Google surprises us with an invite to its Pixel launch event before Samsung can even get the word out on its foldables. And why is Google using AI to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Links and Show Notes:

• Google’s Pixel 11 launch event is set for August 12 with possible price increases

• Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

• YouTube: Google’s Declaration of Independence Video

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What's happening in the world of Android phones? And more importantly, what's happening with Google's impact on the climate?

Links and Show Notes:

• Nothing 4a Pro review
• Pixel has connectivity issues
• Google's Climate impact report for 2025

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What does the Google and A24 partnership mean for the future of moviemaking? And what will Android's Audio Memory "hear" for itself?

Links and Show Notes:

• Google DeepMind and A24 announce first-of-its-kind research partnership

• A24 Wouldn’t Tell Hollywood How It Works. Then It Told Google.

• US scientist John Jumper to leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic

• AI lab musical chairs hits Google the hardest

• Google preps Pixel ‘Audio Memory’ that ambiently tracks your ‘important conversations,’ like AI notetaker pins

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A triumphant return from WWDC to talk about the official release of Android 17 and the new Google Home speaker.

Links and Show Notes:

• Apple Finally Added These iOS 27 Features. Android Users Wonder What Took So Long

• Android 17 has new features for productivity, gaming and security

• Android 17 Is Now Live for Anyone With a Pixel Smartphone

• Meet the new Google Home Speaker, built for Gemini

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Siri AI isn't Gemini; it's something else. Apple details its revamped plans for the agentic battle ahead.

Links and Show Notes:

• Apple unveils next generation of Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, and more

• Apple Intelligence brings powerful AI capabilities into everyday experiences

• Is Paris Hilton really using Android?????

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Google pleads with you to believe it's doing all that it can to save the water it wastes during an AI prompt. They also have a new experimental AI app that turns your to-do list into a children's story.

Links and Show Notes:

• Google’s water stewardship commitments for local communities

• Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here's why scientists are enthusiastic

• Meet Dreambeans, an app that connects you with what matters

• Quickly scan multiple pages in Google Drive on Android

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Flo and Andy both have had a few weeks with the new Fitbit Air. And—surprise, surprise—DuckDuckGo downloads have exponentially increased since last week's Google I/O keynote.

Links and Show Notes:

• Introducing the new Google Fitbit Air

• Google Health brings your data into one place, on your terms

• 'Google is force-feeding AI with no way to opt': DuckDuckGo CEO says installs are surging after Google I/O

• Google Antigravity Built an OS (and more)

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What's that Spark that's trying to start a fire? Why, that's all of Google's I/O 2026 announcements.

Links and Show Notes:

• I Tried Google's Screen-Free Smart Glasses, and They're Exactly What I Want

• Is Spark Another Rebrand of Google Gemini or Something Else?

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We're talking about Android's evolution into an "intelligent" operating system and why Chrome is storing 4GB of data on your computer.

Links and Show Notes:

• A smarter, more proactive Android with Gemini Intelligence

• Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence

• Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.

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Android Show is next week, what will we learn? Google's DeepMind workers overseas are taking action against the company's military AI contracts.

Links and Show Notes:

• Android Show I/O Edition: What's New for Android in 2026

• Google releases experimental ‘COSMO’ AI assistant app on Play Store

• Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals

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Google is still making a ton of money and Motorola launched a new family of foldables. Why does Google hate the taste of its own dogfood?

Links and Show Notes:

• Alphabet earnings call, Q1 2026: Sundar Pichai’s remarks

• Power, Style, and Flexibility: Motorola introduces three new flip devices to the razr family

• Google’s Internal Politics Leave It Playing Catch-Up on AI Coding

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