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December 24, 2025548: In Defense of Santa
How did Waymo do during the San Francisco blackout? Also, a late addition to the Google Graveyard, canceled after 25 years of service.
Links and Show Notes:
Waymo suspends service during San Francisco power outage
Google killed the 25-year-old Sega Dreamcast PlanetWeb 3.0 web browser this week — big G's services no longer respond to this quarter-century-old software
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55 min
December 18, 2025547: Such Pageantry
YouTube finally has the rights to the Academy Awards. What does this mean for the rest of the broadcast TV landscape? Another Google service was laid to rest in the graveyard.
Links and Show Notes:
Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
Hollywood’s biggest night is coming to YouTube
UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data
Bringing state-of-the-art Gemini translation capabilities to Google Translate
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58 min
December 12, 2025546: Extending Reality
Google lays out its plans for smart glasses in the new year, while Disney chooses a side in the AI wars.
Links and Show Notes:
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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1 hr 22 min
December 04, 2025545: Folds Three Times
We were expecting a quiet week. Instead, we got a major Android 16 update and a Samsung phone that folds three ways.
Links and Show Notes:
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
Look back on your 2025 with Google Photos Recap
Samsung reveals Galaxy Z TriFold with 10-inch foldable screen, astronomical price
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1 hr 14 min
November 27, 2025544: Something That’s Attainable
We're here, we're relaxed, and we're talking about Aluminum. What is Google planning for the desktop?
Links and Show Notes:
Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know
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30 min
November 21, 2025543: Wartime Mentality
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.
Links and Show Notes:
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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1 hr 19 min
November 14, 2025542: Suddenly BFFs
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.
Links and Show Notes:
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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1 hr 3 min
November 06, 2025541: The Settlement
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.
Links and Show Notes:
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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48 min
October 31, 2025540: Spooky, Scary Earnings
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.
Links and Show Notes:
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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1 hr 13 min
October 23, 2025539: Hotel Andy
Andy quietly leads the show from a hotel room as we discuss Samsung's Galaxy XR headset.
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Links and Show Notes:
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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1 hr 4 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…