Soul of LaMDA
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06/17/22 • 49 min
On this week's show, a meditation on what one Google engineer saw in the artificial intelligence he was working on. Oh, and phones. Phones worth talking about, maybe phones worth talking down.
2:52 | It's the LaMDA segment and Dan is vibing.
23:32 | Samsung says "Fan Edition." Ara says "What fans?"
- Samsung may fix the Galaxy S21 FE's biggest problem with some new hardware
- Samsung may be giving up on Fan Edition phones
32:15 | Will talks about Nothing.
Plus, our news appendix:
- John Oliver attacks Google for its anti-competitive grip on search on Last Week Tonight
- DISH's Smart 5GTM Wireless Network is Now Available to Over 20 Percent of the U.S. Population
- Samsung will fix your Galaxy phone’s broken display for just $50
- Adobe Photoshop will soon be free to use on the web
Find the team on Twitter - @journeydan @AraWagco @Will_Sattelberg @PointJules
Reach out to us - [email protected]
On this week's show, a meditation on what one Google engineer saw in the artificial intelligence he was working on. Oh, and phones. Phones worth talking about, maybe phones worth talking down.
2:52 | It's the LaMDA segment and Dan is vibing.
23:32 | Samsung says "Fan Edition." Ara says "What fans?"
- Samsung may fix the Galaxy S21 FE's biggest problem with some new hardware
- Samsung may be giving up on Fan Edition phones
32:15 | Will talks about Nothing.
Plus, our news appendix:
- John Oliver attacks Google for its anti-competitive grip on search on Last Week Tonight
- DISH's Smart 5GTM Wireless Network is Now Available to Over 20 Percent of the U.S. Population
- Samsung will fix your Galaxy phone’s broken display for just $50
- Adobe Photoshop will soon be free to use on the web
Find the team on Twitter - @journeydan @AraWagco @Will_Sattelberg @PointJules
Reach out to us - [email protected]
Previous Episode
Apple: The Fun Company
Well, those are some words I didn't expect to put together in that order. Curveballs all the which way as we cover WWDC 2022 on the Android Police podcast. Also, Daniel is back (yay)!
3:27 | Dub dub.
- 6 things Apple announced at WWDC 2022 that Google did first
- Apple pulls an Android with iOS 16's new lock screen customization
- Apple is following Google's lead on cleaning up iMessage reaction texts
- A decade after launch, Apple Maps will support trips with multiple stops
- Apple's next-gen CarPlay teaser is making me anxious about Android Automotive
- Apple's drag-and-drop-the-dog Visual Look Up tool is the coolest iOS 16 feature you never knew Android needed
- Dark Sky API gets reborn as Apple WeatherKit, with plans to support Android
35:29 | Newsflash: EU officially on track to adopt USB-C for phones in two years.
45:19 | Android 13 still in beta, but it's mostly baked through.
Find the team on Twitter - @journeydan @AraWagco @Will_Sattelberg @PointJules
Reach out to us - [email protected]
Next Episode
The Respect to Redirect
We had a whole bunch of one-liners in this episode that I could've used for the title, but most of them were R-rated and even though our show seems to be designed with the 'E,' I'm trying to help the Android Police podcast go up in the rankings. Just a bit.
3:35 | Ara dishes on Chrome and Google Assistant reminders
- ChromeOS 103 is all about bringing Chromebooks and Android phones closer together
- Google might be shaking up its approach to reminders on Android, starting with Calendar
18:54 | Will drives home his hatred of the Google Assistant driving experience
31:46 | Daniel figures someone has to be talking about new phones this week... might as well be him.
- Dive deep with new Tensor and display details from yet another Pixel 7 Pro prototype
- The most interesting Android phone of 2022 won't be sold in the US
Find the team on Twitter - @journeydan @AraWagco @Will_Sattelberg @PointJules
Reach out to us - [email protected]
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