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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 the way down. Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.

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    438: Some of that Google Money Nov 17, 2023
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    Flo goes on a covert operation to the Google Visitor Experience. Then, the company gets scorned in court not once but twice this week.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.

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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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    437: The Android Apple Watch That Could Have Been Nov 10, 2023
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    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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    • 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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    436: The Book of Revelations Nov 03, 2023
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    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.

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    • 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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    435: Bottom Line: It’s Bad Oct 27, 2023
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    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.

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    • 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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    434: Andy's Aria Oct 20, 2023
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    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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    • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.

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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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    433: A New Standard Oct 13, 2023
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    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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    • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.

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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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    432: Everything Was Canned Oct 05, 2023
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    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.)

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    • Flo's coverage of the Pixel 8
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    431: There Is No Alternative Sep 29, 2023
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    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.

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    • 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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    430: All Too Well Sep 22, 2023
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    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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    • Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door.

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    • 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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    429: People Use Google Because It's Helpful Sep 14, 2023
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    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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