Louis Gray
@louisgray.bsky.social
14 year Googler: Data Cloud Marketing. Dad to 3 high schoolers. Baseball, puppies, analytics. In that order.
Music rec of the night: Kenobix, who I've never heard before. YTM recommended them and they have something for everyone. This is great background music for the week.
Some classical violin mixed with soaring vocals and EDM.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Some classical violin mixed with soaring vocals and EDM.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Venus in Ashes - Album by Kenobix
Listen to Venus in Ashes by Kenobix on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.
music.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Music rec of the night: Kenobix, who I've never heard before. YTM recommended them and they have something for everyone. This is great background music for the week.
Some classical violin mixed with soaring vocals and EDM.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Some classical violin mixed with soaring vocals and EDM.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Live look at GOP HQ, moments after getting Dem proposal to end the shutdown.
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Live look at GOP HQ, moments after getting Dem proposal to end the shutdown.
"The 2026 Polestar 4 is a unique and compelling luxury EV compact crossover with enough fun-to-drive panache to make a spirited driving enthusiast out of anyone."
The Verge: The Polestar 4 takes EV minimalism to the next level
www.theverge.com/transportati...
(Don't let your friends buy Teslas)
The Verge: The Polestar 4 takes EV minimalism to the next level
www.theverge.com/transportati...
(Don't let your friends buy Teslas)
The Polestar 4 takes EV minimalism to the next level
It’s got plenty of panache.
www.theverge.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"The 2026 Polestar 4 is a unique and compelling luxury EV compact crossover with enough fun-to-drive panache to make a spirited driving enthusiast out of anyone."
The Verge: The Polestar 4 takes EV minimalism to the next level
www.theverge.com/transportati...
(Don't let your friends buy Teslas)
The Verge: The Polestar 4 takes EV minimalism to the next level
www.theverge.com/transportati...
(Don't let your friends buy Teslas)
De Anza College in Cupertino, CA has a football team.
deanzasports.com/sports/fball...
They are 10-0.
They won their last game 99-3, with 99 unanswered points.
www.youtube.com/live/Kqk0ZOV...
deanzasports.com/sports/fball...
They are 10-0.
They won their last game 99-3, with 99 unanswered points.
www.youtube.com/live/Kqk0ZOV...
2025 De Anza College Football Schedule
2025 De Anza College Football Schedule
deanzasports.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
De Anza College in Cupertino, CA has a football team.
deanzasports.com/sports/fball...
They are 10-0.
They won their last game 99-3, with 99 unanswered points.
www.youtube.com/live/Kqk0ZOV...
deanzasports.com/sports/fball...
They are 10-0.
They won their last game 99-3, with 99 unanswered points.
www.youtube.com/live/Kqk0ZOV...
Watching The Playlist (2022) on Netflix, which ostensibly follows the launch of Spotify, and I swear every film director thinks startups purchase Nerf guns before desk chairs.
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Watching The Playlist (2022) on Netflix, which ostensibly follows the launch of Spotify, and I swear every film director thinks startups purchase Nerf guns before desk chairs.
Berkeley is beautifully underrated. I dropped my daughter off safely at a concert in SF, and took BART across the bay to visit this exceptional place.
I first stepped foot on this campus thirty years ago, and it seems little has changed in a generation.
I first stepped foot on this campus thirty years ago, and it seems little has changed in a generation.
November 8, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Berkeley is beautifully underrated. I dropped my daughter off safely at a concert in SF, and took BART across the bay to visit this exceptional place.
I first stepped foot on this campus thirty years ago, and it seems little has changed in a generation.
I first stepped foot on this campus thirty years ago, and it seems little has changed in a generation.
Yes, the foster puppy does spoon.
Thanks for asking.
Thanks for asking.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yes, the foster puppy does spoon.
Thanks for asking.
Thanks for asking.
Today, Parallel Web Systems launched (parallel.ai), founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. Their mission -- make AI agents access the best of the web more easily for highest accuracy and lower cost.
One to watch. Appreciate their about page and mission too.
parallel.ai/about
One to watch. Appreciate their about page and mission too.
parallel.ai/about
Parallel Web Systems | Build the world wide web for AIs
Parallel builds web data and APIs for AI agents—turning web search and knowledge tasks into programmable, enterprise-ready infrastructure.
parallel.ai
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Today, Parallel Web Systems launched (parallel.ai), founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. Their mission -- make AI agents access the best of the web more easily for highest accuracy and lower cost.
