Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
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 the way down.
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#431: There Is No Alternative
September 29th, 2023 · 71 minutes
Apple spills the beans under oath about why Google is its default search engine. 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.
#430: All Too Well
September 22nd, 2023 · 75 minutes
Are you ready for Bard to read your emails? Should Google prioritize human-written words over AI-written ones? And why are Taylor Swift fans crashing Google's search engine?
#429: People Use Google Because It's Helpful
September 14th, 2023 · 76 minutes
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.
#428: Corporations Aren’t People
September 7th, 2023 · 63 minutes
Google looks back on 25 years of search, just as it announces it's requiring disclaimers on AI-generation political ads. Also, did Android need a capital A?
#427: I’m So Itchy
September 2nd, 2023 · 69 minutes
Google announces the next phase of AI infusion in Workspace. The company also leaked the new Pixel 8 before announcing a launch event in October. The modular Fairphone 5 is excellent but missing what makes everyone buy Apple and Samsung.
#426: Rhubarbs That Turn Into Donnybrooks
August 25th, 2023 · 54 minutes
We answer burning questions, like what Google wants with Johnny Cash's likeness and why it ceased development on an AR/VR device with Samsung. Sorry, parents, YouTube has been targeting ads to kids.
#425: Hump Day
August 17th, 2023 · 70 minutes
Robo taxis are a menace to society, or at least it seems that way in San Francisco. Flo shares her final thoughts on Samsung and Google's foldables. And Google introduces a batch of new AI tools to help summarize web pages on the fly.
#424: Attention K-Mart Shoppers
August 11th, 2023 · 70 minutes
Prepare to get more of Johnny Cash singing Europop hits, as Google is working with Universal on deep fake AI-based music. You can listen to it while making Android apps in your browser. The future!
#423: Fold vs. Fold
August 3rd, 2023 · 70 minutes
Flo has the Pixel Fold and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 in hand, while Andy leads us in a game of "Is This Thing Google's Doing Evil, Or Not?"
#422: New Winds Ahead
July 28th, 2023 · 64 minutes
Flo is back! The two hosts catch up on life over the last nine weeks and discuss the results of Alphabet's latest quarterly earnings, plus Samsung's foldables.