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đź’ˇAdd Google sign-in to Next.js + create actually good songs with AI

Joke: Why did the gradient descent algorithm break up with its girlfriend?

(Answer below) ⬇️

Latest content to boost you

The simplest way to add Google sign-in to your Next.js app ✍️
My new guide showing how to add Google sign-in to a Next.js project using BetterAuth + Prisma. Copy-paste code blocks included, as well as the finished repo that you can use as a starter project
👉 Full guide

I generated some songs with Suno.ai 
This surprised me. I can see a world where I actually generate most of the music I listen to in the future. Here's a track I wrote / generated that I like:

Useful AI news

Google Veo 3 released – video with sound
👉 Watch a demo

Claude Sonnet 4 & Opus 4 released - best model in the world?
I’m trying them out. My vibe so far: considerable improvement.
Announcement with benchmark scores here

Gemini Diffusion – code at 857 t/s 
Simon Willison shows Google’s diffusion LLM building a Pelican chat app in seconds, editing from noise like an image model.

The fastest auto-regressive rival I’ve tested is Cerebras Coder (calculator app in 0.68 s).
👉 Cerebras Coder

đź“… My upcoming content for you

  • “Build an AI Chrome extension in 30 minutes”
    I’ve been building a Chrome extension for our startup using the WXT framework (great DX so far).

Besides that, I'm doing customer development for a idea at our startup. While not being the founder this time, it's fun to be in founder-mode again - exploring new ideas in a Mom-test style. I find it hard to start doing calls, but get into the zone after the first 2.

Sending best wishes from central London 🇬🇧

Tom

P.S. Haven’t said hi yet? Hit reply with where you’re reading from—I reply to everyone ✍️

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Joke: Why did the gradient descent algorithm break up with its girlfriend?

It kept going downhill 🎉 ️