Fake movie trailers are ruining YouTube. Would you trust Gemini with your kids?

Links and Show Notes:

• Inside YouTube’s Weird World Of Fake Movie Trailers — And How Studios Are Secretly Cashing In On The AI-Fueled Video
• Google Is Closing Up Android Development, but It's Not What You Think
• Exclusive: Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, here's why
• Google is working on Gemini for kids to help with homework and more

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Gemini as a replacement for Google Assistant? Not on Andy's watch. Also, how Andy tamed Gemini 2.5 Pro.

Links and Show Notes:

• Gemini 2.5: Our most intelligent AI model

• I Quit Google for ChatGPT and Other AI Search—and I’m Not Going Back

• Zen Browser

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Google announces the Pixel 9a and then subsequently delays it.

Links and Show Notes:

• Google's Pixel 9a Could Be One of the Best Deals in Smartphones

• Pixel 9a: The latest A-series phone with Google AI smarts at an unbeatable value

• Sorry to Say the Google Pixel 9a Is Actually Delayed

• Google Pixel 4a’s painful “update” was due to battery overheating risk

• https://gizmodo.com/pebbles-successor-has-me-stoked-for-the-return-of-the-simple-smartwatch-2000577589

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Google Gemini is coming to a robot near you. Nothing to worry about here, folks!

Links and Show Notes:

• Google Is Sticking Gemini 2.0 Into Robots Now

• Gemini Robotics brings AI into the physical world

• Gemini Live with Screenshare

• Introducing Gemma 3: The most capable model you can run on a single GPU or TPU

• Experiment with Gemini 2.0 Flash native image generation

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Manifest V3 is ruining our lives as Gemini helps us get dressed.

Links and Show Notes:

• Gemini Live will learn to peer through your camera lens in a few weeks

• Gemini Live with Video

• Gemini Live with Screenshare

• Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

• Exclusive: Google’s rumored new 'Pixie' assistant is finally coming to the Pixel 10 as Pixel Sense

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The Pixel Watch 3 will call for help if you miss a heartbeat. And don't forget to file your request to remove your data from Google Search.

Links and Show Notes:

• The Google Pixel Watch 3 Can Call for Help If You Lose Your Pulse
• Read our first Health Impact Report
• Google makes it easier to remove your contact information from Search results

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We apologize for talking about the iPhone 16e this week, but is Apple trying to pass off a $600 device as "affordable?" Google would like a word.

Links and Show Notes:

• iPhone 16e

• Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy

• Google’s AI Efforts Marred by Turf Disputes

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It's happening. Everything is happening, and we're opining about it. Plus, our excitement over Google I/O.

Links and Show Notes:

• Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting

• Clarifying some changes we made in Calendar.

• Apple TV+ Is Finally Available to Android Users Who Will Never Touch an iPhone

• Expect Google to Trot Out More Gemini AI at Google I/O on May 20

• Google Family Link brings new supervision tools for parents

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It's a news-heavy show, with earnings, shifts in Google company policy, and a lot of "look" from Sundar Pichai.

This episode of Material is sponsored by:

• Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting.

Links and Show Notes:

• Alphabet shares drop as much as 9% on revenue miss, soaring AI investments

• Exclusive | Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets

• How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’

• Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance

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Our first episode after a major milestone, and we're catching up on the real stories behind all the flashy Android and Samsung headlines.

Links and Show Notes:

• The Samsung Galaxy S25's Most Touted AI Feature Left Me Disappointed

• Just How Good Is Audio Eraser on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra? We Put It to an Ear-Splitting Test

• Everyone Calm Down, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Is Just a Thin Phone

• Android 16's Linux Terminal will soon let you run graphical apps, so of course we ran Doom

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Andy and Flo celebrate 500 episodes of Material! No news this week, just vibes.

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