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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/18/google-gemini-url-context/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Google Gemini URL Context Feedly Summary: Google Gemini URL Context New feature in the Gemini API: you can now enable a url_context tool which the models can use to request the contents of URLs as part of replying to a prompt. I released llm-gemini 0.25 with a…

Shabie’s blog: Agents are search over action space

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Source URL: https://shabie.github.io/2025/08/18/agents-are-search-over-action-space.html Source: Shabie’s blog Title: Agents are search over action space Feedly Summary: It’s no secret that today’s LLM-based agents are unreliable. This makes them a gamble for most critical tasks, so where can they be safely applied? The answer lies in finding asymmetry: we should use them in domains where the downside…

The Register: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/microsoft_adds_copilot_ai_formulas/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells Feedly Summary: Meet the new COPILOT function Microsoft, in its ongoing effort to AI-ify every product it has, is now adding it right into the cells of Excel. Available on Monday to beta users of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new…

The Register: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/generative_ai_zero_return_95_percent/ Source: The Register Title: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire Feedly Summary: MIT NANDA study finds only 5 percent of organizations using AI tools in production at scale US companies have invested between $35 and $40 billion in Generative AI initiatives and, so far, have almost…

The Cloudflare Blog: Announcing the Cloudflare Browser Developer Program

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Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-the-cloudflare-browser-developer-program/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Announcing the Cloudflare Browser Developer Program Feedly Summary: Announcing the Browser Developer Program: Cloudflare’s new collaborative program to help shape Cloudflare challenges that work seamlessly with your browser. Join us today! AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cloudflare has launched its Browser Developer Program to foster collaboration…

Cloud Blog: Google is a Leader and positioned furthest in vision in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-conversational-ai-platforms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google is a Leader and positioned furthest in vision in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms Feedly Summary: Google has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Conversational AI Platforms (CAIP) report, and positioned furthest in vision among all vendors evaluated.…

Tomasz Tunguz: Explore vs. Exploit in Agentic Coding

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Source URL: https://www.tomtunguz.com/explore-vs-exploit-in-agentic-coding/ Source: Tomasz Tunguz Title: Explore vs. Exploit in Agentic Coding Feedly Summary: AI coding assistants like Cursor and Replit have rewritten the rules of software distribution almost overnight. But how do companies like these manage margins? Power users looking to manage as many agents as possible may find themselves at odds with…

Cisco Security Blog: Cisco and KDDI Partner to Deliver Japan’s First Fully Managed SASE Solution

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Source URL: https://blogs.cisco.com/security/cisco-kddi-deliver-partner-to-deliver-japans-first-fully-managed-sase-solution Source: Cisco Security Blog Title: Cisco and KDDI Partner to Deliver Japan’s First Fully Managed SASE Solution Feedly Summary: Explore how service providers are enabling faster, scalable SASE adoption with cloud-native security and networking solutions. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the role of service providers in promoting faster…

Slashdot: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam

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