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November 17, 2023438: Some of that Google Money
Flo goes on a covert operation to the Google Visitor Experience. Then, the company gets scorned in court not once but twice this week.
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Lora - Google Fonts
Visitor Experience | Mountain View
Best of Black Friday 2023 – Google: Pixel 8/Pro, Pixel Tablet, Nest gear from $20
Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says
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1 hr 15 min
November 10, 2023437: The Android Apple Watch That Could Have Been
We're feeling goofy this week discussing reports of an Android-friendly Apple Watch that was almost made and Google's desperation over making iMessage open source. The Pixel 8 won't let you make a fake I.D., and why is Boston getting a Google store?
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Links and Show Notes:
Apple Health: Blood Pressure, Glucose, Sleep Apnea; Team Issues
Google and prominent telecom groups call on Brussels to act over Apple's iMessage
Google Photos Won't Let You Use Magic Editor to Make a Fake ID
Boston is getting a Google store, one of a handful in the U.S.
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1 hr 14 min
November 03, 2023436: The Book of Revelations
Google's back in court, which means there's so much that was revealed. Sundar Pichai testified on Monday for three hours, followed by Prab, Google's senior vice president.
Links and Show Notes:
Google search antitrust trial updates: Everything you need to know (so far)
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai defends Google's search deals in antitrust trial
Google executive testifies innovation key to avoid becoming 'next road kill'
Google’s 2019 ‘Code Yellow’ Blurred Line Between Search, Ads
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1 hr 1 min
October 27, 2023435: Bottom Line: It’s Bad
We cover Alphabet's quarterly earnings and why they hurt the stock, why the New York Times says that Google is worried about Apple, and some new features in Google Maps.
Links and Show Notes:
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
Alphabet's stock has its worst day since start of the Covid pandemic in March 2020
Inside Google’s Plan to Stop Apple From Getting Serious About Search
Google Maps update: Immersive View for Routes and new AI features
The restaurant nearest Google
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1 hr 12 min
October 20, 2023434: Andy's Aria
Andy shines in a solo episode this week, discussing the Android team's recent Reddit AMA and why Google was able to bring back Home Groups the way they used to be.
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Dieter Bohn and Dave Burke: Ask Us Anything!
Google Home app AMA reveals work on home screen widgets, more
Google wins Sonos patent case, immediately ships speaker software update
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1 hr 11 min
October 13, 2023433: A New Standard
Andy has battery woes, and Flo reviewed the Pixel 8 Pro. Is Google's promise of seven years of software updates too good to be true?
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Pixel 8 Pro Review: Sets the New Standard for All Things Android
7 years of software updates for the Pixel 8 series
Google Pixel Watch 2 review: better battery, better watch
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1 hr 19 min
October 05, 2023432: Everything Was Canned
Google had an event for the new Pixel 8, and Flo was there! She joins us for a segment. And then, Andy solo summarizes this week's episode of MTV's The Real World: US DOJ vs. Google. (They finally kicked off Puck.)
Links and Show Notes:
Flo's coverage of the Pixel 8
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1 hr 35 min
September 29, 2023431: There Is No Alternative
Apple spills the beans under oath about why Google is its default search engine the same week that Google dumps another body in the graveyard. Bard AI is caught leaking queries into the ether. And Android 14 will let you use your phone camera as a webcam.
Links and Show Notes:
Apple defends Google Search deal in court: ‘There wasn’t a valid alternative’
Creating a centralized podcast destination on YouTube Music
Google was accidentally leaking its Bard AI chats into public search results
Phone as Webcam: Android 14 Has New Tricks Up Its Sleeve
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1 hr 12 min
September 22, 2023430: All Too Well
Are you ready for Bard to read your emails? Is it Google's fault a man drove off a bridge? Should Google prioritize human-written words over AI-written ones? And why are Taylor Swift fans crashing Google's search engine? Everything has an answer in this week's episode.
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Links and Show Notes:
Bard's Latest AI Capability Updates & Improvements
Google’s Bard Just Got More Powerful. It’s Still Erratic
Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions
Google recently cut 'people' from its Search guidelines. Now, website owners say a flood of AI content is pushing them down in search results.
“1989 (Taylor's Version)” vault titles come to Search
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1 hr 16 min
September 14, 2023429: People Use Google Because It's Helpful
Google is officially on trial the same week Apple reminds us why some people can't get enough of its walled garden. Wired interviews Sundar Pichai and even gets him to crack a bit.
Links and Show Notes:
Google Antitrust Trial: Google Viewed Exclusive Search Deals as a 'Weapon,' Justice Department says
People use Google because it's helpful
Here's everything Apple announced at its 2023 event: iPhone 15 models, new Apple Watch, updated AirPods
Apple's iPhone 15 Finally Feels Like an Upgrade
Sundar Pichai on Google's AI, Microsoft's AI, OpenAI, and … Did We Mention AI?
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1 hr 17 min

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Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all…