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Google lays out its plans for smart glasses in the new year, while Disney chooses a side in the AI wars.

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The Android Show: New features for Galaxy XR and a look at future devices

Google Reveals the Future of Android XR: AI Glasses to Rival Meta's Ray-Bans and PC Productivity

Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Selects Google Cloud's AI to Power GenAI.mil

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We were expecting a quiet week. Instead, we got a major Android 16 update and a Samsung phone that folds three ways.

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Android 16's Latest Update Adds Gemini-Powered Notification Summaries and Improved Fraud Detection

Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family

New Android features keep you focused on what matters most

Google is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsense

Made for you, by you: Introducing YouTube Recap

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We're here, we're relaxed, and we're talking about Aluminum. What is Google planning for the desktop?

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It's a big week of news without Flo, but Andy holds down the fort. Gemini 3 launches alongside an unexpected AirDrop trick between Android and iPhone.

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A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3

Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family

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Google and Epic are still working out the details. The company announces Private AI Compute, which Apple will use to create its own foundation model built on Gemini. And why Google retreated on its planned restrictions for sideloading.

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Epic and Google may not get their settlement

Private AI Compute: our next step in building private and helpful AI

Android developer verification: Early access starts now as we continue to build with your feedback

Hackers are saving Google's abandoned Nest thermostats with open-source firmware

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Google and Epic have been fighting for years. Andy talks through the dispute and whether it's finally ended. Plus, why Apple is sticking with Google's Gemini.

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Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they’re settling 5-year legal fight over Android app store

Apple Nears $1 Billion-a Year Deal to Use Google AI for Siri

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Happy Halloween! We parse Google's scary earnings call (it's scary how much money they made!) and discuss what the new Fitbit personal health coach is like.

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I'll Never Forget Google's Quiet Retreat From Allyship

‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech

Fitbit's AI-Powered Personal Health Coach Enters Public Preview

Fitbit's personal health coach in public preview is here

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Andy quietly leads the show from a hotel room as we discuss Samsung's Galaxy XR headset.

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Introducing Galaxy XR: Opening New Worlds

Introducing Galaxy XR, the first Android XR headset

OpenAI launches AI browser Atlas in latest challenge to Google

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This episode's title does not refer to the Pixel Watch 4. Google Photo's conversational edits are finally rolling out.

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Google Pixel Watch 4: The Apple Watch of Android Phones

Pixel 10 Pro Fold smokes up and explodes during JRE's durability test

We’re improving navigation and introducing a new control for ads on Google Search

10 ways you can ask Google Photos to edit your photos for you

Introducing Veo 3.1 and advanced capabilities in Flow

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Google's new Pixel Buds 2a are impressive. The company invokes the Play Store rules to remove an app. A revolution is coming.

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Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy XR 'Project Moohan' Headset Official Renders and Information

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

Google Wants Right to Bundle Gemini AI App With Maps, YouTube

US Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms

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The Google Home has been revamped with new devices, a new app, and Gemini infusion all throughout. And then, boot loop woes.

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Gemini for Home: The helpful home gets an AI upgrade

Gemini for Home: Expanding the Platform for a New Era of Smart Home AI

The Google Home Speaker: Engineered for Gemini

Google’s “G” gets a brighter look

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Andy brings you tales of what happens when creators ask YouTube for help and why hundreds of AI workers contracted by Google were fired.

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Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions

Google seeks to avoid ad tech breakup as antitrust trial begins

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Google has just empowered bots to spend your money, and Reddit is seeking more intimacy. Plus, how Google is inserting itself into Windows and Photoshop.

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Announcing Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)

Reddit Seeks to Strike Next AI Content Pact With Google, OpenAI

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Our reactions to the Apple event and Samsung's "mean girls" spirit about it all. Andy's adventures with Gemini in Chrome and what Nova Launcher meant to the Android ecosystem.

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Google pulls ‘Daily Hub’ preview on Pixel 10 as it works on improvements

Nova Launcher, one of the most popular Android home screen replacements, is basically dead

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Andy is solo this week, discussing the latest ruling in the Google Search antitrust case. Plus, a major Material 3 Expressive drop arrived on Pixels.

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100x Zoom. Fail or Win?

Google can keep Chrome, but exclusive search deals must end

Google's statement on Sept 2025 Search DOJ decision

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We have the new Google Pixel 10 in the building and Gemini has gone bananas.

