Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down.
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#401: Super Quick Charging
March 3rd, 2023 · 72 minutes
Flo and Andy break down the weirdest and whackiest bits from this week's Mobile World Congress, including folding smartphones and ones that charge too fast.
#400: Ash Wednesday
February 24th, 2023 · 77 minutes
Andy and Flo celebrate their podcast about Google just as a recent ex-Googler spills the I-just-quit tea to everyone willing to read.
#399: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
February 17th, 2023 · 56 minutes
Google's chatbot hasn't been officially released, and yet it's delivering a cornucopia of interesting tidbits. Flo is still out this week, so consider this part two of Andy catching you up on how Google is scrambling to join the AI race.
#398: Late to the Game
February 15th, 2023 · 103 minutes
Andy will walk you through Google's latest earnings call, including where it's making money and losing it. Plus, what that AI-based event in Paris was all about, and why Google employees are not too thrilled with Bard, the so-called ChatGPT competitor.
#397: Gauche
February 6th, 2023 · 76 minutes
It's been a week. We'll talk about the new SmartThings Station, why Flo's smart home is a mess, and why the Galaxy S23 Ultra is boring.
#396: Google's Horrible, No Good Week
January 27th, 2023 · 55 minutes
It's been an alarming week for Google. First, there were massive layoffs, with news that resonated through the zeitgeist. And then, the US Department of Justice came down with the antitrust banhammer. What will happen to Google next?
#395: Society's Challenges
January 20th, 2023 · 66 minutes
Andy and Flo catch up before discussing the not-so-wild rumor that Google is working on its version of Apple's AirTag tracking mechanism. Then, why is Google pushing its work in AI so hard this week? Does the company doth press release too much?
#394: The Mess After CES
January 13th, 2023 · 69 minutes
What did Flo see at CES 2023? Absolute sensory overload. But in the midst of it was some noteworthy news about satellite connectivity coming to Android phones, Google in the car, and a giant tablet that should reconsider life as a Chromebook.
#393: Bing Certainly Tries
January 7th, 2023 · 48 minutes
Microsoft is coming after Google by infusing Bing with ChatGPT—should Google be concerned? Then, Big Tech had massive layoffs this week while folks were down in Vegas checking out new gadgets. Will that include Google, too?
#392: Too Big to Fail
December 31st, 2022 · 84 minutes
Happy new year! Our last episode of the year features a deep dive into why Google should worry about technology like ChatGPT coming for its money-maker.