Category: Observations
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The Curious Case of AB 1276 and How the Usual Suspects – DoorDash, UberEats, GrubHub – Fare
Last week, I received a mail from the City of San Jose explaining California Assembly Bill (AB) 1276. While California often gets flak for being overly liberal and protective of the environment, this policy genuinely stood out to me as an example of smart regulation. AB 1276 requires all retail food facilities and food delivery…
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The Power of Small UX Tweaks: YouTube’s Smart Subtitles Positioning
This weekend, I finally got around to catching up on some classic movies I hadn’t had time to watch yet. I settled on The Departed, and in hindsight, it couldn’t have been a better pick. Aside from Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio’s phenomenal acting, one surprising detail stood out for me—subtitle positioning! Yes, you read…
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A Classic Product Management Dilemma: Should Google Launch a Standalone Gemini App?
Last night, I was searching for Gemini App—Google’s LLM Assistant—on my iPhone 15 App Store. The search results stumped me a bit! I was shown two similarly named apps— 1. “Gem AI: Ask AI Chat Anything”, and 2. “GemAI: AI Chat & AI Assistant.” In fact, searching explicitly for “gemini by Google” change little to…
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The Science Behind the Speed: Technology’s Role in Olympic Greatness
Olympics is often considered a stage for human triumph, where athletes push the boundaries of what’s possible. But little do people talk about technology used behind the scenes to constantly improve the human potential. We’ve all seen memes around Yusuf Dikec’s no frills standout performance to grab a silver medal in shooting. Yusuf’s achievement is…
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A Google Quirk: Turning Bathrooms into (micro) Classrooms
One of the quirks that took me by surprise when I first joined Google was the concept of: Learning on the Loo! Every two weeks, in every Google restroom across the globe, two short articles are published to share productivity hacks. These hacks range from tips on holding effective meetings to employee discounts available to…