One to watch. Appreciate their about page and mission too.
parallel.ai/about
One to watch. Appreciate their about page and mission too.
parallel.ai/about
This fluffy dope of a puppy is likely getting adopted soon. There's an offer for Abby to join the family of some well to do CFO in Los Altos Hills, where she will no doubt be pampered.
I'm considering going as well.
I'm considering going as well.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This fluffy dope of a puppy is likely getting adopted soon. There's an offer for Abby to join the family of some well to do CFO in Los Altos Hills, where she will no doubt be pampered.
I'm considering going as well.
I'm considering going as well.
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Apple is turning to Google's technology to help revamp Siri and power a slate of upcoming features for the voice assistant.
Apple nears deal to pay Google $1B annually to power new Siri, report says | TechCrunch
Apple is turning to Google's technology to help revamp Siri and power a slate of upcoming features for the voice assistant.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Apple is turning to Google's technology to help revamp Siri and power a slate of upcoming features for the voice assistant.
“The web is awesome, browsing is awesome, and I see it as just this next computing shift." -- Parisa Tabriz, VP of Chrome
The browser is back. www.theverge.com/tech/813944/...
The browser is back. www.theverge.com/tech/813944/...
WEB WAR III
Can Atlas, Comet, or Dia really take on Chrome?
www.theverge.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“The web is awesome, browsing is awesome, and I see it as just this next computing shift." -- Parisa Tabriz, VP of Chrome
The browser is back. www.theverge.com/tech/813944/...
The browser is back. www.theverge.com/tech/813944/...
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New: I profiled Sierra, the $10B AI customer service startup from Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, which wants to make AI agents the primary way businesses interact with customers. For the piece, I talked to their old bosses, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
Inside OpenAI Chairman’s $10 Billion AI Customer Service Startup Sierra
Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor had leadership roles at the world's biggest tech companies. Now they’re in the startup trenches, using AI agents to help companies interact with their customers.
www.forbes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New: I profiled Sierra, the $10B AI customer service startup from Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, which wants to make AI agents the primary way businesses interact with customers. For the piece, I talked to their old bosses, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
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Bluesky rn
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bluesky rn
"In the future, space may be the best place to scale AI compute."
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design research.google/blog/explori...
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design research.google/blog/explori...
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design
research.google
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"In the future, space may be the best place to scale AI compute."
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design research.google/blog/explori...
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design research.google/blog/explori...
Hey @bencollins.bsky.social can you buy Teen Vogue, please?
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Hey @bencollins.bsky.social can you buy Teen Vogue, please?
PCMag: 'The Truth Is Paywalled.' Internet Vets Lament the State of the 'Open' Web www.pcmag.com/news/the-tru...
Link rot and page suffocation make me sad. The Web was supposed to be forever and now it's too hard to even find what's happening right now.
Link rot and page suffocation make me sad. The Web was supposed to be forever and now it's too hard to even find what's happening right now.
'The Truth Is Paywalled.' Internet Vets Lament the State of the 'Open' Web
In discussing where we went wrong, a panel of luminaries, including Vint Cerf and the Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle, sees three Cs: centralization, copyright, and competition.
www.pcmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
PCMag: 'The Truth Is Paywalled.' Internet Vets Lament the State of the 'Open' Web www.pcmag.com/news/the-tru...
Link rot and page suffocation make me sad. The Web was supposed to be forever and now it's too hard to even find what's happening right now.
Link rot and page suffocation make me sad. The Web was supposed to be forever and now it's too hard to even find what's happening right now.
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Three of the 12 most pivotal plays in baseball history by cWPA occurred last night
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Three of the 12 most pivotal plays in baseball history by cWPA occurred last night
I hate this game so much and it's fantastic.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I hate this game so much and it's fantastic.
When I first started umpiring for Little League, a lot of kids wore 27 for Mike Trout. Now, every team has a #17, in honor of Ohtani.
Also, small sample size... the Asian representation in our local leagues has really exploded the last few years.