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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Nano Banana: Image editing in Google Gemini gets a major upgrade

Apple Explores Using Google Gemini AI to Power Revamped Siri

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Did you really think we'd talk about anything else but the Made By Google event?

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Powerful and proactive: Pixel 10 phones are here

9 ways AI makes Pixel 10 our most helpful phone yet

Pixel Watch 4: Design upgrades, new fitness features and expanded AI

Meet Pixel Buds 2a

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What happens when "I'm feeling lucky" applies to Google Photos? And why is Perplexity offering to buy Google Chrome?

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It's cool that Google is working on a way to let you spawn 3D map environments, but who is all this AI for?

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Genie 3: A new frontier for world models

Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app

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Google Pixel 10: Soon

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Google Home outage, and why YouTube is clamping down on underage users.

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Google Home's voice control for lights flickers out

Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube

r/degoogle: EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google

Australia widens teen social media...

Google's Q2 2025 earnings report is bananas. No one is clicking on links fetched by AI.

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Someone Has Eaten Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.2 Million Banana—Again

Alphabet beats earnings expectations, raises spending forecast

Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results

Get the latest news about Google Gemini

Google's pivot away from ChromeOS has been greatly exaggerated.

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'I think you see the future first on Android' – Google's Android leader Sameer Samat

More advanced AI capabilities are coming to Search

Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department

Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA

Samsung unpacked its expensive new foldables. Perplexity and OpenAI are coming for Google's AI-powered search.

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Hands On with Samsung's Satisfying-to-Shut Galaxy Z Flip 7

Hands On with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: The Ultimate Foldable for Your Wallet

Don't Forget the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic

Samsung's Now Brief Still Serves Bad Headlines

It's been a miserable week for Google. So, before we get into it, much ado about Nothing.

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Google hit with $314 million US verdict in cellular data class action

Racist AI-generated videos are the newest slop garnering millions of views on TikTok

Google kills the fact-checking snippet

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Spotting wildfires from space and helping uncover the secrets behind that AlphaGenome. That's how Google would like to help.

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Google Wants to Get Better at Spotting Wildfires From Space

Google Earth celebrates its 20th anniversary with historical street view and new AI insights

Google Earth turns 20

AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome

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Is Google about to destroy the web? Yeah, kind of. The BBC explains why.

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Search Live: Talk, listen and explore in real time with AI Mode

Our latest scams survey sees changing online security habits

‘It’s absolutely f---ed’: Why Google’s new £1bn London office is in crisis Duration: 01:00:37

Android 16 is out (for Pixels only), and why does iOS 26 look like it's been raining?

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Android 16 is here

Google says it will appeal online search antitrust decision

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What would Google be like if all its various businesses were to break up and venture out on their own? Then, is Google planning anything for Pride Month?

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Fate of Google’s Search Monopoly Is Now in a Judge’s Hands

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Let's talk about what developers were promised at last week's Google I/O. Plus, what are Sam and Jony cooking up?

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It's whiplash at Google I/O as Gemini sprouts up from every corner. Flo waited two hours to get several minutes of hands-on time with Google's Android XR smart glasses prototype and Project Moohan.

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Gemini 2.5: Our most intelligent models are getting even better

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Is anyone taking Waymo in LA? What was the point of splitting up the Android news maelstrom from the main Google I/O keynote? Also, the company launched a new logo while no one was looking.

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Waymo to bring self-driving cars to Boston, including highways

The Android Show: I/O Edition

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Google Search as you know it is over, Apple makes Alphabet's stock fall, and Gemini is coming for the kids.

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Money, money, money. It's getting funny (again) in Google's world. Also, how do we feel about the Android news severing off from the main Google I/O keynote?

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Code & Groove: I/O Inspired Ambient Beats for Deep Work

Alphabet Q1 2025 earnings call: CEO Sundar Pichai's remarks

Google’s Chief Says Breakup Proposal Would Hobble Business

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YouTube is almost old enough to drink, just in time for the sky to fall on Google Search.

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20 ways we’re celebrating two decades of YouTube

It's Our Birthday, Let's Party

YouTube Turns 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

DOJ’s sweeping remedies would harm America’s economy and technological leadership

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What's Google to do now that it's been ruled a monopoly? Google Translate for dolphins.

