553: Levers

Andy and Flo explore the competitive threat posed by Apple's new MacBook Neo. They're both unsurprised that YouTube has officially surpassed the Mouse in revenue. The hosts also examine the very difficult week for Waymo's self-driving fleet.

Google employees plead with executives to place limits on the military's use of AI. Gemini faces its first major lawsuit. Google and Epic Games finally settled on something. And Android gets an integrated desktop mode.

Samsung reveals its new family of Galaxy smartphones and invites Perplexity to hang out on the couch with it and Gemini.

Google reveals the Pixel 10a. Flo uses Gemini's music-making abilities to help recruit bands for the Warped Tour.

The Android 17 beta dropped this week... and then it was retracted? Supposedly deleted Nest camera footage plays a crucial role in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case.

Google made a ton of money last quarter, perfectly justifying why Gemini is here to stay.

Chrome gets infused with more Gemini in the big update that hit this week. And Google's pushing hard for its AI to be seen as a creative tool.

YouTube's CEO made some major declarations this week, including that it's the best place for your kin. And is Google Keep next on the chopping block? At least one of its core features is.

The thing that everybody said was probably going to happen happened, so let’s talk about it as a thing with facts as opposed to a bunch of rumors.

Happy New Year! It's back to business with the podcast. Let's talk about CES 2026 and what Google announced it's doing on your TV and in robotics.