Tech Trends: Pixel vs. iPhone & DISH's 5G Woes

The Pixel 10 is in the house, and we’ve been testing them for over a week now. Allison and Vee sit down with Jake to discuss their tests — the good, the bad, and the poorly translated. They demo the Pixel 10's live phone call translations and dive into Pro Res Zoom, which uses AI to enhance photos zoomed in up to 100x. Then, it’s time to talk Dish, Intel, and Elon. Dish is giving up on being a major mobile carrier, Intel is now partially owned by the US government, and Elon has filed a questionable lawsuit against Apple. Finally, we wrap up with a Thunder Round to discuss K-Pop Demon Hunters, YouTube Shorts’ secret “AI,” Android’s registration requirement for developers, Taco Bell’s drive through AI attempt, and a delivery locker on wheels.

Further reading:

• Google Pixel 10 Pro review: AI, Qi2, and a spec bump too
• Apple’s iPhone 17 launch event is set for September 9th
• Dish gives up on becoming the fourth major wireless carrier
• The Trump administration promised a fourth wireless carrier — America got a hot mess instead
• US government takes 10 percent stake in Intel in exchange for money it was already on the hook for
• Elon Musk’s xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple
• Elon Musk’s xAI quietly dropped its status as a public benefit corporation
• My new beat is K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Taco Bell AI Drive thru sna-fu
• Is YouTube’s Shorts experiment using AI or just upscaling? | The Verge
• This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you
• Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store

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