Excited is overused
This week, we recap Microsoft Build, Google I/O, and Java turning 30. Plus, more Vegemite talk and a discussion on whether tech presenters really need to tell us they’re “excited.”
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/4ar2nzlx3gw?si=pee9R6HbHN06etA2) 520 (https://www.youtube.com/live/4ar2nzlx3gw?si=pee9R6HbHN06etA2)
Runner-up Titles
We all need choices
Vegans are against everything
The problem is you shouldn’t be watching keynotes
You’re giving the black box too much responsibility
What are you going to do?
Some more stuff they announced that I don’t want
They’re excited about that
Hopefully people are excited about that
I’m happy for you
I want to like it
Nerd famous
Can you just fix calendaring?
It’s too much
I’m not going back to Java
Rundown
Will Matt try marmalade with his Vegemite for the full PBJ analogue. (https://bsky.app/profile/thescarletmanuka.bsky.social/post/3lpdioobdek27)
MSFT Build
Microsoft Build 2025: news and announcements from the developer conference (https://www.theverge.com/news/669382/microsoft-build-2025-news-ai-agents)
Microsoft announces over 50 AI tools to build the ‘agentic web’ at Build 2025 (https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft-announces-over-50-ai-tools-to-build-the-agentic-web-at-build-2025/)
Findings from Microsoft’s 3-week study on Copilot use (https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/microsoft-3-week-study-on-copilot-impact)
Microsoft open sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/microsoft_wsl_open_source/)
Google I/O
Everything announced at the Google I/O 2025 keynote (https://www.engadget.com/ai/everything-announced-at-the-google-io-2025-keynote-171514495.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIewjPeuiVydyPgPtFxJyD7lYSE7rAY-BFM7JxN5AHvJvH_NrHmCURfrSuBK4HmB700OTDoGERdfPyB77mCb8_225GPcoppCXG4dl_bgGOA9j4E5Fprl_nUD__-69yEG5-W7vmXISAdJC2kBU3MSZErnX1TuyR1_gKfb5Hx_OdRs)
Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster (https://www.theverge.com/google-io/670013/android-xr-warby-parker-gentle-monster-smart-glassesi-io-2025)
Jules - An Asynchronous Coding Agent (https://jules.google/)
Google Embraces MCP (https://thenewstack.io/google-embraces-mcp/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=682cf46509703200019ca4f3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky)
iOS 19 Will Let Developers Use Apple's AI Models in Their Apps (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/20/ios-19-apple-ai-models-developers/)
NEW Claude MCP AI Super Agents (https://x.com/juliangoldieseo/status/1924148362653348232?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A)
AWS Launches Its Take on an Open Source AI Agents SDK (https://thenewstack.io/aws-launches-its-take-on-an-open-source-ai-agents-sdk/)
Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech (https://thenewstack.io/java-at-30-the-genius-behind-the-code-that-changed-tech/)
Relevant to your Interests
If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? (https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/13/if-ai-is-so-good-at-coding-where-are-the-open-source-contributions/)
Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/y-combinator-says-google-is-a-monopolist-that-has-stunted-the-startup-ecosystem)
Coinbase says customers' personal information stolen in data breach (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/coinbase-says-customers-personal-information-stolen-in-data-breach/)
DataBricks interview about Neon (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-a6f0b4f0-fe7f-412f-bf4b-5978de02d604.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1)
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/openai-launches-codex-an-ai-coding-agent-in-chatgpt/)
CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/05/carplay-ultra-the-next-generation-of-carplay-begins-rolling-out-today/)
Meta argues enshittific