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I'm excited about Google I/O 2025 because an internal slide (Sep 2024) made public by DOJ (on 26 Apr 2025) shows Googe I/O 2025 point and says "Bring Google's personal Al to Chrome desktop w/ Gemini Live".Slide via DOJ https://t.co/erOPhr6maF pic.twitter.com/R7URnse66J— Gagan Ghotra (@gaganghotra_) May 13, 2025


Transportation Map of Atlanta Showing Street Car Trackless Trolley and Bus Lines of the Georgia Power Company, circa 1950s

3D Terrain Maps
With spring about to arrive, it is time to end this series, get away from the computer, and go outside. I hope that you find the information useful!
CascadiaJS 2026 | June 1 - 2 | Seattle, WA
CascadiaJS 2026 is coming up June 1 - 2 in Seattle, WA!

Are AI data centers coming to your area?
This free, crowd-sourced tracker website is one of the most comprehensive attempts we’ve seen to keep tabs on where new data centers are being proposed. Maps are currently available across 18 states, with data compiled from public sources. You can read about the Data Center Proposal Tracker creator’s methodology here. [Image: Here’s a screenshot from the tracker showing sites around NYC. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-16-100907.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Datacenters in Utah: A Photo Essay - Rob Ricci's Writings
There's a lot of stuff going around about datacenters, so I've spent some time in the last week visiting some of the ones in northern Utah. I started with a qui...

The Fight Against Google’s Minnesota Data Centers - UNICORN RIOT
Minnesota residents are organizing against proposed hyperscale data centers, especially Google-linked projects in Pine Island and Hermantown, citing secrecy through NDAs, inadequate environmental review, and issues with water use, electricity, noise pollution and more.

Sea2Sky Gravel Fondo
The Sea2Sky Gravel Fondo takes place Squamish, BC with amazing mountain views, large rivers, creeks as well as wide gravel roads with 3 Distances for 2024.

Google AI Plans with Cloud Storage - Google One
Explore Google AI Plans. Access our most advanced AI, generate videos from text, and secure cloud storage.
Google announces Maps screenshot analysis, AI itineraries to help you plan trips
Google wants to help you get away this summer with, you guessed it, AI.

The 2026 Developer's Guide to Free Google Cloud Credits (For AI & Side Projects)
If you’re a beginner or developer who wants to pursue a career in AI in 2026, you can’t ignore the...

Expanding our use of Google Cloud TPUs and Services
Announcing a dramatic increase in Anthropic's compute resources
Thrilled to share that our project @roundabout.town (give them a follow!) will be powering new, healthy digital public spaces in Chicago! This is part of chicago.com, a partnership with Chicago Public Media, which is the @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org. niemanlab.org/2026/08/can-public-media-buil…
Can public media build its own social network? Chicago Public Media teams up with New_ Public to try
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