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Google Is Illegally Monopolizing Online Advertising Tech, Judge Rules

DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication

College students in the U.S. are now eligible for the best of Google AI — and 2 TB storage — for free

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Gemini Live has us tickled, as does the Pixel 9a and all the announcements Google made at its Cloud Next conference.

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Google Pixel 9a Review: One of the Best Deals in Smartphones

Google announces faster, more efficient Gemini AI model

Google shows new AR glasses, VR headset at TED

Google teases new homepage with Discover news stories and 'At a glance' widgets

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Fake movie trailers are ruining YouTube. Would you trust Gemini with your kids?

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Gemini as a replacement for Google Assistant? Not on Andy's watch. Also, how Andy tamed Gemini 2.5 Pro.

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Gemini 2.5: Our most intelligent AI model

I Quit Google for ChatGPT and Other AI Search—and I’m Not Going Back

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Google announces the Pixel 9a and then subsequently delays it.

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Google's Pixel 9a Could Be One of the Best Deals in Smartphones

Pixel 9a: The latest A-series phone with Google AI smarts at an unbeatable value

Sorry to Say the Google Pixel 9a Is Actually Delayed

Google Pixel 4a’s painful “update” was due to battery overheating risk

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Google Gemini is coming to a robot near you. Nothing to worry about here, folks!

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Google Is Sticking Gemini 2.0 Into Robots Now

Gemini Robotics brings AI into the physical world

Gemini Live with Screenshare

Introducing Gemma 3: The most capable model you can run on a single GPU or TPU

Experiment with Gemini 2.0 Flash native image generation

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Manifest V3 is ruining our lives as Gemini helps us get dressed.

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Gemini Live will learn to peer through your camera lens in a few weeks

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Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

Exclusive: Google’s rumored new 'Pixie' assistant is finally coming to the Pixel 10 as Pixel Sense

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The Pixel Watch 3 will call for help if you miss a heartbeat. And don't forget to file your request to remove your data from Google Search.

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We apologize for talking about the iPhone 16e this week, but is Apple trying to pass off a $600 device as "affordable?" Google would like a word.

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Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy

Google’s AI Efforts Marred by Turf Disputes

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It's happening. Everything is happening, and we're opining about it. Plus, our excitement over Google I/O.

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Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting

Clarifying some changes we made in Calendar.

Apple TV+ Is Finally Available to Android Users Who Will Never Touch an iPhone

Expect Google to Trot Out More Gemini AI at Google I/O on May 20

Google Family Link brings new supervision tools for parents

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It's a news-heavy show, with earnings, shifts in Google company policy, and a lot of "look" from Sundar Pichai.

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Alphabet shares drop as much as 9% on revenue miss, soaring AI investments

Exclusive | Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets

How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’

Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for...

Our first episode after a major milestone, and we're catching up on the real stories behind all the flashy Android and Samsung headlines.

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The Samsung Galaxy S25's Most Touted AI Feature Left Me Disappointed

Just How Good Is Audio Eraser on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra? We Put It to an Ear-Splitting Test

Everyone Calm Down, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Is Just a Thin Phone

Android 16's Linux Terminal will soon let you run graphical apps, so of course we ran Doom

Andy and Flo celebrate 500 episodes of Material! No news this week, just vibes.

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OnePlus launches a new Android phone, and Google tells its AI podcasting hosts to dial down their attitude.

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OnePlus 13 Review: A Better Android Phone, but It’s Not the Best

Samsung Will Reveal Its Newest Smartphones on January 22

Here’s what’s new with Google TV at CES

Lenovo Legion Tab sells out in 48 hours amid pent up demand for small Android tablets

Google's NotebookLM had to teach its AI podcast hosts not to act annoyed at humans

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Pixel 4a users, Google will kill your phone so a new one may live.

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Google Pixel 4a gets an unexpected update: Lower battery life

Pixel 4a battery performance program

Google experiments with audio summaries of your daily news highlights

Microsoft is using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google

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What's in store for Google and Android users in 2025? Plus, our in memorium for what Google killed in 2024.

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For our last episode of the year, Google asks us how we feel about everything it's doing.

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Can AI help make up for the fact that you forgot to set up the family Christmas card? Maybe someday.

