YouTube's CEO made some major declarations this week, including that it's the best place for your kin. And is Google Keep next on the chopping block? At least one of its core features is. Links and Show Notes: From the CEO: What’s coming to YouTube in 2026 BBC Group and YouTube announce new strategic partnership to deliver more for audiences and support Creators across the UK BBC Strikes Landmark Deal to Produce Original Content for YouTube Sesame Street: Now streaming on YouTube and YouTube Kid...
Jan 23, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 551
The thing that everybody said was probably going to happen happened, so let’s talk about it as a thing with facts as opposed to a bunch of rumors. Links and Show Notes: Joint statement from Google and Apple Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google apps Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds Exclusive: Google VP confirms ChromeOS isn’t going anywhere, and neither is 10-year support Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Jan 15, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 550
Happy New Year! It's back to business with the podcast. Let's talk about CES 2026 and what Google announced it's doing on your TV and in robotics. Links and Show Notes: Boston Dynamics & Google DeepMind Form New AI Partnership to Bring Foundational Intelligence to Humanoid Robots Android XR lights up Sphere in Las Vegas for CES Google and XREAL Extend Strategic Partnership Android at CES 2026: XR Glasses, Creaseless Screens, and a BlackBerry Revival Gmail is entering the Gemini era Support M...
Jan 09, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 549
How did Waymo do during the San Francisco blackout? Also, a late addition to the Google Graveyard, canceled after 25 years of service. Links and Show Notes: Waymo suspends service during San Francisco power outage Google killed the 25-year-old Sega Dreamcast PlanetWeb 3.0 web browser this week — big G's services no longer respond to this quarter-century-old software Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Dec 24, 2025•54 min•Ep. 548
YouTube finally has the rights to the Academy Awards. What does this mean for the rest of the broadcast TV landscape? Another Google service was laid to rest in the graveyard. Links and Show Notes: Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029 Hollywood’s biggest night is coming to YouTube UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data Bringing state-of-the-art Gemini translation capabilities to G...
Dec 18, 2025•58 min•Ep. 547
Google lays out its plans for smart glasses in the new year, while Disney chooses a side in the AI wars. Links and Show Notes: The Android Show: New features for Galaxy XR and a look at future devices Google Reveals the Future of Android XR: AI Glasses to Rival Meta's Ray-Bans and PC Productivity Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Selects Google Cloud's AI to Power GenAI.mil Support Mate...
Dec 12, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 546
We were expecting a quiet week. Instead, we got a major Android 16 update and a Samsung phone that folds three ways. Links and Show Notes: Android 16's Latest Update Adds Gemini-Powered Notification Summaries and Improved Fraud Detection Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family New Android features keep you focused on what matters most Google is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsense Made for you, by you: Introducing YouTube Reca...
Dec 04, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 545
We're here, we're relaxed, and we're talking about Aluminum. What is Google planning for the desktop? Links and Show Notes: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know Support Material with a Relay Membership
Nov 27, 2025•30 min•Ep. 544
It's a big week of news without Flo, but Andy holds down the fort. Gemini 3 launches alongside an unexpected AirDrop trick between Android and iPhone. Links and Show Notes: A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3 Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Nov 21, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 543
Google and Epic are still working out the details. The company announces Private AI Compute, which Apple will use to create its own foundation model built on Gemini. And why Google retreated on its planned restrictions for sideloading. Links and Show Notes: Epic and Google may not get their settlement Private AI Compute: our next step in building private and helpful AI Android developer verification: Early access starts now as we continue to build with your feedback Hackers are saving Google's a...
Nov 14, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 542
Google and Epic have been fighting for years. Andy talks through the dispute and whether it's finally ended. Plus, why Apple is sticking with Google's Gemini. Links and Show Notes: Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they’re settling 5-year legal fight over Android app store Apple Nears $1 Billion-a Year Deal to Use Google AI for Siri Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Nov 06, 2025•47 min•Ep. 541
Happy Halloween! We parse Google's scary earnings call (it's scary how much money they made!) and discuss what the new Fitbit personal health coach is like. Links and Show Notes: I'll Never Forget Google's Quiet Retreat From Allyship ‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech Fitbit's AI-Powered Personal Health Coach Enters Public Preview Fitbit's personal health coach in public preview is here Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Oct 31, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 540
Andy quietly leads the show from a hotel room as we discuss Samsung's Galaxy XR headset. 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: Introducing Galaxy XR: Opening New Worlds Introducing Galaxy XR, the first Android XR headset OpenAI launches AI browser Atlas in latest challenge to Google Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Oct 23, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 539
This episode's title does not refer to the Pixel Watch 4. Google Photo's conversational edits are finally rolling out. Links and Show Notes: Google Pixel Watch 4: The Apple Watch of Android Phones Pixel 10 Pro Fold smokes up and explodes during JRE's durability test We’re improving navigation and introducing a new control for ads on Google Search 10 ways you can ask Google Photos to edit your photos for you Introducing Veo 3.1 and advanced capabilities in Flow Support Material with a Relay Membe...
