AI & Tech News: A Daily Brief

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI, Web Development, Cloud Computing, and other exciting tech developments.

AI

• Introducing Opal: describe, create, and share your AI mini-apps
  Google Labs has introduced Opal, a new experimental tool that enables users to create dynamic, multi-step AI mini-apps using natural language, eliminating the need for coding. It allows for building and deploying shareable AI apps with powerful features and seamless integration with existing Google tools.

• People of AI podcast Season 5 is here: Meet the builders shaping the future
  Season 5 of Google’s “People of AI” podcast focuses on the builders—developers, startups, and founders—who are actively shaping the future of AI. The season explores the evolution of AI, from neural networks to large language models, and how these advancements are paving the way for agentic systems.

• Stanford’s Marin foundation model: The first fully open model developed using JAX
  Stanford’s Marin project introduces the first fully open foundation model developed using JAX, aiming to expand the definition of “open” in AI. This initiative makes the complete development journey accessible and reproducible, fostering transparency and trust in AI research through shared code, data, methodologies, and training logs.

Web

• FLOSS 841: Drupal and AI: The Right Tool for Everything
  This podcast episode discusses Drupal’s increasing role in AI, particularly in orchestrating open-source, sovereign AI workflows. It highlights practical modules like AI Automators for intelligent search, summarization, and content generation, emphasizing Drupal’s extensibility and commitment to open standards.

• What’s new in DevTools, Chrome 139
  Chrome 139’s DevTools focuses on product excellence, addressing numerous long-standing issues, visual glitches, and performance concerns. Key improvements include enhanced AI assistance with image uploads, new performance insights, and a more reliable and productive developer experience across the board.

• Updates to the Android XR SDK: Introducing Developer Preview 2
  Developer Preview 2 of the Android XR SDK brings significant updates, including easier-to-use APIs, support for 180° and 360° stereoscopic video playback, and adaptive layouts for different XR display configurations. It also introduces hand tracking capabilities and improved integration with Android Studio and Unity.

Cloud

• What is Kubeflow
  Kubeflow is an open-source platform for machine learning (ML) and MLOps on Kubernetes, enabling the deployment and management of ML workflows. It provides components for model development (Notebooks), training (Pipelines, Training Operator), serving (KServe), and automated ML (Katib).

• Argo / Kubernetes-native workflow engine supporting DAG and step-based workflows
  Argo Workflows is an open-source, container-native workflow engine designed for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. It allows users to define multi-step workflows as sequences or directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), enabling efficient execution of compute-intensive tasks like machine learning and data processing.

• Why OpenSearch 3.0 Is Your Must-Have Upgrade Right Now
  OpenSearch 3.0 is highlighted as a crucial upgrade due to enhancements like the integration of Lucene 10 for smarter search, a more user-centric dashboard, improved modularity, and significant performance gains. The article emphasizes that migration is easier than anticipated, making it an opportune time to upgrade.

• Google’s Gemini CLI Puts AI in the Terminal, Part of a Bigger Push to Embed Gemini Everywhere
  Google has introduced the Gemini command-line interface (CLI), an open-source AI agent that brings Gemini’s power directly into the terminal. It’s designed to boost developer experience, assisting with coding, problem-solving, content generation, and task management, and is part of a broader strategy to embed Gemini across various platforms.

• From MCP to multi-agents: The top 10 new open source AI projects on GitHub right now and why they matter
  This article highlights the top 10 new open-source AI projects on GitHub, focusing on AI agents and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). These projects provide valuable resources, tutorials, and code samples for learning to build autonomous software entities and connect AI models with external tools, APIs, and data sources.

• All the Cool Things People are Vibe Coding (The AI Daily Brief)
  “Vibe coding” is described as a revolutionary trend in 2025 that is democratizing app development through AI-first computing. The article explores how individuals and professionals are rapidly building production-grade applications and even running entire businesses using AI agents and tools like Cursor.