Gemini's new safety guardrails, how Google plans to punish browser hijacking, and the company's attempt to make Gemini happen on the Mac.

Links and Show Notes:

• An update on our mental health work

• Google will begin punishing sites for back button hijacking in June

• The Gemini app is now on Mac

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Vertical Tabs are the drama, the New York Times attempts to determine how accurate AI Overviews are, and Google releases an experimental dictation app.

Links and Show Notes:

• Get more done with new vertical tabs and immersive reading mode in Chrome

• How Accurate Are Google’s A.I. Overviews?

• Google AI Edge Eloquent

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The end of the world is coming; the reason might surprise you. And just in time, Google lets you reverse some of your past mistakes.

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• Vitally: Your Copilot for AI-Powered Customer Success. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting.

Links and Show Notes:

• Quantum frontiers may be closer than they appear

• Change your Google Account username in a few simple steps

• Goodbye ‘Geeky Hunk’? Gmail Users Can Now Change Their Usernames.

• Fitbit's Whoop-like screen less fitness tracker is real

• Google Readies Revamped, Screenless Fitbit to Rival Growing Whoop Craze

• Google Faces Calls to Prohibit AI Videos for Kids on YouTube

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Flo and Andy discuss a landmark court case where a judge found YouTube and Meta negligent, though not equally. Plus, final thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Google's new Android sideloading regulations.

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• Vitally: Your Copilot for AI-Powered Customer Success. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting.

Links and Show Notes:

• Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

• Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta, YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial

• Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review: An Ergonomic Workhorse

• The Galaxy S26 Ultra Camera Review: Horizon Lock is The Real Star

• How Useful Are the Galaxy S26 Ultra's AI Features?

• Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide Official CAD Renders & Rumors

• Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety

• Wing’s homecoming: Bringing drone delivery to the Bay Area

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Flo shares her official review of the Google Pixel 10a. We also discuss the strangely short-lived Samsung TriFold and Google Maps' newly remodeled "immersive mode."

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• Vitally: Your Copilot for AI-Powered Customer Success. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting.

Links and Show Notes:

• Google Pixel 10a Review: Boring is a Superpower

• Galaxy Z TriFold officially being discontinued, likely won't be restocked online

• How we’re reimagining Maps with Gemini

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Andy and Flo explore the competitive threat posed by Apple's new MacBook Neo. They're both unsurprised that YouTube has officially surpassed the Mouse in revenue. The hosts also examine the very difficult week for Waymo's self-driving fleet.

Links and Show Notes:

• Say hello to MacBook Neo—or don't!

• YouTube Lays Claim to Another Crown: The World's Largest Media Company

• Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself

• Waymo restricts some routes after viral video shows car had a near miss with Texas train

• Waymo Robotaxi Tries to Cross 8 Lanes—Passengers Start Screaming

• Waymo robotaxi blocks EMS responding to Austin mass shooting

• Uncovered records reveal the hidden costs of Waymo robotaxis on San Francisco streets

• Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai's new $692 million compensation package hinges on the success of two Google moonshots that aren't making any money

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Google employees plead with executives to place limits on the military's use of AI. Gemini faces its first major lawsuit. Google and Epic Games finally settled on something. And Android gets an integrated desktop mode.

Links and Show Notes:

• We Will Not Be Divided

• Google employees call for military limits on AI amid Iran strikes, Anthropic fallout

• Google Workers Seek ‘Red Lines’ on Military AI, Echoing Anthropic

• Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself

• Android Developers Blog: A new era for choice and openness

• Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case

• Your Pixel phone can now become a full Android PC via USB-C

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Samsung reveals its new family of Galaxy smartphones and invites Perplexity to hang out on the couch with it and Gemini.

Links and Show Notes:

• A First Look at the Galaxy S26 Series: Samsung’s Most Intuitive AI Phone Yet

• The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Debuts With a Better Camera and a Built-In Privacy Display

• Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Fix Everything You Didn’t Like About the Galaxy Buds 3

• Perplexity APIs deliver powerful AI to the world’s largest Android device maker

• A more intelligent Android on Samsung Galaxy S26

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Google reveals the Pixel 10a. Flo uses Gemini's music-making abilities to help recruit bands for the Warped Tour.

Links and Show Notes:

• Google's Pixel 10a Brings Gemini Live and Satellite SOS to the Mid-Range

• Google announces the new Pixel 10a for $499

• Exclusive: Google's secret 'Project Toscana' fixes the Pixel's biggest face unlock flaw

• A new way to express yourself: Gemini can now create music

• Lyria 3

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The Android 17 beta dropped this week... and then it was retracted? Supposedly deleted Nest camera footage plays a crucial role in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case.

Links and Show Notes:

• The First Android 17 Beta is Coming Soon!

• Android 17 Beta 1 is here with major updates for adaptive apps, performance, and media

• Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE

• Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist Credit Card Number

• Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case

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Google made a ton of money last quarter, perfectly justifying why Gemini is here to stay.

Links and Show Notes:

• Q4 earnings call: Remarks from our CEO

• Alphabet Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 and Fiscal Year Results

• Google Books removed all search functions for any books with previews

• Project Genie

• Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds

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