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01GENERAL

Sponsored

TO PREMIUM

Google recently made its monthly membership plan more widely available, making it easier to experiment with developer tools like Gemini Code Assist and Google AI Pro.

developers.google.comSponsor

02BIG TECH & STARTUPS

ANDROID QUICK SHARE NOW WORKS WITH AIRDROP ON IPHONE, STARTING ON PIXEL 10

Android's Quick Share now works with Apple's AirDrop system. Apple devices will now appear in the Quick Share interface on Android, and Android devices will appear on macOS devices. The two-way sharing works for photos, videos, and other files. The connection is direct and peer-to-peer - data is never routed through a server, and shared content is never logged.

9to5google.com4 min read

GOOGLE LAUNCHES NANO BANANA PRO, AN UPDATED AI IMAGE GENERATOR POWERED BY GEMINI 3

Google's Nano Banana Pro image editing and generation tool is now available. Built on Gemini 3 Pro, the model can create infographics, slide decks, and blend images with consistency. Nano Banana Pro is available in the Gemini app, Google's writing assistant, NotebookLM, and the company's developer, enterprise, and advertising products. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers will have access to it through Google Search's AI mode.

cnbc.com4 min read

03SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

BLUE ORIGIN REVEALED SOME MASSIVELY COOL PLANS FOR ITS NEW GLENN ROCKET

Blue Origin has revealed a roadmap for upgrades to its New Glenn booster that includes more main engines and a super-heavy lift capability. The upgrades are designed to increase payload performance and launch cadence while enhancing reliability. They will be phased in over time, starting with the third launch of New Glenn, which will likely be in the first half of 2026. A list of the planned modifications is available in the article.

arstechnica.com4 min read

GLASS, NOT ICE

Cryopreservation is a technology that brings tissue into a temporary glassy state to pause biological time so that patients can have more time. It is used in IVF and to help people recover from chemotherapy through hematopoietic stem cell transplants. The technology uses controlled-rate freezers, perfusion systems, novel cryoprotectants, and rewarming devices to preserve complex biological systems. The field is aiming for whole-body medical hibernation, but there are many fundamental questions that must be answered before we can start heading toward that goal.

untillabs.com20 min read

04PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

HL

hl is a high-performance log viewer and processor that transforms logs in JSON and logfmt formats into a human-readable output. It enables quick parsing and analysis of large log files with minimal overhead. hl features automatic pager integration, field-based filtering, level filtering, time-stamp range filtering, field visibility control, and more. It currently doesn't provide a built-in pager - users are recommended to install 'less'.

github.comGitHub repository

HOW TO WRITE A GREAT AGENTS.MD: LESSONS FROM OVER 2,500 REPOSITORIES

GitHub's agents.md feature allows developers to create agents with custom instructions. agents.md is where developers define all of the specifics, provide code style examples, and set clear boundaries of what not to do. Most agent files fail because they're too vague. The best files provide agents with a clear job or persona, exact commands to run, well-defined boundaries to follow, and clear examples of good output for the agent to follow.

github.blog12 min read

05MISCELLANEOUS

FROM NETWORK EFFECTS TO COGNITIVE EFFECTS: THE NEW RULES FOR PLATFORM DOMINANCE

Cognitive design stitches memory, intuition, and prediction into something that feels like a partnership. The best companies design for anticipation. Mastering this balance results in products that feel simultaneously reliable and almost alive. The future belongs to companies that understand their users deeply and produce products that already know what customers need.

forerunnerventures.com10 min read

PRESENTATIONS

Benedict Evans produces a presentation exploring the macro and strategic trends in the tech industry twice a year. The most recent presentation is titled 'AI eats the world'. This post contains the slides for that presentation. It also includes the videos for Evans' presentations at SuperAI in Singapore in Spring 2025 and Slush in Helsinki in November 2024.

ben-evans.com1 min read