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Building Apps using Gemini 1.5 Pro's Massive Context Length

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0900

The Context Window Revolution

Gemini 1.5 Pro redefined what’s possible with large language models by offering a context window of up to 2 million tokens. This means you can pass entire codebases, hours of video, or thousands of pages of documents in a single request — fundamentally changing how we interact with AI.

Understanding Gemini 1.5 Pro’s Capabilities

Feature	Capability
Context window	Up to 2M tokens (1M standard)
Input modalities	Text, image, audio, video, code
Output	Text, code, structured data
Max output tokens	8,192
Languages	100+ languages
Pricing (input)	$1.25–$10.00 per 1M tokens
Pricing (output)	$10.00–$40.00 per 1M tokens

Multimodal Input Handling

Gemini 1.5 Pro natively processes multiple modalities in a single request. You can combine text, images, audio, and video seamlessly:

Third-Party Cookie Deprecation and Web Privacy APIs

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0900

The End of Third-Party Cookies

The third-party cookie era is ending. After years of delays and industry pushback, Chrome has begun phasing out cross-site tracking cookies. This fundamentally changes how web analytics, advertising, and personalization function. Understanding the deprecation timeline and replacement APIs is essential for every web developer.

Chrome Phase-Out Timeline

Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative has followed this trajectory:

Date	Milestone
2024 Q1	1% Chrome users have 3PC restricted
2025 Q2	Testing phase with expanded cohorts
2025 Q3-Q4	Graduated rollout begins
2026	Full deprecation for all Chrome users

Privacy Sandbox APIs

The Privacy Sandbox replaces third-party cookies with several purpose-built APIs:

Google I/O 2025: Integrating Web Technologies and AI

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0900

Introduction

At Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025, major announcements highlighted the convergence of artificial intelligence and the web platform.

For web developers, the focus has expanded beyond cloud-hosted model endpoints. The industry is seeing a shift toward on-device AI execution, allowing developers to run lightweight LLMs directly inside the client browser.

This article reviews the key web-focused AI announcements from Google I/O 2025 and explains how they will influence frontend application architecture.

Google Analytics: Implementation and Analytics Guide

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0900

Google Analytics: Implementation and Analytics Guide

Understanding how visitors interact with your website is essential for growth. Google Analytics (GA) is the industry standard for web analytics, providing deep insights into traffic sources, user behavior, and conversion performance. This guide walks through the complete implementation process, from account creation to advanced optimization, so you can start making data-driven decisions with confidence.

Step 1: Creating a Google Analytics Account

Before collecting any data, you need a Google Analytics account: