May 19, 2025

#SGGQA 397: Google I/O with Less Android, Xiaomi's New Chip, More Ads Coming to YouTube, NVIDIA Bullies Media

2 hours 30 minutes

Meta argues in court that "enshittification" doesn't exist, and ads in Instagram are a boon for consumers. NextCloud successfully battles back against Google for app updates. YouTube adding more AI ads to ruin your viewing experience. Xiaomi demos a new chip that should put more pressure on Tensor. Microsoft discontinues the Surface Laptop Studio.

Gamers Nexus details their relationship with NVIDIA, and how a massive corporation might pressure media outlets for positive coverage.

And we should chat about Google I/O, and how there might be less Android at this years developer conference.

Let's get our tech week started right!

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