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I'm Using Image Playground and Pixel Studio to Make the Laziest Holiday Cards

Whisk: Visualize and remix ideas using images and AI

State-of-the-art video and image generation with Veo 2 and Imagen 3

Wing Blog: Drone delivery set to launch at Brookfield Properties’ Dallas-Fort Worth malls in partnership with DoorDash

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Next year is all about gadgets strapped to your face made by Google and Samsung. Gemini 2.0 makes its debut.

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Android XR: The Gemini era comes to headsets and glasses

Hands On With Google's Gemini-Powered Smart Glasses, Android XR, and Project Moohan Headset

Multimodal Live AI with Gemini 2.0

Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic era

Try Deep Research and our new experimental model in Gemini, your AI assistant

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Samsung will make glasses before Meta and Spotify's personalized recap podcast, powered by Google's AI, makes us cringe.

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What Judge Brinkema Zeroed In On During Closing Arguments In US v. Google

Report: Samsung XR glasses have Ray-Ban Meta specs with more features, seemingly no display

The Cringe-Factor Is High With Spotify's Wrapped AI Podcast

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Flo is back. Andy explains why Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist."

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What Judge Brinkema Zeroed In On During Closing Arguments In US v. Google

5 ways I'm handling the holidays with Gemini

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The name of the game is divestment as Google and the Department of Justice figure out what to split up.

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Justice Department calls for sanctions against Google in landmark antitrust case

Updating our site reputation abuse policy

How Google Spent 15 Years Creating a Culture of Concealment

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Google deals with a mini révolution in France.

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Safer with Google: New intelligent, real-time protections on Android to keep you safe

Providing more data about news results in the EU

An update on political advertising in the European Union

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Googlers spook their bosses with questions at the company's annual Halloween party.

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Google Keep FAB redesign makes new notes a two-step process

Report: Google preps ‘Jarvis’ AI agent that works in Chrome

Google employees pressure costumed execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts

7 pieces of AI news we announced in October

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Andy did a fantastic Halloween episode, and Flo is a little late to post it! Forgive us, and learn about the scary ways Google made money this last quarter.

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Android 15's best new feature is Private Space when it's not bricking the Pixel 6. For our members, why Andy had to write a paper on volleyball.

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Android 15 is causing major issues for some Pixel 6 series owners

More transparency for AI edits in Google Photos

Google releases tech to watermark AI-generated text

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Andy gets cozy to talk about what's new in Android 15. Plus, an executive shakeup at the Google farm.

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What’s new in Android 15, plus more updates

Bringing new theft protection features to Android users around the world

The AI opportunity: Updates to our Gemini and Knowledge & Information teams

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Andy explains why the Google Play Store is frustrating Android app developers.

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Our Android App is Frozen in Carbonite

Why my apps will soon be gone from the Google Play Store

Google Deepmind Founder Wins Nobel for AlphaFold

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Andy discusses the new features of the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and why Google should have been first.

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Hey Meta, let's go hands-on with the new Google TV Streamer. Also, can you help us figure out what a photo is?

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First Look at the Google TV Streamer, a Set-Top Box That's Easy on the Eyes

UN Summit of the Future: AI opportunity for everyone

Let’s compare Apple, Google, and Samsung’s definitions of ‘a photo’

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What does NotebookLM have to say about anything? We asked, and it told us. Plus, some exciting developments to Google's wearables.

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NotebookLM now lets you listen to a conversation about your sources

YouTube will use AI to generate ideas, titles, and even full videos

Masimo Partners with Google to Develop a Reference Platform

Meta strikes long-term deal with Ray-Ban maker following rumors of possible Google partnership

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The Pixel launch event honeymoon is over. We're back to talking about Google's legal drama.

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News publishers in spotlight at Google's latest monopoly trial

Google’s ad tech empire may be $95B and “too big” to sell, analysts warn DOJ

Google competes by offering tools that deliver for both ad buyers and sellers

Apps can now block sideloading more easily and force downloads through Google Play

New Feature Alert: Access Archived Webpages Directly Through Google Search

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Android 15 is out, kinda, and why we didn't clutch our pearls at the #TeamPixel scandal.

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Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel

Google Finally Launches Android 15

Android 15 is released to AOSP

Happy Android 15 Statue Day!

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There is tons of Gemini news this week. And some of us are still recovering from our Pixel 9 hangover.