Oct 16, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 538
Google's new Pixel Buds 2a are impressive. The company invokes the Play Store rules to remove an app. A revolution is coming. Links and Show Notes: Google Pixel Buds 2a Review: ANC Makes These a Worthy Upgrade Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy XR 'Project Moohan' Headset Official Renders and Information Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’ Google Wants Right to Bundle Gemini AI App With Maps, YouTube US Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store...
Oct 10, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 537
The Google Home has been revamped with new devices, a new app, and Gemini infusion all throughout. And then, boot loop woes. Links and Show Notes: Gemini for Home: The helpful home gets an AI upgrade Gemini for Home: Expanding the Platform for a New Era of Smart Home AI The Google Home Speaker: Engineered for Gemini Google’s “G” gets a brighter look Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Oct 02, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 536
Andy brings you tales of what happens when creators ask YouTube for help and why hundreds of AI workers contracted by Google were fired. 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: So I Got Into a Fight with YouTube... Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions Google seeks to avoid ad tech breakup as antitrust trial begins ...
Sep 26, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 535
Google has just empowered bots to spend your money, and Reddit is seeking more intimacy. Plus, how Google is inserting itself into Windows and Photoshop. 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. Factor : Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code material50off Links and Show Notes: Announcing Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) Reddit Seeks to Strike Next AI Cont...
Sep 18, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 534
Our reactions to the Apple event and Samsung's "mean girls" spirit about it all. Andy's adventures with Gemini in Chrome and what Nova Launcher meant to the Android ecosystem. 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: #BestPhonesForever Google pulls ‘Daily Hub’ preview on Pixel 10 as it works on improvements Nova Launcher, one of the most popular Android ...
Sep 12, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 533
Andy is solo this week, discussing the latest ruling in the Google Search antitrust case. Plus, a major Material 3 Expressive drop arrived on Pixels. 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: 100x Zoom. Fail or Win? Google can keep Chrome, but exclusive search deals must end Google's statement on Sept 2025 Search DOJ decision Material 3 Expressive updates...
Sep 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 532
We have the new Google Pixel 10 in the building and Gemini has gone bananas. 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: Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year Nano Banana: Image editing in Google Gemini gets a major upgrade Apple Explores Using Google Gemini AI to Power Revamped Siri Support Material with a Relay Members...
Aug 28, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 531
Did you really think we'd talk about anything else but the Made By Google event? 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: Powerful and proactive: Pixel 10 phones are here 9 ways AI makes Pixel 10 our most helpful phone yet Pixel Watch 4: Design upgrades, new fitness features and expanded AI Meet Pixel Buds 2a Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Aug 21, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 530
What happens when "I'm feeling lucky" applies to Google Photos? And why is Perplexity offering to buy Google Chrome? 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. Factor : Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code material50off Links and Show Notes: Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Offer for Google’s Chrome Browser Support Material with a Relay Membership...
Aug 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 529
It's cool that Google is working on a way to let you spawn 3D map environments, but who is all this AI for? 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: Genie 3: A new frontier for world models Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app Andy's storybook Flo's storybook Google Pixel 10: Soon Google's Linux Terminal plays a big part in turning An...
Aug 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 528
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Google Home outage, and why YouTube is clamping down on underage users. 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: Google Home's voice control for lights flickers out Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube r/degoogle: EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google Australia wid...
Jul 31, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 527
Google's Q2 2025 earnings report is bananas. No one is clicking on links fetched by AI. 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: Someone Has Eaten Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.2 Million Banana—Again Alphabet beats earnings expectations, raises spending forecast Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results Get the lat...
Jul 24, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 526
Google's pivot away from ChromeOS has been greatly exaggerated. 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: 'I think you see the future first on Android' – Google's Android leader Sameer Samat More advanced AI capabilities are coming to Search Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department Apple's Browser En...
Jul 17, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 525
Samsung unpacked its expensive new foldables. Perplexity and OpenAI are coming for Google's AI-powered search. 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: Hands On with Samsung's Satisfying-to-Shut Galaxy Z Flip 7 Hands On with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: The Ultimate Foldable for Your Wallet Don't Forget the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Class...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 524
It's been a miserable week for Google. So, before we get into it, much ado about Nothing. 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: Nothing Phone (3) Nothing Headphone (1) Google hit with $314 million US verdict in cellular data class action Racist AI-generated videos are the newest slop garnering millions of views on TikTok Google kills the fact-checking...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 523
Spotting wildfires from space and helping uncover the secrets behind that AlphaGenome. That's how Google would like to help. 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: Google Wants to Get Better at Spotting Wildfires From Space Google Earth celebrates its 20th anniversary with historical street view and new AI insights Google Earth turns 20 AlphaGenome: AI...
Jun 26, 2025•58 min•Ep. 522
