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#66: Route 66
September 29th, 2016 · 82 minutes
Russell comes to the end of his Noteworthy journey. Yasmine shines a bright light on the Google Assistant while it sweats uncomfortably. Andy dreams big about October 4th.
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Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Messages from a single chat display without a problem. You can reply if smart replies are provided by Google Assistant #GoogleAllo https://t.co/nYCXDmu5jJ"
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Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Google Assistant and I have decided to look past our flaws 🤖😍 https://t.co/jKzWm5YxNl"
Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "🖖🤖 https://t.co/H7rd6gmOiw"
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