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132: Machinesplained
Episode 132

132: Machinesplained

We're back in a brand new year with a brand new show! Did Andy and Russell survive their moves? What did Flo get for xmas that will blow all our collective minds?

Material · Florence Ion, Russell Ivanovic, and Andy Ihnatko

January 4, 20181h 8m

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Show Notes

We're back in a brand new year with a brand new show! Did Andy and Russell survive their moves? What did Flo get for xmas that will blow all our collective minds? We talk about some new things like smart speaker sales and Google's new AI voice. Also some old things like Google still not paying people fairly.

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Links and Show Notes:

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Google’s ongoing problems with discrepancies in gender pay are causing ongoing problems
Informal metrics imply that Amazon beat Google in the “get people to buy smart speakers by any means necessary” holiday war
Google Research shows off voice-generating AI...results are pretty damn neat!
Audio samples on Google Research site
Fuchsia OS on Pixelbook
Flutter
Flo's Article on Android Authority