: Perplexity's browser will track everything users do online, and trust will be carried in your wallet and proven by the people who know you best
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TENS: my best poems, per Google
These are my best poems, according to Google, with my comments where I disagree and/or have observations.
I let Google pick the poems in this ranking, by using the following searches from time to time, over the last few years:
I wasn't aware that Google had ranked "Wil There Be Starlight" as your best, or most popular poem, and I am actually quite pleased to hear that. It is a truly remarkable piece of work for any poet to write at any time, but to do so at only 18 -- Wow!
Will there be starlight
tonight
while she gathers
damask
and lilac
and sweet-scented heathers?
And will she find flowers,
or will she find thorns
guarding the petals
of roses unborn?
Will there be starlight
tonight
while she gathers
seashells
and mussels
and albatross feathers?
Google Found GUILTY of Monopolization Again
Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled against the search giant for its control over the software underpinning online ad buying. Now it's on to the remedy.
"The essence of antitrust law is to try to keep the system working by recognizing that, at certain points, some companies may get too big for their own good, they're self-imploding, or the technology may become so dominant that it's just crushing all other elements where there can be innovation." -
Free Google Tools for Job Seekers
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Falling on Def Ears
Hegseth's Defense, Breaking up Google
The official motto of the US Army is "This We'll Defend." After three months of chaotic, dangerous, and at times deeply embarrassing leadership by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, much of Washington is asking Trump why This is what he continues to defend. The only new weapon Hegseth has added to the Pentagon’s arsenal is the political bombshell. But, …
The current occupant never admits he is wrong. He would steal his mother’s umbrella in a rain storm. He has no ability for anything that doesn’t benefit him and only him. It’s obvious and confirmed by trained experts in human behavior. He will/cannot change. It is up to the American people to insist on change using the multiple laws at our disposal. We are united on this. Where are our elected leaders?? It’s hard to admit we have been duped by lies and promises. It is even harder to not admit our mistakes. It’s time to become united again.
Uno Hoo
Google Tightens the Remote Work Leash
Plus, how hybrid and remote work are reshaping competition with Raj Choudhury
👋 Happy Tuesday! The European Central Bank is extending its hybrid work policy for another two years, allowing staff to work remotely for up to 110 days annually (90 days anywhere in the EU and 20 days outside). The policy has been remarkably successful, with 95% of staff taking advantage of remote work options last year, averaging 57 remote workdays p…
AI Free Resources By OpenAI and Google
This page compiles all the free resources offered by OpenAI and Google
It’s quite interesting to see so many resources available for free from many companies. I was looking for LLM agents and stumbled on free AI book offered by Open AI. Its a short book but offers good introductory information on the LLM topics.
[Guest post] The Great Google Search Migration
How large language model tools are 'crossing the chasm' and taking search market share from Google: guest post by Paola Santiago
Dear 6 'P's in AI Pods (AI6P) subscribers: This article is a guest post by Paola Santiago exploring how AI-based tools are changing search behavior and business models, and identifying ethical concerns around these search alternatives. Enjoy! (If your email client truncates this article, see
Thanks, Paula, for writing this!
This is a fascinating topic. A few points I thought would be interesting to discuss,
1. You’ve probably seen Google’s recent push to innovate new products and explore what the future of search and AI-driven interfaces looks like. It’ll be interesting to watch how this trend unfolds over the next year or two.
2. On the economic side, I think we’ll see consolidation among AI players. Startups like Perplexity or OpenAI may be well funded, but they are lost making, unlike Google or Meta are players with sustainable revenue streams. Think of it as another “railroad war”—definitely a drama worth following.
I did a follow-up research after I wrote a similar piece last year. I looked for evidence that companies like OpenAI or Perplexity have already crossed the finish line...
But the numbers tell a different story. They’ll probably need tens of millions more users before they really get there. Though I haven't checked the latest data ... :D
Thanks for another great post, Paola & Karen! 🤗 You’re definitely onto something, especially with ChatGPT and Perplexity rolling out shopping features. I also really appreciate the ethics commentary for each tool.
Slamming the Door on Google Account Surveillance
Reducing Surveillance of your Google Account to reclaim activity privacy
When online services are free, the product becomes us, the users! Who are the actual customers if we are the product? Online advertisers and data brokers are the actual customers of Google, Facebook/Meta, and other major platforms. Google has built such a ubiquitous online advertising empire, that the U.S. Department of Justice brought an antitrust lawsuit against them resulting in a judgement on August 5, 2024
🤝 Google Cloud Partnership | Palantir Bullets #127
AIP Agent Studio, "Built on Palantir"
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Google Gemini AI for Kids👶🏻✨
Google brings Gemini AI to kids with safeguards, OpenAI rolls back GPT-4o update due to sycophancy, and Mellum, a code-focused LLM, is now open-source on Hugging Face.
Imagine a 10-year-old asking an AI to explain black holes, write a bedtime story, or help with math homework. That’s not sci-fi anymore. Google is opening up its Gemini AI to kids under 13—under parental supervision, of course. While it promises filtered content and privacy protection, it also marks a major shift in how the next generation will learn, p…
Why you should never google "false memory"
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