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528: I Dream of Genie

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

527: Making Adjustments

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

526: Bananas

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 latest news about Google Gemini Transform your photos into videos and remix your pics in Google Photos Support Material with a Relay Membership

525: The Future First

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 Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA Support Material with a Relay Membership

524: Antioxidant Index

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 Classic Samsung's Now Brief Still Serves Bad Headlines Dive deeper with AI Mode and get gaming help in Circle to Search Nvidia-backed Perplexity launches AI-powered browser to take on Google Chrome Exclusive: OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome Support Material with a Relay Membership