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Gemini makes your mobile device a powerful AI assistant

Google Gemini finally lets you 'Ask about this screen' and summarize YouTube videos

New in Gemini: Custom Gems and improved image generation with Imagen 3

Pixel 9 Pro XL teardown shows some promising changes under the hood

Google’s AI ‘Reimagine’ tool helped us add wrecks, disasters, and corpses to our photos

Flo has the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL. And there's new Google AI to play with.

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Gemini Live could use some more rehearsals

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It's a duality of a week for Google. We spent the first half lauding the new Pixel 9 hardware and the second half watching the fallout from last week's monopoly ruling.

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It is the biggest news of the week. It's time to ponder what's ahead for Google now that it's been deemed a monopoly. Plus, new Nest hardware.

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Character.AI CEO Noam Shazeer returns to Google

Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules

The Nest Learning Thermostat is smarter and sleeker than ever

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Andy’s doing his one-man show again. He performs monologues about tracking cookies, Reddit, possible surprises at the Made By Google event, and how far Google missed the mark with the latest promo video, all while inexplicably dressed like Mark Twain.

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A new path for Privacy Sandbox on the web

Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal

Pixel 9 Pro pre-orders getting 'piece of Google Pixel design history'

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Andy went outside. Things instantly fell apart. But he was still able to analyze Alpahbet's quarterly earnings call.

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Motley Fool: “Why Alphabet Stock Is Sinking Today”

The episode title is for a recording that didn't happen. Enjoy the second take of this week's podcast, which is all about Samsung's new stuff.

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It's all Samsung all the time this week. Andy recaps the company's announcements from its Galaxy Unpacked event, including new foldables, wearables, buds, and a smart ring.

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How would you feel about your Pixel being colored like Pepto-Bismal? That's what's going on with the latest leaks. Also, Google's AI is warming up the planet.

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Exclusive: This is Google AI, and it's coming to the Pixel 9

Leaked Google Pixel 9 Is So Disgustingly Pink You Can Taste It

Google's carbon emissions surge nearly 50% due to AI energy demand

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New phones from Google and Samsung are coming fast, earlier than expected. How would you feel interacting with your favorite YouTuber in AI form?

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Google Is Revealing New Pixel Hardware Two Months Earlier Than Expected

Samsung makes it official: July 10 will be a huge day for Galaxy fans

The Moto Tag is the first UWB tracker to join Google's Find My Device network

Huawei unveils HarmonyOS NEXT, ditches Android apps entirely

Google Will Let You Personalize Gemini After Your Favorite YouTuber

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It turns out that Apple needs Google for its AI after all. Are you ready for ChromeOS's transition? And is Google coming back with glasses?

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This is our best look yet at RCS working on an iPhone

Apple's New AI Is Made in Google Data Centers

Building a faster, smarter, Chromebook experience with the best of Google

Announcing a new Magic Leap & Google Partnership to Advance XR

YouTube Tests New Kind of Unskippable Ad

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The Yin to Google’s Yang had a dog and pony show this week. And Apple will adopt RCS later this year, though not all of it.

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It's another week, and we have another Google leak, but this one is much more favorable. Also, great news: Google will not chuck your phone for using after-market parts.

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The fourth wall is broken on Google's search algorithm. And why you might avoid Samsung phones for a while.

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We've had a week with the Android 15 beta, but don't run it on your main phone yet. Also, why is Chrome OS running on an Android device?

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Google I/O is all anyone is talking about this week, including Andy and Flo.

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This week, it's all about the Pixel 8a, as that's all anyone's talking about the week before Google I/O. Plus, the fruits of the DoJ's probe into Google Search.

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Google's business is doing okay, after all. But wait until you hear how Apple's been poaching former AI talent from the company.

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This episode might bum you out, especially if you're mad at your boss. At least this one is about Google bosses.

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Google search boss warns employees of 'new operating reality,' urges them to move faster

Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time

Google releases ‘prompting guide’ with tips for Gemini in Workspace

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The episode starts with an existential crisis and ends with ruminations on what's ahead in Android 15 and Google Search.

