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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

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 Mixboard is a new way to visualize your ideas from Google Labs Go behind the browser with Chrome’s new AI features Support Material with a Relay Membership

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 Content Pact With Google, OpenAI Google’s experimental Windows app is better than Microsoft’s built-in search Search Labs Nano Banana is coming to Adobe Photoshop Support Material with a Relay Membership

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 home screen replacements, is basically dead Support Material with a Relay Membership

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 and more in the latest Pixel Drop Use AI to create your own Android bot with Androidify Support Material with a Relay Membership

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 Membership

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

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

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 Android into a true desktop OS Support Material with a Relay Membership

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 widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption Support Material with a Relay Membership