Would you believe Google really wants to sell you on its AI? This week, we dive into the news from Google I/O 2025 with Engadget's Karissa Bell. We discuss how Gemini is headed to even more places, as well as Karissa's brief hands-on with Google's prototype XR glasses. It seems like Google is trying a bit harder now than it did with Google Glass and its defunct Daydream VR platform. But will the company end up giving up again, or does it really have a shot against Meta and Apple?
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Lots of AI and a little XR: Highlights from Google I/O 2025 – 1:15
OpenAI buys Jony Ive’s design company for $6.6B, in an all equity deal – 29:27
Fujifilm’s $850 X Half could be the perfect retro camera for the social media age – 39:42
Sesame Street is moving from HBO to Netflix – 44:09
Cuts to IMLS will lead to headaches accessing content on apps like Libby and Hoopla – 45:49
Listener Mail: Should I replace my Chromebook with a Mac or PC Laptop? – 48:33
Pop culture picks – 52:22
Credits
Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Karissa Bell
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien
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