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Google restructures finance team as part of AI shift, CFO tells employees in memo

DeepMind CEO Says Google Will Spend More Than $100 Billion on AI

RuPaul celebrates the 'power of drag' from TED stage

Google Reveals Better Than iPhone Update For Pixel Users

Why the California Journalism Preservation Act is putting support of the news ecosystem at risk

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Mercury is in retrograde. Andy didn't make it to the new Google Store, and Google killed more stuff this week. We recap Google Cloud Next 2024 and what's coming.

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It's Gmail's 20th birthday, and we're celebrating by ruminating about its presence in our lives.

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The Pixel 9 rumors are confusing, but not as confusing as why YouTube is letting AI jump around the timeline. Also, have you smelled your Galaxy S24 Ultra's S Pen lately?

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Google Pixel 9 design revealed through 5K renders; will launch alongside Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL

Circle to Search coming to Pixel 6 series, Fold, and more, adding in-line translations

YouTube announces ‘jump ahead’ experimental feature for Premium users

Samsung's new S Pens stink, literally, compared to the Galaxy Note

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This week's biggest Google news was actually about Apple. Has Apple finally accepted that it needs Google's help in the AI department? Will the companies hold each other in solidarity as they face the DoJ?

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Andy is solo this week and attempting to wrangle his Google Photos library. Plus, rumors of square smartwatches and other shakeups.

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Exclusive: Samsung going back to square design for Galaxy Watch

Samsung isn't bringing its Pixel 8a competitor to the US this year

Pixel 8 not getting Gemini Nano due to 'hardware limitations'

China Just Weaponized The Smartphone To Beat Apple And Google

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Google hopes to reduce spam with its new search algorithms. Meta shatters our dreams for AndroidXR on its hardware. And the Windows Subsystem for Android est mort.

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Google Search: New updates to address spam and low-quality results

What web creators should know about our March 2024 core update and new spam policies

Meta Rebuffed Google Proposal For a VR and AR Tie-Up

Microsoft to end its Android apps on Windows 11 subsystem in 2025

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We've got on the big OnePlus Watch 2, wondering why Google didn't check Gemini's answers before they went live.

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It's time for Cowboy Andy and Sheriff Flo's AI roundup rodeo! COME ON DOWN. Also, the first developer preview of Android 15 is out, and it's not 100% boring.

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Gemma: Google introduces new state-of-the-art open models

Boost your productivity: Use Gemini in Gmail, Docs, and more with the new Google One plan

Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse N*zis

Release notes | Android Developers

Google now sells an adorable Android ‘The Bot’ figurine, but it’s going to sell out fast

What's it like living with three different ways to call on Google? Where has Android's photo picker been all this time? And why is Android 15 codenamed Vanilla Ice Cream?

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Bard becomes Gemini: Try Ultra 1.0 and a new mobile app today

Android photo picker with Google Photos support rolling out via February System Update

A Googler just spilled the beans on Android 15's release date

Poor Waymo

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The good news is that Google debuted easier-to-use generative AI tools. The bad news is that employee morale is low and Google will stop backing up the web.

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Shopify keyboard

Google CEO faces employee questions about layoffs, AI strategy

Google Labs: How to try ImageFX and MusicFX generative AI tools

Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead

Watch our new Pixel ad ahead of the big game

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Google held its earnings call, and it's mostly good news, even when it's not. It's not the best news for those who have recently been laid off.

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Google earnings: 100 million Google One subscribers, Google Cloud profits

Google’s Parent Company, Alphabet, Reports Earnings Below Estimates

Google Splits Up a Key AI Ethics Watchdog

How we built and tested body temperature on Pixel 8 Pro

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We discuss the OnePlus 12 and the Galaxy S24 Ultra, plus whether Chrome's new AI-enhanced features are worth forcing the browser for an update—content warning for cheese haters.

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OnePlus 12 Review: Almost Impressive Enough To Make Me Want to Ditch the Pixel 8

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Early Impressions

The Pixel 9 leaks are already here

Chrome is getting three new generative AI features

YouTube and Spotify Join Netflix in Not Launching Apple Vision Pro Apps

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Samsung took up the week's news with the launch of the Galaxy S24 series. And then, why is Google Search getting worse?

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The power of Google AI comes to the new Samsung Galaxy S24 series

Samsung says Galaxy AI features will only be free 'until the end of 2025'

Circle (or highlight or scribble) to Search

The Best Parts of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Series Have Nothing to Do With Galaxy AI

Samsung teases upcoming 'Galaxy Ring' health tracker

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