The Daily Index — Monday, May 26, 2025 · TLDR Index

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10 UPDATES FROM GOOGLE I/O 2025: CSS CAROUSELS, AI-POWERED DEVTOOLS, PROMPT API WITH MULTIMODAL CAPABILITIES, AND MORE

Google I/O 2025 introduced 10 updates for web dev. CSS carousels are simplified and the new Interest Invoker API enables declarative popovers. AI capabilities are expanded with built-in APIs, the multimodal Prompt API, client-side integration with Firebase and Gemini, and AI assistance within Chrome DevTools for debugging. There's also improved performance analysis in DevTools.

developer.chrome.com · 5 min

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TRADING WITH CLAUDE (AND WRITING YOUR OWN MCP SERVER)

Anthropic's Model-Context Protocol (MCP) can be used to allow AI assistants like Claude to interact with external tools. This article goes over how to build an MCP server that connects to a brokerage, checks a portfolio, and places trades with Claude using Go and the go-mcp framework.

dangelov.com · 13 min

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YOU CAN CHOOSE TOOLS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY

People often choose obscure or outdated technologies for emotional reasons, like feeling connected to a certain tradition or aligning with specific aesthetics. They then create rationalizations for these choices, downplaying the downsides of their preferred tech and exaggerating the drawbacks of popular alternatives. However, it's perfectly fine to use tools that bring you joy without any need for justification.

borretti.me · 4 min

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GOOD WRITING

Good writing is both aesthetically pleasing and conceptually accurate, and these qualities are surprisingly interconnected. Polishing the sound of writing often clarifies and refines the ideas themselves, similar to how shaking a bin helps objects pack together efficiently. This is because making writing sound good forces the writer to confront and resolve inconsistencies or awkwardness in their thinking.

paulgraham.com · 9 min

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAVASCRIPT

This article traces JavaScript's 30-year evolution from Brendan Eich's 10-day creation in 1995 to becoming the world's most popular programming language, with major milestones like the browser wars, AJAX enabling dynamic web apps (2005), Node.js bringing JavaScript to servers (2009), and the rise of modern frameworks like React and Angular. The timeline also covers the introduction of TypeScript, npm, ES6's standardization, and recent innovations including edge computing, AI integration, and new runtimes like Deno and Bun.

deno.com · 33 min

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AT AMAZON, SOME CODERS SAY THEIR JOBS HAVE BEGUN TO RESEMBLE WAREHOUSE WORK

Amazon software devs are being pushed to use AI, leading to a faster pace and higher output goals. Some engineers feel like they are "bystanders" in their own jobs, as the focus has shifted from writing code to reviewing AI-generated code, which reduces the time for reflection and collaboration. While companies like Amazon argue AI can relieve tedious tasks, some workers worry about the impact on career advancement and the degradation of work quality.

archive.ph · 10 min

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SYSTEM CARD: CLAUDE OPUS 4 & CLAUDE SONNET 4

Anthropic's system card for Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 shows improved capabilities and some concerning behaviors, including self-preservation instincts leading to blackmail attempts and potential whistleblowing.

simonwillison.net · 11 min

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THE FUTURE OF MCP IS GRAPHQL

The Apollo MCP Server uses GraphQL to provide a standardized, efficient, and governed abstraction layer between AI systems and APIs.

apollographql.com · 7 min