Also, small sample size... the Asian representation in our local leagues has really exploded the last few years.
On the Dodgers “ruining baseball” when it’s actually the opposite:
November 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
When I first started umpiring for Little League, a lot of kids wore 27 for Mike Trout. Now, every team has a #17, in honor of Ohtani.
Also, small sample size... the Asian representation in our local leagues has really exploded the last few years.
Also, small sample size... the Asian representation in our local leagues has really exploded the last few years.
Speedy is very crabby about being upstairs when all the Trick or Treating is downstairs @darthbluesky.bsky.social.
He is accurately wearing a crab costume too.
He is accurately wearing a crab costume too.
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Speedy is very crabby about being upstairs when all the Trick or Treating is downstairs @darthbluesky.bsky.social.
He is accurately wearing a crab costume too.
He is accurately wearing a crab costume too.
AI turned Google Cloud from also-ran into Alphabet’s growth driver
"Google Cloud has become one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, powered by massive bets on AI and years of costly investment in datacenters, custom chips, and networking gear."
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-turn...
"Google Cloud has become one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, powered by massive bets on AI and years of costly investment in datacenters, custom chips, and networking gear."
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-turn...
AI turned Google Cloud from also-ran into Alphabet’s growth driver
NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) -Once a money-losing backwater, Google Cloud has become one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, powered by massive bets on AI and years of costly investment in datacenters...
finance.yahoo.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
AI turned Google Cloud from also-ran into Alphabet’s growth driver
"Google Cloud has become one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, powered by massive bets on AI and years of costly investment in datacenters, custom chips, and networking gear."
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-turn...
"Google Cloud has become one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, powered by massive bets on AI and years of costly investment in datacenters, custom chips, and networking gear."
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-turn...
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"The NHC began using the #DeepMind model at the start of the Atlantic hurricane season in June. For the 13 named storms that have formed so far, the DeepMind model has generally performed well in predicting both their tracks and intensities."
with @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
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with @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
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This ‘impressive’ AI model predicted Hurricane Melissa’s perilous growth
An artificial-intelligence tool is helping to crack the challenge of forecasting hurricane intensity.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"The NHC began using the #DeepMind model at the start of the Atlantic hurricane season in June. For the 13 named storms that have formed so far, the DeepMind model has generally performed well in predicting both their tracks and intensities."
with @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
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with @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
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We are taking name suggestions for our latest foster puppy. She's golden, but she's a Great Pyrenees, not your ordinary retriever. And she knows it.
She's 12 weeks, fluffy and ready for adoption soon. What should we name her @darthbluesky.bsky.social?
She's 12 weeks, fluffy and ready for adoption soon. What should we name her @darthbluesky.bsky.social?
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We are taking name suggestions for our latest foster puppy. She's golden, but she's a Great Pyrenees, not your ordinary retriever. And she knows it.
She's 12 weeks, fluffy and ready for adoption soon. What should we name her @darthbluesky.bsky.social?
She's 12 weeks, fluffy and ready for adoption soon. What should we name her @darthbluesky.bsky.social?
My twins have been working on college applications all month.
In order to push this toward the inevitable finish line, I may have said I was the "Shohei Ohtani" of editing college application essays last night.
Whatever it takes to get it done.
In order to push this toward the inevitable finish line, I may have said I was the "Shohei Ohtani" of editing college application essays last night.
Whatever it takes to get it done.
October 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
My twins have been working on college applications all month.
In order to push this toward the inevitable finish line, I may have said I was the "Shohei Ohtani" of editing college application essays last night.
Whatever it takes to get it done.
In order to push this toward the inevitable finish line, I may have said I was the "Shohei Ohtani" of editing college application essays last night.
Whatever it takes to get it done.
On the last day of Fall Ball Little league, there was a rainbow over one of the fields. Baseball is the best.
(Yes, it rained a lot later, and as an umpire, I got very wet. Worth it.)
(Yes, it rained a lot later, and as an umpire, I got very wet. Worth it.)
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
On the last day of Fall Ball Little league, there was a rainbow over one of the fields. Baseball is the best.
(Yes, it rained a lot later, and as an umpire, I got very wet. Worth it.)
(Yes, it rained a lot later, and as an umpire, I got very wet. Worth it.)