Alex Jones

AI Marketing analyst | Avid Arsenal fan | Ex: @tripadvisor @Giant_Spoon. @Vice, @360i, @HallandPartners.

[Kyle Sheldon ⚽️🇺🇸 @kylesheldon]

USMNT GOAL REACTION THREAD 🧵

Something has shifted in American soccer culture.

The entire country is supporting the @USMNT.

Massive crowds are gathering in every single city to cheer on the red, white, and blue.

Just LOOK at these reactions 🤯

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

THE TELEMUNDO CALL OF THE MALIK TILLMAN FREE KICK IS THE BEST THING YOU'LL EVER HEAR 🇺🇸🦅❤️

[Josh Woodward @joshwoodward]

We’ve heard your feedback about hitting limits too quickly on @GeminiApp. We're rolling out several fixes to make your quota stretch further and feel more predictable… 🧵

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

This belongs to all of us.

[Clive 🏆 @clivepafc]

We did it

[YankeeGunner 🏆 @YankeeGunner]

CHAMPIONS

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

On our way to I/O 2026. See you at 10am PT tomorrow!

[️s @big_sam_atari]

"Forgive me, Father, for I have dripped."

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

From idea to prototype, bring your specific product visions to life with the help of Nano Banana 2 in Gemini. 🪀

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

Congrats👏 @LandoNorris and @OscarPiastri are back on the podium 🎉 Huge weekend for Team @McLarenF1

[Sarah Kennedy Ellis @saykay]

Thank you so much to @shaunwhite for joining us #GoogleCloudNext to share the power of the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform in modern sports and how it can help transform training, coaching & the fan experience. Oh, and he brought a little snow with him to Vegas.

[The Swedish Rumble 🔰 @SwedishRumble]

‼️A few extremely important notes to this:

🔺 It is — total wages — payed to all employees.

Man City has a very slim organization since they buy different services from City Football Group (which is a general cost, not a wage). Man Utd on the other hand still have a behemoth of an organization with many expensive employees to handle NYSE listing requirements etc.

So while City’s wage bill is “just” £140m more expensive than United’s (ie equal to 14 players earning 200k a week) the real difference in player wage bill is closer to £180m.

🔺It is often said that these high wage bills are just bonuses. But this is the wage bill City has when finishing 3rd in the PL and losing in the R16 of the CL.

Liverpool played in the Europa League in 23/24, and their wage bill was still £402m. £80m more than United’s last season when United went to the finals of the EL.

So this enormous difference between the wage bills of City/Liverpool and United has nothing to do with bonuses. With the exact same results — the gap is £100-150m in player wages.

🔺I have posted about these things for years, because it was getting no coverage. People still thought Utd had high wages due to Capology which is just random guesses.

But I still don’t think people realize just how big the difference is. Like last season, the difference between United and City’s player wage bill was literally at least equal to the cost of 15.5 players earning 200k a week. And if you take into account wages for non players, and it’s over 18 players on 200k a week.

200k a week is 10.4m a year. 180m is 18 players on 200k a week.

Again — this is when City is finishing 3rd and losing in the “play in” in the CL.

I’ll repeat it — their player wage bill exceeded United’s with a cost equal to 15.5-18 players on 200k a week.

How many pundits following United/the PL do you guys think have grasped this? I called @AndyMitten out for not pressuring Berrada about this in the interview before the season. How can anyone seriously think United can compete being this far behind financially? They claim that they believe it’s realistic to win a title in two years.

🔺Then people think we have a realistic chance of winning a transfer race for an Antoine Semenyo. Elliot Anderson? I heard Ben Jacobs say that money won’t matter for Anderson, it’s all about the project. Facts are that both these players will earn about 37.5-50m more over 5 years signing with Liverpool or City. That is generational wealth for all your family and relatives… it takes a lot leave that on the table.

🔺Pep sat at a presser like a month ago talking about “net spend”. City Football Group invests many many hundred of millions a year to produce young talent each year that can be sold for 75-100m to bring down Pep’s net spend. Last summer Bobb, McAtee, Couto and Perrone went for 100m.

Facts are that it’s simply absurd and purely dishonest by Pep to claim that City doesn’t have 1.5x the resources of anyone else in the PL besides Liverpool.

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

Your favorite pic, but make it paper ✂️

Try it out in Gemini:
1) Open Gemini on desktop or in the mobile app
2) Select “Create image” in the tools menu
3) Upload the picture you want to transform
4) Insert the prompt from the next post
5) Share your creations in the replies Your favorite pic, but make it paper ✂️

Try it out in Gemini:
1) Open Gemini on desktop or in the mobile app
2) Select “Create image” in the tools menu
3) Upload the picture you want to transform
4) Insert the prompt from the next post
5) Share your creations in the replies Your favorite pic, but make it paper ✂️

Try it out in Gemini:
1) Open Gemini on desktop or in the mobile app
2) Select “Create image” in the tools menu
3) Upload the picture you want to transform
4) Insert the prompt from the next post
5) Share your creations in the replies ↓

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

Project organization is here: Introducing notebooks in Gemini.

You can now keep multiple projects organized and even add past chats and relevant files as sources, so you have a dedicated space to focus on the task at hand.

Select “New notebook” in the side panel to get started.

[News from Google @NewsFromGoogle]

Today, we’re sharing an update on our mental health work, including some changes to better connect people with the right information, resources and human support at the right time on @GeminiApp. ⬇️
-We're updating Gemini to streamline the path to support for those who need it. When a conversation might signal a user may need information about mental health Gemini will surface a redesigned "Help is available" module — developed with clinical experts — to provide more effective and immediate connections to care.
-When Gemini recognizes a conversation that indicates a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, we’re introducing a new, simplified "one-touch" interface that will provide an immediate connection to crisis hotline resources, enabling a user to chat, call, text, or visit the crisis hotline website.
-Today @GoogleOrg is also announcing $30 million in funding globally over the next three years to help global hotlines. This funding will help effectively scale their capacity to provide immediate and safe support for people in crisis.
-We’ve also built specific protection for minors designed to provide the most helpful responses and avoid harmful topics when using Gemini, including Persona protections designed to prevent Gemini from acting like a companion, protections intended to prevent emotional dependence and more.

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

A reminder as you head into the weekend…

[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

Perfect background music for flow state at 2am - made with the new Lyria 3 Pro. Google AI subscribers can try it in the @GeminiApp and developers can build with the API in @GoogleAIStudio - have fun!!

[Josh Woodward @joshwoodward]

I've been at @Google since I was an intern, and there's never been a more exciting time. The place is pulsating.

We're hiring :)

@GeminiApp or @GoogleAIStudio: https://t.co/otVHg9uuqo

@GoogleLabs: https://t.co/e7zA6GJYDe

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

We partnered with @ICC to show how Gemini 3 Pro can analyze video content.

By uploading a segment of the Cricket World Cup, Gemini can seamlessly process visual and audio data to identify key players, explain techniques, and highlight crucial turning points. 🏏

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

Photos play a big role in pet adoption.

We’ve teamed up with shelters across the country to give rescue pets glamorous headshots that show off their personalities, made with Nano Banana Pro.

Take a look below and contact our partner shelters for adoption inquiries 👇